What is my feeling about the 2020 season cards? Well, since my Twin City Thunderchickens are 27-21 so far this season in the Illowa APBA League, my snarky answer is that I like them just fine, thank you. Seriously, I’ve seen the cards and have competed against five of the…
Scott Fennessy asked if this card would be considered a Monster Card. Given the numbers the current pros are putting up, I would say yes. Scott is currently replaying the 1907 season. The stats behind the card I had to plead ignorance about Ed Killian and had to look him…
Along with Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, Detroit Tiger outfileder Ty Cobb is one of the most featured player on the Monster Card Monday column. Pastor Rich Zawadzki managed to find another one that had not been featured yet. This is Ty Cobb’s 1912 APBA card. Published in 2009, it…
6th Annual Toledo Glass City APBA Baseball Tournament (GCABT-VI) will be on Saturday, August 28th, 2021 at the Maumee-Bowling Green Elks Lodge #1850 137 W Wayne St, Maumee, Ohio 43537, same place as always starting at 9:00 am. Cost: $15.00. Any team from 1920 to 2019. DH will be used. 3 man…
Jim Fraasch sends in this recap of the Neil Ess Memorial Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament-XV XV is history and we crowned a “1st-time” champ!! Congratulations to Barry Boevers and his 1998 Atlanta Braves!!! One of our most often entered teams, but only Barry was able to make his way…
I heard from friend and APBA fan Jim Saska. He sent me a midseason recap of his 1977 replay. Playing both the AL and the NL, Jim is already over 100 games into the replay. Those who have taken on these projects understand how formidable this is. Jim’s quick recap:…
Darren Schulz writes The APBA Blog with a recap of the new Great American Baseball League’s first season. Led by Commissioner Ken Schulz, the Great American Baseball League was founded during the early stages of the 2020 pandemic. Sixteen managers from Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia, Georgia,…
Last week, the Illowa APBA League concluded its 47th draft. This time around, for the first time ever, the draft was conducted via text. I honestly thought it would take weeks but it only took a few days. Like every other APBA league draft that has reported in, White Sox…
Last month, The APBA Blog featured Todd Helton’s 2001 card. It was a well-deserving card but some might think that this 2000 card would be an equally deserving match. Pastor Rich certainly did and suggested it for this week. Indeed, Helton had a banner year for Colorado in 2000. With…
TAB reader has just completed his replay of the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics. As always, Don does a great job of recapping the replay. In Don’s replay, the 1927 A’s went 97-58. six games better than their actual performance. Two things struck me when I perused Don’s extensive recap. One, Don’s…