Monster Card Monday: 1983 Dickie Thon
At first glance at 1983 Dickie Thon’s stats, you wouldn’t think he wouldn’t think he would have a monster card. However, he seems to do everything right and not have any weak spots.
Monster Card Monday: 1941 Billy Herman
After my most recent post about the hit and run, this 1941 Billy Herman suggestion by APBA Blog reader Tommie is very appropriate.
A comprehensive guide to APBA’s hit & run boards
After writing up Craig Biggio’s Monster Card piece last week, I got to thinking that there really should be a good guide on APBA Baseball’s hit & run.
Monster Card Monday: 1997 Craig Biggio
Charles Cox posted this nifty 1997 Craig Biggio card on Facebook and I couldn’t resist using it for this week.
There are so many different facets to it that make it a great card.
Monster Card Monday: 1975 Johnny Bench
I almost didn’t have time to do a MCM today. But I ran across the 1975 Reds in my APBA GO library and couldn’t resist posting this Johnny Bench neato. I daresay every baseball fan would agree that John Bench was the best catcher of the 70s. Yes, Bob Boone…
Regional APBA tournaments abound!
On the heels of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament, there are plenty of other 2024 tourneys prepping for action. Some of the organizers were even in attendance at Chicagoland and were given a chance to make announcements about their upcoming events. Here are a few tournaments within the next year… RollAPBAlooza…
Alex Dunning’s 1911 Giants best Chicagoland; Fun had by all!
Saturday was quite a day! Fifty APBA fans from all over the Midwest region congregated at the Am-Vets Post in Wheeling, Illinois to see who would come out ahead. It’s hard to believe that the first Chicagoland tourney was just a few guys getting together and playing some APBA. Now,…
Monster Card Monday: 1964 Willie Mays
First, thanks to Clinton Revere who tuned me in to this Willie Mays APBA card. It’s definitely one I have never seen before. This is what Clinton posted on Facebook: In the first game involving the Giants legends who passed recently, the dice paid homage. Willie Mays tied the game…
I asked AI about APBA. This is what it told me.
Artificial Intelligence or AI has been making a lot of news lately. Chances are, you are affected by some form of it, maybe without even knowing it. A lot of our sports games recaps are generated by AI. Even the game recaps I read after coming home from Illini baseball…
Monster Card Monday: 1938 Hank Greenberg
I’ve done a few Hank Greenberg cards. Like this limited 1936 one a long time ago. Or this 1934 card. And even this 1935 monster card. Funny though, I don’t recall featuring the card representing his real monster season.