When it comes to pure Monster hitting cards, it’s the ones that have a hit number at 13 that really stand out. Reliever Tom Niedenfuer’s card from 1986 is such a card. Tom Niedenfuer only hit safely three times in his 10-year career but fortunately for this card anyway, two…
Sometimes APBA is enjoyed best as a family. Within the league I’m in, we’ve had at least three separate families play against each other (either brothers or father/son). On that note, Thomas Lafortune emails The APBA Blog about his family-based league using the Basic Baseball Game. Thomas is a “third…
It never fails to amaze me to see APBA players want to simulate an event and then find a way to achieve it. The Mid-West Baseball League have been doing a homerun derby since 2003. Stray Corrado wrote me to announce that the MWBL just held their annual 2012 Christmas…
by Scott Fennessy Pittsburgh PA 6/1/1905 Exposition Park The Chicago Cubs who have been winning some very close games played lately face the Pirates. They had been owned by them previously to this year and are hoping for some payback. Ed Reulbach against Sam Leever. This was the 3rd straight…
A couple of new developments on the Alpharetta homefront… One, the 2012 APBA Baseball cards are shipping!. The APBA Company posted a short announcement today to that effect. Along with the announcement is a gentle plea to hold off on the calls to the Company asking about the status of…
A couple days ago, I posted a summary of a 1967 American League replay in progress that Mel M. is doing. Turns out, he’s also replaying the NL as well. He forwarded the details of that plus a little summary. The Giants and Braves are off to a good start…
by Scott Fennessy The Cubs are still just percentage points behind the Giants in the chase for the NL pennant, and face the Pirates in the final game of their road trip. Pittsburgh, PA 6/3/1905 Exposition Park The Cubs who have played a string of close games lately face the…
Last night, I played the my last series of the 2012 Illowa APBA League season against John Brandeberry’s Rising Bamm Beanos. I won four of nine games but that’s not the big story to me. The big story was pitcher John Lackey. See, John Lackey was pitching his last series…
Chicago, IL 6/4/1905 North Side Park The Cubs play the Pirates in the second game of today’s double header. The Cubs have been rolling and have won four straight over the Pirates and go for the sweep. Sam Leever for the Pirates against Ed Reulbach of the Cubs. The bucs…
The Cubs begin a home stand with game 1 of today’s doubleheader against the Pirates. Having returned from a winning trip out east the Cubs return from Pittsburgh, and the Pirates have traveled with them to start a new series in Chicago. Chicago, IL 6/4/1905 North Side Park Deacon Phillippe…