Now that my Illini baseball team got mercilessly eliminated from Big Ten Tournament qualification, I have considerable more time for my 1966 NL replay. I got a few games in tonight. I’m really glad that I decided to go with actual real life lineups and rotations at least for the…
I think I’ve gotten more requests to profile this card than any other. The kicker was when my buddy Brando texted me a photo of his card (perhaps as a hint) after my Monster Card post came out two weeks ago. So here he is… 1930 Al Simmons. And Simmons’…
I’ve just been skimming through Geoffrey Giordano’s APBA Football Notes on his Facebook fan page and there some really good stuff there. He even has some baseball related content. I especially enjoyed his piece on Ed Zack and the 20th anniversary of his Ultimate Handbook of APBA Baseball Cards. My…
Got this question from reader Garret. It’s been too many years since I’ve played the Master Game: I have master game rules question …The rules say with a runner at first, the pitcher can pitch from a stretch and prevent a steal of home… Does his grade decrease? Is there…
Thanks to Paul Dylan who did a preview of the 2011-12 UEFA Championship Soccer teams on his site, One for Five. The two teams, Chelsea and Bayern Munich are available for free download on APBA’s site. Dylan’s preview includes a simulation match which he details quite well. Very interesting for…
The Chicago Champions were pitted against the Kentucky Kernels in May. Chicago sleepwalked through the first three games, losing all three by a combined score of 14 to 3. After dropping the first two contests, the Champions decided to shake things up by playing their kids versus Hiroki Kuroda. Kuroda…
APBA Blog reader Jim Shaw wrote me recently about my selection of Monster Cards. Essentially, he said, “I suggest something other than pitchers’ cards for the above as are a small sample size”. Fair enough. Though the idea for the Monster Card series, was to get the most outlandish and…
At the Between the Lines forum, Francis Rose has some news regarding a pre-convention get together: The convention opens Friday evening, July 20, in Lancaster. Information at www.ConventionForAPBAFans.com. I am hosting a Pre-Convention Warmup at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on Thursday, July 19th vs. the Mets. First pitch is…
Yesterday, I finally posted the last set of results from The Great APBA Fan Survey. If you missed any, I’m putting links to each set below so you can check them out. A few final comments and acknowledgements First, I would like to thank everyone for participating. The response was…
In the Great APBA Fan Survey the last section allowed you to type any comments you wanted about the survey, The APBA Blog, or the APBA Company. I’m simply copying them wholesale so you can read them. APBA needs to pick up the pace or get left behind. Good…