APBA Company CEO John Herson has agreed to do an interview before the holidays. I’m open to any ideas for anything you might want to know about APBA (the games, the company, whatever). A quick note about my thought process when formulating questions to ask Mr Herson: When I make…
Mom told me when I wanted APBA Baseball for Christmas 1970 that it was just a phase I was going through, and that I’d tire of it before long. Well Mom was right! After 42 years of playing APBA Baseball, more than 35 years in the Illowa APBA League,…
by Scott Fennessy The Cubs continue their home stand with game two against the hated Cardinals. Good news for the cards as reserve utility man Arthur Hoelskoetter who had missed most of the young season after injuring his ankle breaking up a double play has come back, allowing them the…
Two no-hitters in APBA-land… one replay and one in league play. First, Mel M wrote in before the holidays about a Earl Wilson no-no during his 1967 replay: June 4, 1967. Detroit at New York, game 1 of a Sunday twin bill. Earl Wilson no hits the Yankees. Wilson walked…
by Scott Fennessy The Cubs start their next road trip to Cincinnati and the presently struggling Reds. This brings them to the “Palace of the Fans” Ballpark. This had stalls for the carriages to be parked at the stadium. They were located directly under the grandstands making them basically the…
When word got out at the Illowa APBA League All-Star weekend about this Terrible Card Tuesday feature, our commissioner, Mike Bunch, got inspired. He started flipping out cards from his Green Rock Bombers team saying they would make good candidates. Indeed, he came up with four or five possibilities. It…
I’ve been doing this Monster Card Monday thing for quite a while. It’s about time we saw a Ty Cobb card here, don’t you think? This card represents Cobb’s 1911 season and certainly is deserving of being here. In 1911, Cobb delivered his highest career batting average which is no…
My buddy John “Brando” Brandeberry is always surprising me with something. Most of the dice shakers I use are given to me by him, most of them handmade. This past weekend was no different. This time, however, it wasn’t homemade. It was ‘imported’ all the way from Boston’s Fenway Park. …
Chuck Lucas (right) receives the IAL World Championship trophy in 2009 I got an email from my friend Dom Provisiero who is the commissioner of the O.Z. League in New York. He’s trying to get some ideas for trophies for his league. For most of us, bragging rights is reward…
It’s not often I hear from a league that’s older than my league but The Baseball League (TBL) predates the IAL by a good eight years. Started in 1967, they have a rich history and have implemented some innovative modifications that manager John Wert talks about below. Info on TBL:…