What to do with Mike Trout? My friend Dan Velderrain contacted me and asked a favor regarding his team in the Southern California Baseball League, the Saddleback Sharks: I was wondering if you could help me…. Even though I am 20-10, I feel like I should be scoring more runs….…
This week’s MCM entry is ‘Gorgeous’ George Sisler who it turns out was a Big Ten alum, hailing from the University of Michigan (I learned something new today). This card is from the year of 1922 when he led the AL with a .420 batting average. Sisler had the privilege…
The other day, I wrote about APBA leagues and what they are all about. As it turns out, today is the 28th which is the monthly due date for the Illowa APBA League’s stats to be turned in to the commissioner. A little league trivia: The reason it’s the 28th…
I really have to hand it to people like Scott Fennessy, my friend John Brandeberry and every else who has the patience to do a APBA replay. There are lots of games to play and stats to keep but the rewards are there too. Brando is a fellow manager in…
Scott Fennessy passed on a very interesting card from the 1901 season set. Interesting in a couple ways. First, while Scott passed this Harrison card on to me, both he and I didn’t know if he fit neatly into one of my categories. He has no hit numbers which is…
by Scott Fennessy The Cubs face the redbirds in game two of today’s twin bill. The Cubs crushed their archrivals 18-4 in the opener, and there was plenty of bad blood coming into the late afternoon game. Mordecai Brown faces Jake Thielman The Cubs seem to have found their bats…
Mel M sent this 1973 Hank Aaron card to me just in time for today’s Monster Card Monday. I don’t think I’ve had an Aaron card featured on this blog and this is a great card to do it. Mel told me when he opened the 1973 set, Aaron was…
Sometimes you got to make do… I met with my friend John Brandeberry for our first nine-game series of the year in the Illowa APBA League. We met at a local coffee shop and in my rush to leave the house, I had left my dice shakers at home. The…
The IAL begins its 2013 season On my post about the IAL draft weekend a few days ago, Scott Fennessy (who writes the fantastic write-ups on his 1905 replay on this blog) left a comment asking “Just wanted to know how a league like this works as I have only…
Catcher Jeff Reed’s 1987 card is one I’ve heard about from a few of you. In fact, I’m sure he’s got a few strange cards (he batted .225 or lower in a season seven times). What makes Reed’s ‘87 card so unique is that this isn’t just a J-4 XB…