When I claimed last week that Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger had the two best APBA GO cards among full timers in the 2019 set, my old time friend Dom Provisiero had an opinion on that. He asked me to take a look at Mike Trout’s card. You know what?…
December 24th is going to be a big day. Okay yeah, it’s Christmas Eve. But it’s also going to be the day that decides if my Twin City Thunderchickens will make the 2019 Illowa APBA League playoffs. One man stands in my way of that goal. This guy… On the…
Last week, I posted Christian Yelich who I think has the best card among starters in the 2019 set. A close second in my opinion is LA Dodger Cody Bellinger. Bellinger was the MVP for the National League this year. However, he only led the league in one major category…
This year, The APBA Blog sponsored the 2nd Annual Pitching Grade Challenge. Two APBA Blog readers correctly guessed the grades of 19 of the 20 pitchers in the Challenge. This year, the winners were Darren Schulz and Joe Deauseault. That’s Joe on the left and Darren on the right (far…
Another long time league is looking for a new manager. I wrote recently that the North East League was taking applications for a skipper. Now, Neil Leininger has contacted me and told me his Lame Duck Baseball Association is looking to fill a position. The LDBA has been around for…
“Knock knock!” “Who’s there?” “Dwain.” “Dwain who?” “Dwain the bathtub! His hit numbers are dwowning!” It’s been a while since a while since I’ve had a Terrible Tuesday column. Mel M. obliged with this 1973 Dwain Anderson card. I know my 1970s baseball pretty well but Dwain’s name escaped me.…
I purchased the APBA GO 2019 set this past week so I’m getting a sense of what the cards will look like when they are clutched in my grubby hands. Today, I’m featuring what I think is one of the best cards in the set among full-timers. Enter Christian Yelich…
When I got an email from APBA Hall of Famer Woody Studenmund, I stood at attention a little. I remember Woody’s name from the APBA Journal days when I was a younger lad. Turns out his league needs a little help. Woody is a member of the North East League,…
As I posted before, Joe Deauseault and Darren Schulz have been declared the co-winners of the 2nd Annual APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge. They both smartly guessed 19 of the 20 pitchers in the Challenge. Let’s break down the numbers of the numbers a bit. If you’re a hurry to…
The 2nd Annual APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge has come to a close. When I tabulated the results, there were two people out of the 125 eligible entrants who tied for first place. Darren Schulz and Joe Deauseault both guessed 19 out of the 20 pitchers correctly. According to the…