Original1957 mint card set from Len Gaydos’ collection It’s not every day that The APBA Blog inbox gets an email from an APBA legend but last Saturday just wasn’t any day, I guess. I got a email from Len Gaydos who along with his brother Ronald, was the original founder…
by Craig Small I wrote up a nice recap of the second round yesterday but somehow it all got deleted. I’m not sure what happened but my money’s on me hitting the wrong button. At any rate, I don’t feel like writing it again but here’s a very brief summary.…
It’s a first for the Monster Card Monday feature. This week’s entry, the 1930 reprint of Babe Ruth’s card is the first time a player has re-appeared for a second time. The Babe was my selection as a Monster Card with his 1927 card back in June. Yes, I need…
The APBA roster list for the 2012 Major League Baseball season have been released. The APBA Company has just sent me these team rosters. Note: the players in bold are designated as XB players by the APBA Company. ARIZONA ATLANTA CHICAGO CINCINNATI Willie Bloomquist Michael Bourn David DeJesus Zack Cozart…
Apparently, Tennessee Titan Akeem Ayers was too big to fit in the team envelope. Or more likely, he was too slow. At any rate, his card was missing from the 2011 APBA Football set that was just released. Not to worry, here is a pdf of the official Ayers’ APBA…
Lots happening in world of APBA Football in this past week. As I mentioned earlier, the 2011 APBA Football season set just shipped. According to the APBA Football Club, the orders are beginning to reach the homes of the eagerly-awaiting fans. I don’t know about you football fans but some…
I’m doing something a little different for MCM this week. I’m handing the duties this time to our APBA golf writer, Craig Small. Enjoy! -Tom I had originally planned to go with Tiger Woods’ 2000 card (it really is a monster) but I noticed something interesting about Phil Mickelson’s 2005…
A few years ago, the rights to the APBA Journal, the monthly newsletter about the APBA game that published from 1967-2002, was purchased by an unknown entity. Now, the AJ is outing itself and can be found online. It now has a fan page on Facebook. New York attorney Robert…
We haven’t done a league profile in a while so it was good to hear from Bryan from the Northern States League. Judging from the standings page on their website, the NSL spans a great deal of the northern US from Vermont to Michigan. Do check out NSL’s webpage. It’s…