At age 46, it almost seemed Grover Hartley wasn’t ready to retire. In his last year with the last year, he went one for three with with a double and a walk with the New York Giants. As a matter of fact, that was after a three year hiatus when…
by Scott Fennessy West Side Grounds Chicago, IL 6/14/1905 The Cubs and Giants finish their 4 game set. The stadium today is full of energy as expectations are high after yesterdays continued escalation of this now very bitter feud. For the Giants “Snake” Wiltse is on the hill, facing “Buttons”…
Back East, the Transcontinental Baseball League conducted their 2013 draft yesterday in the midst of NEMO’s two feet of snow coming down. I communicated with Steve Stein and Walter Hunt of TBL beforehand and it did seem weather did play a role. At the time I contacted them, Steve said…
Mike Lizanich writes in about a new league formed around college friendships. The APBA Winter League is based in New Jersey and managers are all former frat brothers from Rutgers. The data on the APBA Winter League: League Name APBA Winter League Contact Person Mike Lizanich Sport Baseball # of…
by Scott Fennessy West Side Park, Chicago, IL 6/13/1905 The Cubs continue their home stand with game 3 in this now very heated rivalry. “Iron Man” Joe McGinnity faces “Tornado” Jake Weimer, in what now amounts to a “must win” game for the Cubs. Art Devlin who is hitting under…
Despite claiming to be “shy and reserved”, Arkansas journalist Kenneth Heard reveals himself in a quite personal way in his blog, Life, Love and APBA. In it, he details not only his 1981 baseball replay but his perspective on baseball and life in general. At first, Ken was graciously reluctant…
Right now, it’s the off-season in the Illowa APBA League. We officially finished the 2012 campaign in January. Don’t ask how my Twin City Thunderchickens did. Let’s just say losses were in the triple digits. It’s the second year in a row that we’ve finished in last place and though…
Indeed, APBA drafts are in full swing. The Transcontinental Baseball League hasn’t had theirs yet but (it’s scheduled for February 9th) their managers are getting into the mood by posting previews and pre-analysis. They are interesting and not without a touch of humor. To get a feel for things, here…
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my basement office where the bulk of my APBA card sets are located. I’m becoming increasing dissatisfied with how I have them organized and stored. I’m not the kind of person who has bought APBA sets every year since the fifties…
by Scott Fennessy North Side Park, Chicago, IL 6/12/1905 The Cubs continue their home stand with game 2 in this now very heated rivalry. Game two with the Giants. New York has been raking of late and has caught the Cubs in their first stretch of less than stellar play..…