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..…
The draft results are rolling in. One day after I heard from Rod Caborn about OAPBA’s draft, John Briggs emailed me to report on the Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association’s 2013 draft. One thing is similar off the bat. Bryce Harper went #1 in both drafts. John says: The RCMBA…
In 2010 and in 2012, Adam LaRoche had 100 rbi seasons. In between, it was a different story. At age 31, Adam LaRoche had a painful year in 2011 with the Nationals. In 43 games (42 of them he started, by the way), he hit .172 in 151 at-bats with…
We’re getting our first look at how league’s drafts are going to go as Rod Caborn updates us on Orlando APBA Association’s 2013 Draft. Thanks, Rod! The Orlando APBA Association held their 2013 draft on Saturday, Feb. 2, in Winter Park, Florida, kicking off their 26th season. Platoon manager Joe…
Ryne Sandberg had one of best years in 1984. Amazingly enough, the Cubs did well too. With the help of Sandberg and the addition of Rick Sutcliffe who went 16-1, the Cubs finished first in the NL East and rolled into the NLDS. Ryno had a banner year. Not only…