Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO May 7, 2015 Tonight’s game features Kyle Hendricks vs Lance Lynn. Kyle has had a decent, but not spectacular season so far, while Lance has easily been the best redbird starter so far. I’m expecting this to be an interesting game so let’s get underway.…
For your reading benefit, I submit the Transcontinental Baseball League’s Annual publication courtesy of TBL manager and Annual editor Walter Hunt. The TBL Baseball Annual is one the best testaments to APBA league play and honestly rivals most of the publications that cover MLB. The 134-page Annual is written with…
Today, the mentor returned to teach the apprentice a lesson. The Illowa APBA League is happy to welcome back Dennis Jennings as a co-manager of the Colona Hustlers. Dennis helped found the Illowa APBA League in 1975 and is returning to the league after a 28 year hiatus. You may…
It was almost like Haddix and Burdette all over again. It was June 8th in my 1966 NL replay and the Giants were at the Astrodome. A pitchers’ duel was imminent with hurlers Juan Marichal (AXZ) and Miguel Cuellar (AXZ) pitching for their respective teams. But I had no idea…
I’m kinda bummed. I was really looking forward to this weekend. The Illowa APBA League is getting together for its annual Spring get-together in the Quad Cities starting tomorrow. Unfortunately due to an incident resulting in a broken clavicle and a trip to the ER, I’m not going to make…
On Friday, Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning passed away. Bunning who pitched between the years 1955-1971 primarily for the Tigers and the Phillies, put together a 224-184 record and struck out 2,855 batters (17th all-time). A durable control pitcher, he was known for pitching a perfect game on Fathers’…
A while back, the Pitching Performance Chart was introduced to illustrate how you can track individual pitching performances over the course of a season replay. One of the hidden benefits of the Pitching Performance Chart is its ability to showcase winning and losing streaks. One glance at the W-L column…
My time is beginning to free up just a little bit so I am picking up where I left off in my 1966 NL replay. I have gotten through the month of May so June 1 is on the docket. The Cubs have a doubleheader with the Phillies on this…
Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO May 6, 2015 The Cubs are looking to rebound from last night’s shutdown performance by redbird hurler Nick Martinez. Tonight’s game sees Jon Lester match up against Michael Wacha, who has struggled pretty badly so far. Wacha looks like it will be a quick start…
Louis Vasquez contacted me about a unique project he his involved in. It’s a retro league using the years 1948-1952. The most interesting thing about this deal is that the Retro 5Y League will be using a different tabletop sports game for each year. It is Season II now and…