On a trip to my childhood home this weekend, I received a treasure chest of APBA games and cards. Included was the original World Series set. I remember buying that when I was a wee one. The World Series set included the 1921 New York Yankees. Now, when most APBA…
Think “thirdbaseman” in the 70s and 80s and two come to mind. The Royals’ George Brett represented the American League and in the National League, we had Mike Schmidt of the Phillies. Mike Schmidt spent all of his 18 years of his career in Philadelphia. And for most of it,…
So how did I do at the Chicagoland tourney? Well, not great. To be fair, I didn’t pick a superstar team so I didn’t have high expectations. That said, I did the same in the past and made the playoffs. My 1985 Expos were pretty stinky though. We went 2-6…
On the heels of last weekend’s Chicagoland tournament, the 2022 Furniture City Tournament has been announced. Organized by John Roels (top left)and GF Korreck, it has a very creative theme. Furniture City tourney info Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022 Place: Fortress of Solitude at 116 E Bridge St, Plainwell, MI…
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, forty-eight APBA fans gathered at the Hyatt Rosemont Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois near the O’Hare airport with the express purpose of playing in the 2022 Chicagoland Summer APBA Baseball Tournament. Organized by the indomitable Rob Spatz, the tourney was literally a year in the making.…
In just eight hours, at 2:30am, I’ll be on my way to the Chicagoland Summer APBA Baseball Tournament. I cobbled together a lineup for my ‘Spos. In actuality, I went to Baseball Reference’s Batting Orders feature to see what manager Buck Rogers did. I had to use a lineup that…
This Saturday is the Chicagoland Summer APBA Baseball Tournament! Fifty APBA fans will be congregating at the Hyatt Hotel near O’Hare to roll our dice. Our teams have been chosen via a draft. Thanks to organizer Rob Spatz’ leadership, we were able pick our teams that fit the theme “The…
No, not this one. This one… I’m getting this in just under the wire. I’m busy getting ready for this weekend’s Chicagoland Summer tournament. Scott Fennessy and I will be attending. More on that later this week. “Tioga George” was an underrated first baseman who had a career year in…
Gary Woods’ card from 1980 has been a commonly requested card and Scott Fennessy came through for me. As a Cubs fan, I remember Woods’ time in Chicago but APBA fans in general will know him for this card with Houston. Woods only played 19 games, starting September 1 and…
Get a cup of coffee, sit back and prepare to enjoy another recap from one of my favorite APBA replayers, Rod Caborn. Rod has finished the 1915 American League APBA replay. As always, his replay Yearbook is incredibly detailed. A full 80 pages, it includes stats, standings highlights as well…