Joe Mauer was a modern day Mickey Cochrane. I urge you to compare the two and see their similarities. In 2024, Mauer will debut on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Though I’m not sure if Mauer will be a first-ballot selection, I’m confident he will one day see his plaque…
There is so much to love and hate about this 2018 Keon Broxton card that I had to include it in this week’s Weird Card Wednesday column. In just 89 plate appearances, Brewer Broxton hit four homers and stole five bases. He also walked eleven times. At the same time,…
While there are plenty of nasty cards in the new APBA baseball set, none have do it for 522 plate appearances except for firstbaseman Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles. Yikes! In 128 games and 470 at-bats, Crush hit .168 while striking out 192 times. While he did hit 16…
Okay, Luke Voit didn’t play a full season in 2018 but you have to admit that is nice card. Voit who split his time between the Cardinals and the Yankees, amassed 15 homers in just 143 at-bats. On top of that, he hit .322 with 30 runs scored and 36…
I reached out to Jesse Elicker, the winner of the 1st annual APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge. He and I traded several friendly emails and I am so glad we did. Jesse who predicted 19 of the 20 pitchers’ grades in the Challenge, was kind enough to answer a few…
Just a quick reminder that as of this week, the 2018 season for APBA GO is now available. You will need to create an account on the APBA GO system (at no cost) and the season itself will cost $20. You can also purchase an individual team from 2018 for…
Primarily as a catcher, Ted Simmons had a career WAR of 50.3. That’s better than at least fifteen Baseball Hall of Famers, including Orlando Cepeda, Tony Lazzeri, Larry Doby, Ralph Kiner, Sandy Koufax, Dave Bancroft, Bob Lemon, Johnny Evers, Nellie Fox, Earl Averill, Jim Rice, Buck Ewing, Chief Bender,…
Happy Thanksgiving, APBA fans! I am truly thankful for the APBA game and most of all the community that surrounds it. While we are all different and have a various perspectives on life, we are overwhelming a friendly, helpful and caring group of people and that is what makes this…
The results of the 1st annual APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge are now in! Believe it or not, we have one winner! No tie-breaker, no runoffs but one APBA fan stands above the rest. Congratulations to APBA fan Jesse Elicker! Of the 121 participants, Jesse had the highest number…
The 1st annual APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge is near its end. By now, the ballot entry form is closed and we are waiting for the APBA Company to release the 2018 season for APBA GO so we can find out the correct grades for each of the twenty pitchers…