by Scott Fennessy Well, the Chicagoland World Series is in the books. I have to admit up front that I was very nervous coming into the event. I have never competed in a tournament before, and have not played another person since 1995. I had planned on coming initially, but…
On Friday morning, my long time friend Don Smith and his Molly Putts Marauders came by Friday to play a late season Illowa APBA League series. My family was staying at a cabin on a lake on my Mom’s farm near where Don lives so he drove over and we…
“Your insidious products are more habit forming than cigarettes, more home-wrecking than other women. For six years I have been in the clutches of your baseball game and now I’m back for seconds on football, after holding out until opening day, nearly. There should be a Congressional investigation.” a testimonial…
I’m hoping everyone had a nice Thanksgiving today. I truly am thankful for all of great people I have met through this game. You are unique in your own way but we all are similar in our love for sports and the game of APBA. Enjoy your turkey.
This photo and caption recently appeared in the Woodstock Independent: I’m not sure how “quiet” we were but given it was held at a library, I understand the joke. Fortunately for other Woodstock Library patrons, the tournament was held in the basement far from those intent on reading. Pictured is…
I always enjoy looking at early cards of great stars. You know, before they came into their own. This original 1964 Joe Morgan card is a prime example. While he’s not my favorite broadcaster, I prefer to remember him as one of my favorite secondbasemen as a kid. He was…
This week, I’m thankful that Hank Aaron won the MVP Award in 1957. It would have been a shame for Hammer to go through his career without at least one. It’s appropriate that he won it with the 1957 Braves. It’s one of my favorite Braves teams of all time. …
Last weekend at the Chicago Tournament, I noticed that Jim Saska (right) was wearing his personalized APBA card name tag that the Company had given him at one of the national conventions. At the time, I remembered being given one myself. Tonight, I looked in my drawer and there it…
I finally got around to calculating the stats for my 1966 Baltimore Orioles from last week’s Chicagoland Tournament. The results weren’t all pretty. I felt that my division partner and eventual tournament winner Scott Fennessy dragged my Orioles into the deadball era with his 1905 New York Giants. In our…
Another one from Scott Veach’s vault. He’s got some good ones. This week it’s an APBA mailing notice from 1971 telling fans about the new APBA World Series Baseball Game. I can relate to this since I got a version of this game a year or two later. Twelve teams…