I was privileged to see Hank Greenberg’s final appearance at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. It was June 12, 1983 and the Tigers were retiring Hank Greenberg’s number 5 jersey and Charlie Gerhringer’s number 2 jersey. The ceremony was held at midfield between games of a doubleheader between the Tigers and…
It’s summer time and with a little more free time, I’m rolling dice for my 1966 NL replay again. It’s feeling good getting back into the groove. As I start up again, I noticed that I’m at the June 18th mark in my replay which was just a few days…
Courtesy of Howie Mooney, this may be Cal Ripken’s first Monster Monday selection. It’s 1991 Ripken card which was Iron Man Cal Ripken of course was of course most well known for his consecutive games played streak of 2.632 games. Ripken streak finally ended in September of 1998 over 500…
Unless you’re a big Detroit Tigers fan, you might not know that there were two future Baseball Hall of Fame members on the 1968 World Series Championship team. Obviously, Al Kaline is one. The other was Eddie Mathews. Since it’s finally summer break, I’ve got some time to continue…
Earlier this year, I wrote about an attorney named Sarah Johnson who was representing the estate of a deceased individual that included an large collection of APBA cards. I posted some photos provided by Ms. Johnson and even more photos in a follow-up article. After five months, Ms. Johnson’s firm…
Major League Baseball Advanced Media could take a few lessons from the Transcontinental Baseball League. Each year, the TBL comes out with an incredibly huge and fun to read league annual. This year, it is titled The TBL Baseball Annual: The New Normal. You can read the 2018 edition of…
I received some good questions from new APBA fan Brian so I thought I would share them along with my answers. Hello, my name is Brian, and last year I bought APBA Baseball on a whim at age 50. I probably was attempting to recapture my Baseball Card collecting youth,…
I’m glad to see that Tony Stevens who hosted the Spring Break from Reality APBA Baseball Tournament.in Florida earlier this year is doing it again. This time, he’s upping the stakes and it looks like there will be lots of fun to be had at this fall’s Great Florida RollAPBAlooza…
Perry Costello, one of the NCAA’s best umpires, says an umpire needs, “the courage and confidence” to make the difficult calls and do the right things when managing a baseball game. When the crowd is buzzing, the tension is palpable, and every play matters, an umpire’s focus, courage, and confidence…
I couldn’t pass up the chance to post this write-up by Jim Currie who always has a fantastically creative way of writing up his summary of this one-hitter Smokey Joe Williams of the (Negro League) Lincoln Giants. Jim’s style is fun to read and I believe I learned some new…