Wrigley Field Chicago, IL 4/17/15 The Cubs face the struggling San Diego Padres today as they continue to try to stay close to the talented Dodgers and Pirates teams that are just ahead of them in the standings. Today’s game sees Robbie Erlin (0-2) in a mismatch with Jake Arrieta…
When a player has a 25-7, that’s pretty nice. When that player is a Shortstop-10, that magnifies his value so much more. Pastor Rich Zawadzki knows this and sent this John Henry “Pop” Lloyd card for Monster Monday. As some of you know, stats for the Negro Leagues are quite…
This week, the APBA Game Company has released the list of players who will receive cards in the upcoming 2016 Baseball card set. Check out the list. Those players who are bolded are considered “XB” by the Company. While there are no discernable differences in the actual cards, the Company…
Wrigley Field Chicago, IL 4/15/15 The Cubs look to continue their winning ways over the Reds as they face them in game 2 of their series. Tonight’s game features Anthony DeSclafani vs. Travis Wood. Wood starts off on a bad foot as Billy Hamilton, who was struggling pretty badly rips…
Rod Caborn (yeah, you know him) sends us an end-of-year update of the Orlando APBA Association. The Orlando APBA Association (OAPBA) has wrapped up its 29th season with Walt Taylor’s Whatevers winning their fifth championship in franchise history and his fourth title in OAPBA play. The Whats won the title…
You could call this the anatomy of a team meltdown… a collapse. When a team on top of everything just couldn’t hold it together. Such was the case with my Urbana Locomotives of the Boys of Summer APBA League who just finished their season today. On August 25 with 29…
The competitive game of APBA must be getting big. The same day of the Illowa APBA League All-Star Game, Jim Saska hosted the second Capital of the Confederacy Tournament in Richmond, Virginia. On October 15th, Jim organized and hosted the tourney. He was nice enough to send a wrap-up. Here…
Generally speaking baseball has evolved through three different periods on pitcher usage, centering around starting pitchers. Prior to 1900, starting pitchers usually pitched with one or two games rest, e.g. Hoss Radbourn, Pud Galvin, Tim Keefe and other 19th century greats. From around 1900 to the early ‘60s, starters worked…
It’s Wednesday and I still haven’t done a write-up on the Illowa APBA League All-Star Game last weekend. Time management issues happen when the Cubs get to the playoffs. IAL managers all arrived at the Downers Grove Comfort Inn last Friday. Chuck Lucas was nice enough to give me a…
A couple days ago, I posted about Steve’s Card Computer which among other things, gives us a glimpse into the 2016 APBA cards. Mike Bunch, our commissioner in the Illowa APBA League, has been predicting APBA for years as well and he’s gotten pretty good at it. He’s at it…