Episode 29 of Double Take: An APBA Gaming Podcast features an interview with Ron Emch and discussions about APBA GO, baseball, golf, football, hockey, and more. Emch won the APBA Golf 2020 TGA Tour Championship with 1975 Jack Nicklaus. He talks about his experiences on the TGA Tour as well as hosting…
Boston. April 6, 1973. The Red Sox’s Luis Tiant walks Ron Blomberg, the first designated hitter in Major League history, and a new baseball era officially commenced. As far back as the early twentieth century the idea for a designated hitter had supporters, like Hall of Famer Connie Mack. With…
Episode 28 of Double Take: An APBA Gaming Podcast features a discussion about APBA Golf and the 2020 TGA Tour Championship, plus a conversation with secondary APBA card seller Jeff Emerson of TeamSets4u. Emerson’s company sells individual APBA baseball squads and is a great place to find that particular tournament or nostalgic…
Double Take Podcast’s second APBA 101 video features a comparison of a deadball era card, 1908 Sam Crawford, with a modern card, 1979 Dave Kingman. The topic was inspired by a comment from Daniel Diehm on the APBA Blog. Thank you! The below video was originally posted to the Double…
Roger Craig brought “the pitch” into the 1980s and changed the game. A variation of the fork ball, the split-finger fastball Craig taught became the pitch of the decade. It altered the careers of pitchers like Dan Petry, Jack Morris, Mike Scott, and Ron Darling. In Scott’s case, he was…
In episode 27 of Double Take: An APBA Gaming Podcast Kevin and I interview APBA Games CEO John Herson! We discuss sales, upcoming baseball and football products, APBA GO, BBW 5.75, and the future of the company. You can listen now on your favorite podcast app or below. Double Take: An APBA Gaming…
Recently Thomas Nelshoppen started a new feature here on the blog called “APBA 101” that’s getting a positive response. We sometimes forget that new APBA gamers have a need to see things explained. So, we’re going to try to come up with various topics that can help with that. In…
Since 1990, Major League Baseball and the Boston Red Sox have given the Tony Conigliaro Award annually. The honor is presented to a player who best “overcomes an obstacle and adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination, and courage that were trademarks of Conigliaro.” There have been some inspiring recipients of…
In episode 26 of Double Take: An APBA Gaming Podcast Kevin and I discussed the APBA Blog, Wally Pipp, APBA 101, BBW 5.75, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and interviewed Tony Stevens about his upcoming social distance tournament. You can listen now on your favorite podcast app or below. Double Take: An APBA Gaming…
“Willie, Mickey, and the Duke.” Whenever I hear that line from Terry Cashman’s song Talkin’ Baseball I can’t help but think of nostalgic 1950s New York City baseball. Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Duke Snider. All three Hall of Fame center fielders worthy of writing about, but not all at…