With the CWS Summer Fantasy tournament over, there’s no time to dawdle. Two more APBA baseball tournaments have been added to the tourney schedule in the past week. 3rd Semi-Annual Capital of the Confederacy APBA Tournament Jim Saska is at it again. Jim, who helped get the Chicagoland tournaments going,…
When Ken Schulz sent me this Miguel Dilone card, I thought, “I think I’ve done this Weird card before”. Wrong. Dilone did have a Weird Wednesday card but it was for his 1984 season. This one, which I think is even stranger, came a full eight years before for Miguel’s…
Early Saturday morning tournament action You’ve already read my official news release of the 2016 Chicagoland Summer Fantasy World Series. Here’s my personal account. There’s a lot to tell. Friday- Tournament eve I arrived at the Grayslake Comfort Suites on Friday afternoon. Don Smith arrived from Davenport, Iowa soon after…
Pastor Rich knows his Monster cards, that’s for sure. While this one won’t hit, you won’t find many modern day starting pitcher with this kind of grade and rating. Mike Scott started his career in a mediocre fashion in 1979. Then in 1986 after one decent year, something clicked and…
Cubs win! Cubs win! [photo courtesy Doug Schuyler] The 2016 Chicagoland Summer Fantasy World Series APBA baseball tournament in Grayslake, Illinois is now over and the Cubs come home victorious. Thanks to skipper Bob Eller who piloted the 2015 Cubbies to the tournament championship. He won the final game over…
A couple days ago, I did a preview of the starting lineup for my team for this weekend’s Chicagoland Summer Fantasy World Series, the 1930 Cardinals (plus 1998 Mark McGwire). Some commented that with all the hitting that the Cardinals had, I would have been better off picking a pitcher…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Terrible Tuesday card. Beau Lofgren obliged with a this 1981 Reggie Smith XB card. Now, Reggie Smith had a pretty decent 17-year career batting .287 with 314 homeruns and 1092 rbis. At age 36 though, the tread on Reggie’s tires were wearing…
Okay, I couldn’t resist not cropping Howie Mooney’s photo here. His roll on 1955 Don Newcombe was too awesome not to include. Newk was at the height of his career when he helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series ever in ‘55. That year he went 20-5 with…
As the Chicagoland Summer Fantasy World Series is only a week away, I am now looking at my 1930 St. Louis Cardinals and my fantasy player, 1998 Mark McGwire who has been added to the team. In less than a week’s time, I need to find a working lineup (or…
The tourney bracket has been released for next week’s Chicagoland Summer Fantasy World Series. There are a lot of tough teams out there that are only bolstered by the best players in their franchise’s history. Even better, there some of the best APBA managers out there. Attending will be some…