If I spoke in Rickey Henderson’s style, I might say, Kevin Weber’s favorite player growing up was Rickey Henderson. Kevin first liked Reggie Jackson but then Kevin liked Rickey best. When Henderson came on the scene in the early 1980s, I was drawn to his style and charisma. I started…
With the Detroit Tigers dismal 2018 season, the Hall of Fame inductions of Jack Morris and Alan Trammell were a welcomed bright spot for their fans. Personally, I enjoyed the festivities very much. I attended Induction Weekend and enjoyed watching the jersey number retirements on television. However, in my joy,…
Ricky Bobby once said, “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” Unfortunately, that sentiment could be applied to many of Larry Doby’s accomplishments. Just three months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Doby joined the Cleveland Indians after the All-Star break, becoming the first African-American…
The first MLB game my daughter attended was at Wrigley Field on July 19, 2007. The Cubs were taking on the San Francisco Giants. In that game, Barry Bonds drew a walk, went three for three, scored three times, drove in six runs, and smashed two homers. It’s too…
David Ortiz had the best final season of any hitter in MLB history, and his final APBA card reflects it. Ortiz’s 2016 season for hitters is what Sandy Koufax’s 1966 season is to pitchers. His 38 home runs were the most for any player in their final season. While…
Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio. Those were the key players in the Cubs and Cardinals 1964 trade. It’s one of the worst trades in baseball history…at least if you’re a Cubs fan. Years later, in 1979, I’m sure Cubs faithful felt bitter-sweet appreciation watching Brock collect his 3,000th hit against…
As we drove to Cooperstown for this year’s Induction Weekend, I asked my wife and daughter who they thought would be best represented in upstate New York. We thought the Tigers would have a good showing because Michigan is within driving distance and two Detroit players were being inducted.…
Winning the Triple Crown is one of Major League baseball’s rarest hitting feats. Depending on what list you reference, it’s only been accomplished 15 to 18 times. Nonetheless, winning the Triple Crown makes for a great APBA card. Over the next few months, I’d like to explore these 18…
Discovering APBA in the 1980s, I had the good fortune of rolling for Tim Raines’s peak APBA cards. Consistently filled with 11s, 10s, and 14*s, Raines was so much more than a poor man’s Rickey Henderson. It’s interesting that for a five year stretch (1983-1987), Raines was more valuable…
I saw Jack Morris pitch three times at Tiger Stadium, all in the mid-1980s. The first time I saw him, he went nine innings, gave up an unearned run, and got the win. The second time, Morris went eight, gave up five earned runs, and got a no-decision (though…