“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…
I hope everyone has a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving holiday! I am very thankful for all of my APBA friends, both rookies and veterans. If you are driving this holiday, please be safe! Happy holiday! Tom
The ballot for the 2nd Annual APBA Blog Pitching Grade is now closed! There was a lot of response this year and once the APBA Game Company releases the APBA GO 2019 set, we will know the winner of this year’s Challenge. A couple days ago, I took the Challenge…
Hot off the presses, the 2019 OAPBA All-Star Book reads like the Baseball Almanac I used to check out of the library when I was a kid. This publication includes the best of the best from the Orlando APBA Association. In short, it includes the year-by-year lists of OAPBA MVPs,…
One more day!! That’s how long the 2nd Annual APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge will be open. The virtual ballot booth will remain open until 11:59pm on November 24th. I promise, no hanging Chads! If you you haven’t voted yet, head on over and read the Challenge rules then place…
Last week, I posted Scott Fennessy’s recap of his 1904 AL replay. Now, it’s time to look at his NL replay of that season. Scott has written up a pretty good summary of the replay (read it here!). From the looks of it, it was a pretty tight race. The…