This would be probably one of the strangest Monday submissions. it’s 1945 Kelly Callaghan, mother of Casey Candaele. She is the player they based the movie League of their own on. However, there were obviously a fair amount of historical inaccuracies and changes for the movie. She didn’t play for…
If I spoke in Rickey Henderson’s style, I might say, Kevin Weber’s favorite player growing up was Rickey Henderson. Kevin first liked Reggie Jackson but then Kevin liked Rickey best. When Henderson came on the scene in the early 1980s, I was drawn to his style and charisma. I started…
Scott Fennessy had an idea for a Monster Card Monday column… I have been getting back into an APBA loving mode and have neared the end of the 1961 season. While Maris and Mantle get all the attention in the articles I see, I don’t know that anyone has submitted…
Using the Errors Chart, tabulating errors is simple. After you tally up your batting stats, simply record errors, by individual on the Errors Chart. It only takes about 10 seconds and the information adds another dimension to your replay. You can simply record total errors or, if you want to…
The team selection process for the 10th Twin City APBA Baseball Tournament is over and the rolling is almost ready to begin. Jim Fraasch reports there are 30 teams participating. Wow, that’s a lot of Minnesota APBA fans! I gotta be rooting for the lone Illinois participant, Eric Berg. Go…
It seems that 2018 is the season that MLB is testing APBA. I’ve already written about Shohei Ohtani and the challenges his dual role poses for the APBA Game Company in assigning him a position rating. He’s not the only strange situation from this year though. Fellow IAL manager Rob…
With the Detroit Tigers dismal 2018 season, the Hall of Fame inductions of Jack Morris and Alan Trammell were a welcomed bright spot for their fans. Personally, I enjoyed the festivities very much. I attended Induction Weekend and enjoyed watching the jersey number retirements on television. However, in my joy,…
Tony Stevens sends an update on his upcoming RollAPBAlooza Tournament in Brooksville, Florida! Tony says: We have a new RollAPBAlooza record of 24 teams. We have 6 teams in each division with 3 divisions using the DH. The lone division not using the DH is named after Brooksville, FL native…
Ricky Bobby once said, “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” Unfortunately, that sentiment could be applied to many of Larry Doby’s accomplishments. Just three months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Doby joined the Cleveland Indians after the All-Star break, becoming the first African-American…
How will APBA cardmakers handle LA Angel Shohei Ohtani? A player in his situation has not occurred in recent memory. I know the Illowa APBA League group text has been chatting about this all season. For those not following the Angels, Ohtani is a rookie pitcher who also performs the…