I’m going back to Monster Cards of the Relatively Unknown this week. It’s Gene Ellis “Mickey” Klutts of the 1981 Oakland As. Klutts had a banner year in ‘81… for 48 plate appearances. In that time, he cranked out five homeruns and hit .370. As you can see, he started…
Some of us play (or rather replay) APBA sports to get away from the sordid aspects of our favorite sports… the million dollar contracts, the scandals and all the accusations of PEDs. Some of us like to play our sports the way it should be played. I know I do. …
by Scott Fennessy Boston, MA 7/19/1905 The Cubs road trip moves to Boston where the struggling Braves await the somewhat resurging Cubs. This is game one of today’s scheduled double header and Mordecai Brown faces Vic Willis. Brown has looked very good in his last three starts so hopes are…
by Scott Fennessy This is an article that was sort of sparked by a question Tom asked me during of my replay updates. He asked if I used the charts for injuries, and I replied back that I did. I know sometimes the way the numbers on the charts lead…
I’m going back just a couple years for this week’s Terrible Tuesday entry. It’s Carlos Corporan’s 2011 season when he just came up with the Houston Astros. [Note: this isn’t an actual card. Since I’m on vacation, it was easier to snip a digital copy.] Corporan had a rough first…
Because I’m reading Big Hair and Plastic Grass (still working on it… it’s been a busy vacation), I thought I’d feature 1981 Bill Lee this week as the Monster Card. The colorful character that he is, Lee is featured quite a bit in that book. With a 2.94 ERA in…
This week’s Monster Card comes from our resident deadball expert, Scott Fennessy who writes about his current 1905 replay. Like last week’s entry, 1901 Jimmy “Nixey” Callahan is a duel threat. He can beat you with his arm or his bat. For that matter, he can beat you with his…
by Scott Fennessy Brooklyn NY, 7/18/1905 The Cubs face the Dodgers in the final game of this series. Jake Weimer makes his first start since his return from the DL and is facing John McIntire of the Dodgers. The tornado has been one of the best in baseball this year…
Right now, I’m vacationing in Alaska. Like our trip out East, I’m trying to see all things baseball. Fortunately, there is the Alaska Baseball League. The ABL is a summer league geared towards college players. The ABL is famous for their annual “Midnight Sun Game” which is played from 10:30…
A few weeks ago I touted the Facebook page Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride through Baseball in the 70s. You wouldn’t know it from the post content but the page is essentially a front for Dan Epstein’s book of the same name. He does mention his book…