I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving holiday!
Enjoy your turkey…
Happy Thanksgiving 2024!
The Challenge balloting is now closed: Who did Tom pick?
Each year of the Pitching Grade Challenge, I take the Challenge myself as soon as it goes live. Of course, I am not eligible to be a winner, seeing as it’s my own contest but it is a way of keeping me honest in a way. Do I really know the game as well as I purport?
1966 NL replay: Old man beats down Giants
On Saturday, I got on a Skype call with my buddy Brando who lives in Montana. Brando is in our APBA league and is a long time friend of mine.
Rod’s Replay Insider #36: How to use the Errors Chart
Tracking errors on the Errors Chart is simple. After you tally up your batting stats, simply record errors, by the name of the individual on the Errors Chart.
Only one more day to vote in the Challenge!
The ballot for the Pitching Grade Challenge closes Sunday night!
If you haven’t voted, now’s your chance!
What is the 2024 Baseball products release schedule?
It won’t be long till we start seeing the APBA baseball products associated with the 2024 MLB season. Via the APBA Games newsletter, this is the tentative schedule when you can expect to see some action.
Monster Card Monday: 1955 Don Newcombe
This week, it’s Don Newcombe from the 1955 World Champion Brooklyn Dodgers. ‘Newk’ went 20-5 with a 3.20 ERA. He had incredible control allowing only 38 walks over 233 2/3 innings.
PGC7 is humming along: You voted, right?
Every day, my inbox is full of Pitching Grade Challenge 7 ballots and I spend time processing them. I see lots of names I recognize. Some are long time APBA friends.
Monster Card Monday: 1966 Dick Allen
Charles Cox posted the original 1966 Dick Allen on Facebook and boy, it sure looked good! As some of you know, I have been off and on replaying the 1966 NL season (no comments from the peanut gallery, Bob) and through the All-Star break, Allen has been having himself an MVP season.
Flying Pigs Invade Kerry
You can’t tell me that the visual of a bunch of guys in kilts swinging baseball bats at flying pigs didn’t pop in your head. Of course, the way Kerry hit whilst dropping 4 of 5 at Philly you know the Pigs are perfectly safe.