This 2017 J.D. Martinez card is a long time coming for the Monster Card Monday column. Back in the day, three ones were reserved for the likes of Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx. The 2017 baseball set included four APBA card with three automatic dingers on their card and two…
Hey APBA Fans, In case you missed it on the APBA Games Company website, this schedule announcement was posted recently… 2018 Baseball Season Product schedule November 30, 2018, the 2018 Season file will be available at APBA GO, January 14, 2019, start taking orders and shipping 2018 Baseball Card sets,…
One could easily claim that Bill Freehan was the best catcher in the American League during the 1960s. Freehan was an eleven-time All-Star who won five Gold Gloves. He was the American League All-Star starting catcher from 1966-1972. You could also claim that Bill Freehan was the best catcher in…
After flailing away for nearly 50 years of replays, I have finally adopted a simple way to track consecutive game hitting streaks. It’s so simple that I cannot believe I didn’t figure it out sooner. And, like everything else I have used in replays, I borrowed this from one of…
Minnie Minoso was the Latin Jackie Robinson. He was the first Afro-Latino in the big leagues and was a hero to Hall of Fame players like Orlando Cepeda, Tony Perez, and Roberto Clemente. But, he also is an inspiration to current stars like Alexi Ramirez and Jose Abreu. Minoso’s…
Jim Fraasch sends an update on last weekend’s Neil Ess Memorial Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament-X but please check out all the updated details on his awesome site, Jim’s APBA Barn. TCABT-X: October 6th, 2018 Tournament Participants: 30 TCABT-X Champion: Gary Borthwick, 1998 Yankees (this is Gary’s first TCABT Championship)…
On the weekend of October 5-7, 2018, the Illowa APBA League held its annual All-Star Game and associated festivities in Downers Grove, Illinois. Friday night was the highlight. The City Boys division defeated the Country Gents division by the score of 7-2. The game was never really close. Thanks to…
He was known as ”Canada’s Babe Ruth” and the ”Woodstock Wonder.” Every year since 1984, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame gives out an award to a Canadian player “judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball.”…
Willie Mays was the greatest center fielder ever. The statistics, even the new-fangled advanced ones, back this up. Willie Mays was the ultimate five-tool player. He consistently hit with power and for a good average. He had an excellent throwing arm and could track down fly balls as well as…
This weekend is the Illowa APBA League’s All-Star Game. A 10-team basic league, the IAL has been in existence since 1975. Each year, we all get together to play our best players. This year’s event will take place in Downers Grove, Illinois. It’s the Country Gents vs. City Boys. The…