My buddy John Brandeberry who lives out in Montana sent me this pic of Joe Lillard’s card. While it may not pitch, it is a pretty tasty-hitting card! This is Lillard’s 1933 card while he played for the Chicago American Giants in the Negro National League. I’m going to throw…
If you follow the APBA Baseball Facebook group page, you’re probably aware that a particular Mickey Mantle APBA card was recently a topic. It wasn’t The Mick’s ’56 Triple Crown card, nor was it his ’61 card when he and Roger Maris were chasing the Bambino. No, it was his…
This is the third Monster Monday card from the 2017 season. I may have to take a break from the new set after this. Courtesy of David Hawkes, it features Yankee right fielder and AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge. As a rookie, he is most certainly a favorite…
There are many who play APBA that love pencil and paper score keeping. The nostalgia of it takes them back to when they were kids first learning the great game of baseball. Also, they love the calculator and the worksheet when figuring out statistics for their replays. The pace of…
The APBA Blog is taking on a new writer! His name is Kevin Weber and many of you may be familiar with his name. It all started with a thread on Facebook’s APBA Group centered around a Mickey Mantle card. I won’t give away too many details on that discussion…
Miller Park Milwaukee, WI May 10, 2015 The Cubs are struggling badly of late and have drifted dangerously near the “anything can happen” middle of the pack. They are also at a point where due to schedule adjusting to get to the 140 game season I wanted that they are…
Yesterday, I posted about D.V.A.L., an NL-only league. That kind of league has its own intricacies. Well, today, how about a retro league? Rather than a current league, a retro league uses players from a past season. Avid APBA fan and friend Stray Corrado contacted me to let me know…
I recently heard from Dick Moore who hails from the Delaware Valley APBA League. I love hearing about different leagues and Dick gave me snapshot of what the 35-year old league was all about… “In case you’re wondering, we are a 12 team league and draft only from 14 NL…
Dave Rueck sure liked this 2017 Jose Altuve card. And why wouldn’t he? It’s the kind of APBA card that will fit anywhere in the lineup. Houston Astro Altuve handily won the AL MVP award over slugger Aaron Judge. With a league-leading 204 hits, Altuve was the batting champ with…
Prairieland 3 has been announced! Go check out Eric Berg’s blog Red 11 for the official press release. The organizing committee of Tom Fulton, Dave Rueck, Eric Berg and I have brought on Springfield native Todd Daniels to help with the tourney. Thanks Todd! We are working on the finer…