Slow down, Stray Corrado! Not only does Stray manage two intensely successful online leagues (the Mid-West Baseball League and the Mid-West Winter League) but he also has a team on the Boys of Summer APBA League. Now, busy Stray is moving into a different direction. Get this, he’s starting a…
The best thing about this time of year… all of the league draft results that come in. The RCMBA reported in last week and I’m getting ready for the IAL draft for next Friday. But last weekend, it was the Transcontinental Baseball League’s time to shine. They had their draft…
This is Barry Bonds’ third Monster Card Monday entry. I posted his 2001 card and his 2004 card. Each one is certainly worthy though this one is most similar to his 2004 card. Lots of power and lots of 14s. In 2002, the NL pitchers and coaches began their strategy…
It’s less than 2 1/2 months away from the Prairieland APBA Baseball Tournament. The tournament is scheduled for April 16th at the Hampton Inn in Urbana, Illinois. Right now we have at least ten participants with eight confirmed teams taken. Here is the latest roll call: Dick Butler 1908 Chicago…
It was like David versus Goliath 1966-style. The Cincinnati Reds were taking on the dominant Los Angeles Dodgers in my 1966 basic game replay. The Reds (8-11) lost the first game of the series 10-3 to give the Dodgers a commanding lead in the NL with a 18-5 won-loss record. …
One thing I’ve found is that there are a lot of good writers among the APBA crowd. You’ve already read Rod Caborn’s write-ups on his OAPBA league or his 1911 replay. There is something about playing the game that makes you want to tell others about it. Well the Transcontinental…
RCMBA draft day (Left to right: Bob Fenili, Ken Brand, Joe Jutzi, Mark Gaudiano, Ed Morgans, John Briggs, Joe Reagan, Randy Pritchard, Joe Skovran, Mike Fisher) It’s February 2nd and at least here in Illinois, the groundhog didn’t see his shadow. So if you believe in the folklore, we won’t…
I’ve had a couple calls for 2015 Kris Negron for Terrible Tuesday the latest which came from fellow IAL manager Todd Ventresca. Indeed, utiilityman Negron hit only .140 in 93 at-bats for the Reds with a couple steals and as many doubles. Split G AB R H 2B 3B HR…
Here’s a toast to Brad Stark and his Portland Microbrewers of the Boys of Summer APBA League. After sweeping my Urbana Locomotives in the NLCS, they went on to win the BoS World Series by winning four games of six against Stray Corrado’s Chicago Nine. This was Brad’s third time…
Beau Lofgren sent me this Glenallen Hill card from 2000. I’ve heard about this card a lot but I don’t think I have seen it since the year it came out. Hill’s card is pretty ordinary with one obvious exception. Hill has three single column ones. For the Yankees and…