Okay, I’ve decided to embark on a little off-the-wall project to get me through the cold months. I might need a little help from all of you though. As you readers know, I’ve written a weekly column devoted to Monster Cards for the past few years and another one about well, Terrible Cards.
Here’s the plan… a twenty-one game season between a team made up of players selected from the Monster Cards I’ve written about vs. the players from the Terrible Card Tuesday column. I’m calling it the Monsters vs. the Terribles Series. Imagine 1930 Puccinelli vs 1968 Oyler! Or 1921 Babe Ruth vs 2011 Adam Dunn! And 1931 Grove vs. well, some DW.
The big question… can the Terribles win a game? Maybe even two?
You get to vote!
As I’ve done both columns on this blog for quite a while so I have more than I need to fill both rosters. To have a bit of fun with it, I thought I’d open it up to you readers to vote on who gets to start and play for each team. I’ll be setting up a poll for each position and let you vote on who gets to start. For most positions, the second place vote-getter gets to be the second stringer (I’ll keep two OF subs).
But who will be on the starting roster? I’ll have an ‘A-list’ for each position primed for you to pull the lever. I just need for you to place your vote for each position. Every few days, I’ll place a poll to choose players for each position. I’ll keep the polls open for about a week or so. On each ballot article, there will be a quick card breakdown of all the players. There will also be links for each player so you can read their original write-ups and see the cards you’ll be voting on.
Place your votes and I’ll go with who gets the most votes. It’s up to you!
I won’t tell you how to make your decision. You can pick your favorite player, pick the best card (or worst card in the case of Terrible Tuesday roster), or pick whichever card tickles your fancy. I guess if you’re looking for guidance, vote for the APBA card that epitomizes the Monster Card or Terrible Card genre. I’m looking forward to the series but I’m also looking forward to the selection process and the discussion that ensues. It should be a lot of fun.
As for the game playing itself, there will be simple rules otherwise. I’ll use the APBA Basic Baseball Game with very few modifications. Most notably, I will ignore rainouts. Unlike most of my replays, I will play the injuries as they are on the board.
So keep an eye out. Soon, I will be posting the first ballot for the Terribles catcher.
Happy voting!
