This is the reason I purchased the 1915 season. In the real world, this was the closest pennant race in baseball history with three teams finishing within a half game and the fourth-place team 5 games out. I did this season in windows with myself mainly managing the Cubs, and…
Some fans at the time who saw both Ruth and Gibson play called Ruth “the white Josh Gibson”. I have been to the town of Pittsburgh several times in past years for various reasons. Every time I visit and no matter what the reason, I find myself drawn to…
This 2009 Phil Hughes card (published that same year) is a bit strange but I kind of like it. Check out his pitching grade. He is a Grade D (A&C*) (XY). As APBA players, we’re mostly used to split grades like C(B*) or D(C*). On occasion, we will see a…
Beau Lofgren sent in this nifty 1994 Rick Wrona card that was published just this year. Wrona certainly didn’t have a lot of playing time but APBA rewarded him with a fun card. Wrona ended his career in 1994 with Milwaukee. That year he went 5 for 10 for the…
What better way to spend your vacation than upgrading the website? If you haven’t noticed, The APBA Blog has gone through a bit of a renovation and the overall theme has been replaced. First, take a look at the landing page of The APBA Blog. It has gotten a workover…
Ok, this guy is no Hall of Famer (yet) but I’m of the belief this card is worthy of Monster Monday. I have some stats to back it up. This 2016 Trea Turner has pretty much everything…hitting, powers, lots of speed, decent on-base and did I mention speed? For…
Let’s face it. If people like us aren’t playing APBA, we’re talking about it, right. Well, John Asalon has taken it to higher level. Have you all had a chance to check out John’s new streaming radio show, This Week in APBA? He interviews the movers and shakers of the…
Yesterday, I wrote about Rod Caborn’s meticulously documented NL 1912 replay in which Christy Mathewson helped the New York Giants win the NL pennant. What happened then? Well, Rod and the Giants played out the World Series against the real-life AL pennant winner, Boston Red Sox. As you can guess,…
APBA documentarian and “Replay Insider” columnist Rod Caborn has come through again. Rod has recently sent me information on his 1912 NL replay. As always, his detailed recap is without comparison. It is aesthetically pleasing, thoroughly complete and overall enjoyable to read. It includes stats, highlights, boxscores not to mention…
Reader Bob Haider presents a card published in 2012 which belongs to Dave Johnson of the Baltimore Orioles. Yes, the same Davey Johnson who hit 43 dingers in 1973. This card looks pretty standard at first glance. However after a couple more moments, something doesn’t look right. There is the…