Geoff Schmitt contacted me to let us know about his Golf Tournament he’s doing using APBA Golf for Windows. This is a first and I’m intrigued… Golf for Windows. Here is the relevant data from Geoff: League Name Geoff’s Golf Tournaments Contact Person Geoff Schmitt Sport Golf # of teams…
Pat Perry is an interesting case study. Definitely put his 1988 APBA card in the “all or nothing” category. A reliever for his whole career, Perry pitched 47 games out of the pen for the Cubs and the Reds in 1988. For the year, he managed to get one hit. …
Trying out a new meme…
by Mike Estep I guess the older I get, the more I love my APBA cards and game. Now that has got me to wondering why. So I am going to lay out some thoughts after some deep analysis. Please feel free to comment and add your own. One thing…
I’m chronicling the exploits of Tyler “51-13” Colvin as he makes it through the 2012 season on my IAL Twin City Thunderchickens. Last month, I said something stupid. Something along the lines of: “how could Tyler Colvin’s batting average get any lower?” Well, it did. Colvin’s BA was .144 entering…
Paul Dylan from oneforfive.com seems to have gotten a pretty good deal on Ebay for twelve APBA baseball season sets. Though the asking price was originally higher, it came down to $65 and as Paul says, “I couldn’t say no”. Good call. One of the most asked questions I get…
We received a press release from the Orlando APBA Association’s PR department (aka Rod Caborn): The “New Web site for the Orlando APBA Association (OAPBA) is www.oapba.org. With Apple’s discontinuation of MobileMe and its Web site capability, OAPBA has adopted WordPress blog formatting until league member Rod Caborn can get…
Congrats to Steve Skoff who won this year’s APBA Convention tournament with the help of the 1912 New York Giants! The APBA Football Club has the coverage and photos on their Facebook page. The photo of all the former tournament winners on hand is one for the annals! Also, thanks…
There’s plenty to like about Napoleon Lajoie’s 1901 card. In fact, I’ll make a list: he is rated at two demanding positions and plays them both well (2B-9 SS-8) he’s rated (F)ast he only has one 13 FIVE 0s! he has sevens on the top and a 53-9 (necessitating a…
Santo speaking at the 2008 Cubs Convention I’m not an overly sentimental guy. I’ll admit it… when a famous baseball player gets sick or even passes on, it doesn’t hit me like it does some people. But it was a little different with Ron Santo. When Ron Santo died…