I received some good questions from new APBA fan Brian so I thought I would share them along with my answers. Hello, my name is Brian, and last year I bought APBA Baseball on a whim at age 50. I probably was attempting to recapture my Baseball Card collecting youth,…
I’m glad to see that Tony Stevens who hosted the Spring Break from Reality APBA Baseball Tournament.in Florida earlier this year is doing it again. This time, he’s upping the stakes and it looks like there will be lots of fun to be had at this fall’s Great Florida RollAPBAlooza…
Perry Costello, one of the NCAA’s best umpires, says an umpire needs, “the courage and confidence” to make the difficult calls and do the right things when managing a baseball game. When the crowd is buzzing, the tension is palpable, and every play matters, an umpire’s focus, courage, and confidence…
I couldn’t pass up the chance to post this write-up by Jim Currie who always has a fantastically creative way of writing up his summary of this one-hitter Smokey Joe Williams of the (Negro League) Lincoln Giants. Jim’s style is fun to read and I believe I learned some new…
Those of you who listened to John Asalon interview me on This Week in APBA a while back heard the story about how I was introduced to APBA by my older brother, Bill. I admit it, I idolized him and wanted to do everything he did. It probably irritated him…
Can you imagine the Los Angeles Mikes, or the Washington Bryces, or the Chicago Chriss? How about the New York Babes, or the Detroit Als, or the San Diego Tonys? It’d be strange. However, it wasn’t strange in the early 1900s. From 1903-1915, the Cleveland baseball club was know…
So, two years ahead of schedule, the Dodgers and Astros meet in Houston for game one of the World Series. This figures to be a series with lots of close games, and two very similar sets of strengths. Game One Dodgers 0 Astros 2 The series opener sets the tone,…
Pastor Rich sent this 1978 Ron Guidry card to me. I remember this year vividly. Not only his performance for the Yankees but the response by the APBA community. Back then, the APBA card makers didn’t give out many A&C grades. This one seemed to be a sure thing. In…
Even though he bet on baseball, lied about it for years, probably used corked bats, and committed tax evasion, I still like Pete Rose. He’s a terribly flawed, tragic hero. He’s the Oedipus of Major League Baseball history, who was blind to the truth for so long. The past…
The NL was an interesting ride. Unlike previous replays where there was the elite, then the teams you “padded your stats against” there was a smooth transition from the upper echelon to the truly horrible. Read Scott’s AL Recap! Perhaps it’s irony that when I got this set it was…