“Willie, Mickey, and the Duke.” Whenever I hear that line from Terry Cashman’s song Talkin’ Baseball I can’t help but think of nostalgic 1950s New York City baseball. Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Duke Snider. All three Hall of Fame center fielders worthy of writing about, but not all at…
I checked back and found that I had posted Kirby Puckett’s 1987 APBA card. As good as that one is, his 1986 card is even better! For the Twins, he hit safely 223 times in 1986 and 31 of those hits went yard. Not only that, he had 20 steals.…
On Saturday, I was challenged on APBA GO for the first time. In fact it was first time I played against another person other than my APBA Jackie Robinson Day against Kirk Weber game on Tuesday. I have played of course. Up until now, it has primarily been in solo…
In the 25th episode of Double Take: An APBA Gaming Podcast Kevin and I had the pleasure of speaking with Stray Corrado, APBA Baseball for Windows (BBW) player, manager and commissioner extraordinaire. It was a great conversation about his APBA origins, professional career, and love of APBA gaming. We had…
Players like Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Willie Mays are often mentioned when baseball fans talk about career numbers that were lost because of their service during America’s foreign wars. However, very rarely do fans talk about the players who potentially missed out on the Baseball Hall of Fame because…
“There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.”—Jackie Robinson Yesterday was APBA Jackie Robinson Day! This was an idea that Kevin Weber came to me with just last week. I thought it was an excellent one and boy, it really took off! In…
Today we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day the APBA way. I urge all of you to celebrate APBA Jackie Robinson Day by playing a game of APBA Baseball with a Jackie Robinson team or card. It can be any Jackie Robinson card from any season and you can set up your…
In episode 24, Double Take: An APBA Gaming Podcast interviewed the creator of the famous “Steve’s APBA Card Computer,” Steve Stein. The Webers spoke with Stein on a variety of topics, including the APBA Card Computer, Transcontinental Baseball League play, the All American APBA GO League, and the future of…
It will be difficult to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15th with the global pandemic in full force. Therefore, I urge all of you to celebrate APBA Jackie Robinson Day tomorrow April 15, 2020, by playing a game of APBA Baseball with a Jackie Robinson team or card. It…
“Spittin’ Bill” Doak pitched 16 professional seasons, mostly for the St. Louis Cardinals, and won 169 career games. The right-hander led the NL in ERA in 1914 (1.72) and 1921 (2.59). Doak’s main pitch was the spitball, which was banned in 1920. However, Doak was one of 17 pitchers permitted…