First Card Friday: 1908 Tris Speaker

As we say here at The APBA Blog, every card tells a story. Recently, I was rolling some games in my 1908 Detroit Tigers single-team replay when I came across this Tris Speaker card. I noticed that The Gray Eagle was only 19-years old during most of the 1908 campaign.…

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Double Take #28: APBA Golf & Interview with Jeff Emerson of TeamSets4u

Episode 28 of Double Take: An APBA Gaming Podcast features a discussion about APBA Golf and the 2020 TGA Tour Championship, plus a conversation with secondary APBA card seller Jeff Emerson of TeamSets4u. Emerson’s company sells individual APBA baseball squads and is a great place to find that particular tournament or nostalgic…

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First Card Friday: 1949 Don Newcombe (RoY)

The life and career of Don Newcombe are ones of “what ifs.” What if Newcombe would have been in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in 1952 and 1953 instead of a military uniform? What if Don Newcombe would have received substance abuse help to control his alcoholism? What if Newcombe could…

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