LBS IX: All’s Well that Ends Wells
LBS IX left those in attendance at the Slippery Rock Township Building in awe as two APBA Hall-of-Famers put on a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat show in the finale!
Monster Card Monday: 1992 Barry Bonds
This week’s Monster Card comes from my New York friend, Dom Provisiero. It’s Barry Bonds at the relatively early age of 27. Reggie’s cousin already had one MVP under his belt and by the time the 1992 season was over, he would have another. This would also be the last…
Don’t forget to cast your ballot in the 2023 PGC!
If you HAVEN’T yet voted, this is a friendly reminder. It’s not too late too late to cast your Pitching Grade Challenge ballot!
A Different Cause for a Tournament
Seems like so many tourneys are happening these days! Tony Stevens contacted me with another opportunity to get involved. This one is a nationwide APBA GO tourney. This is what he sent me. Another Month, Another APBA Tournament. Well another tournament attended and played. One bottom of the 9th dice roll…
Briggs’ PD Blue claims 49th RCMBA championship!
I’m a fan of the Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association from afar. They are a long standing 15-team APBA league which has a fun website. I’ve been in contact with their commissioner, John Briggs for many years. The league that I am in and the RCMBA share a bond. We…
How to find the 2023 carded player list for APBA baseball
APBA Company has released the carded list for the 2023 baseball set. That is, the roster of everyone who will be getting an APBA card for each team. You won’t find it on the front page of the APBA website at this time. The link on that page and the…
Sonny Hall’s 1930 Cards win Old Dominion
Jim Saska sent me a recap of the 2023 Old Dominion APBA Baseball Tournament held on October 14th Jim writes: On a rainy and overcast Saturday(October 14th), the 2023 Old Dominion APBA Baseball tournament got underway in Hopewell, Virginia. 22 managers from five different states participated. The theme of this…
Walter Hunt completes the trifecta with his 1945 APBA narrative
In the past, I have posted about Walter Hunt’s re-imagining of the 1943 season in a short-season format. He followed that up with a 1944 narrative in the same format. Walter has now completed a 62-game season with the 1945 season. That includes re-drafting into a 10-team, two division format…
Cast your ballot in the 2023 Pitching Grade Challenge!
Update: Voting in the 2023 APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge is now closed! Stay tuned and good luck to everyone who entered! Here we go again! The 2023 Major League Baseball season has ended, and The APBA Blog is excited to announce the 2023 APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge! It’s…
Monster Card Monday: 1949 Joe DiMaggio
I poked around my APBA collection Sunday night and pulled out the 1949 New York Yankees. Of course, I looked for Joe DiMaggio and his card didn’t disappoint. I knew I hadn’t featured DiMaggio’s ’49 card because I remembered he was injured that year and his playing time was limited.…