The Illowa APBA League’s All-Star Game is one of the two most intensely fun events of our league. Along with the annual rookie draft, it’s a time when we are all gathered together focusing on one event. This year’s game definitely provided a lot of excitement. Last weekend, nine managers…
This sad news comes via Rod Caborn who wrote this APBA obituary. -Tom Dave Larson, one of the premiere managers in OAPBA history, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022, in Orlando, Fla., after a decade-long battle with chronic heart problems. In Memoriam Dave Larson June 15, 1954-Sept. 17, 2022 Dave…
There have been have a lot of Mike Schmidt monster cards that I have posted about. Since today is the anniversary of his MLB debut in 1972, I’ll do another one. There certainly a lot to choose from. So far, I haven’t gotten to his 1982 one so let’s dive…
This slightly unusual Monster card was suggested by Alan Hobbs who prompted the very productive DH conversation last week. We got to emailing again and he brought up this 1980 Bill Buckner card. He admits it’s not your typical “monster” but thought it might have a place here. In Alan’s…
Ron Emch sent out a recap on his tourney this past weekend. Thirty-six participants attended the Glass City APBA Baseball-VII. When it was all finished, John Duke was left standing. John managed the 1949 Red Sox and from the looks of it, he had a tough road facing some great…
I received an email from Alan Hobbs who has started playing APBA Baseball after a decades-long hiatus. Alan includes a question in his email which I thought was worthy of attention. Alan writes: A brief background: I played APBA throughout my teen years. While cleaning out my mother’s garage (I…
This is a guest post from friend and writer Walter Hunt from back east. Walt is a member of the Transcontinental Baseball League and actually gets paid for his written work. He also edits The TBL Baseball Annual for his league. I have played APBA since 1970. It’s a pleasant…
Friend and fellow Michael Massey admirer Don Smith just got the 1959 set from APBA. He’s hankerin’ for the olden days, I suspect. He mentioned Hank Aaron’s card and I had to have a look. It’s not Hank’s first time on Monster Monday but the card is definitely different. In…
As some of you know that in addition to The APBA Blog, I am an Illini baseball fan and have a fan website devoted to the team. I’ve grown to love college baseball but it’s not often when my APBA world and my Illinois baseball world collide. When it does,…
Rich Zawadzki suggested this amazing card. While Jacob deGrom’s 2021 card was based on a slightly limited season, APBA didn’t penalize him. deGrom went 7-2 with a miniscule 1.08 ERA. He walked 11 batters and struck out 146 in 92 innings for the Mets. Worth noting, he did not have…