Now, it’s the Monsters’ turn.
Specifically, you get to vote on who gets to start behind the plate in my Monsters vs. Terribles project (more info here).
Each player’s name is linked to his original Monster Card Monday article written about him and his APBA card associated with it.
Monsters Team nominee |
APBA card breakdown |
| 1922 Red Lutz | C-5, 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6, zero 14s |
| 1931 Josh Gibson | C-8, 1-1-2-3-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-9-11, three 14s |
| 1934 Grover Hartley | C-6, 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6, nine 14s |
| 1973 Barry Foote | C-6, 2-2-6-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9, zero 14s |
| 2003 Javy Lopez | C-8, 1-1-1-6-6-7-8-8-8-8-9-9, two 14s |
There weren’t as many to choose from the catcher position. A couple have extremely strong cards based on little playing time. Lopez is the one full-timer.
Gibson is the wild card in the race. I’ll be honest, I had a hard time including him given how APBA really pumped his card up (like many of the Negro League stars). But I couldn’t pass up the possibility of having him on the team.
Go ahead and vote!
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If you’re just reading this now, it’s probably not too late to get your vote in for the Terribles backstop. Right now, 1967 Johnny Bench (of all people) has a slim lead over 1968 Randy Bobb.
Again, thanks all!
