When Pastor Rich Zawadzki sent me this Zach Britton card for last season and said “Monster card”, I first thought he was referring to Zach’s hitting skills. I’m a little behind the times though. It was in 2011 when Britton was a C starter but had double 1s and a…
Wrigley Field Chicago, IL April 27, 2015 The Cubs return home after a terrific home stand and face the Pirates in the opening game of the series. Tonight’s game features a solid matchup between Gerrit Cole (2-1) who lost to Chicago last time out on an Anthony Rizzo homer late…
I received some good feedback on my video tour of my Excel stats setup of my 1966 National League replay so I thought I’d put together a series of videos on how I got to the point where I’m at now. Here is the first one. The best place to…
Here’s quick primer on what you will find in the Fielding Range Chart. 1) Numerical breaks that quickly define Fielding One, Two, and Three Each position is listed, accompanied by the numbers that define Fielding Two. For example, for catchers and 2b rated 5, anything between 14-21 is Fielding…
Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, OH April 26, 2015 The Cubs conclude their eastern road trip today as Jake Arrieta (3-1) faces Jason Marquis (1-3). The Reds bats have been extremely quiet this season, and while Chicago has a great start going, but despite their excellent defensive ratings across the board…
No dashes for 1968 Minnesota Twin Cesar Tovar’s APBA card. There is no room with every position listed on his card. All told, Tovar is rated as a 3B-4, OF-2, SS-6, 2B-6, C-5, 1B-2, and a Grade DXW P-1. Whew! While Tovar is quite the versatile player (I count at…
No doubt, Hank Aaron is recognized as one of the all-time greats. Yet, in some ways, he is still underrated. Here is a man who was hitting double-digit homers ten years before I was born. He still managed to have a superstar year as I was entering junior high school. …
Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, OH April 24, 2015 The Cubs come to Cincinnati having moved into first place after the Dodgers loss last night. Tonight Travis Wood (1-1) faces Anthony DeScalfani (1-2), who beat the Cubs earlier this year. The Cubs get things started quickly as leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler…
The Transcontinental Baseball League is nearing their 2017 draft and by tradition, there is no lack of analysis, water-cooler talk and outright gossip about what teams will take who and when. The managers of the TBL take pride in their league and they go all out in writing up pre-draft…
Chuck Lucas has been seeing the leaderboards I’ve been posting for my 1966 National League replay using the APBA Basic Game and he asked about how I keep my stats. I thought the best way to show him (and everyone else) is to make a video tour of my stats…