Alan Hobbs sent me a very thoughtful email a while back updating me on his APBA projects. He included a very fun card which was perfect for Monster Monday. It wasn’t until I researched it a bit did I realized how special this season was. This is Willie Stargell’s 1973…
Those who have played APBA baseball for several years will remember when APBA used put the result number 12 on different number on the card for all players each year. One year it would be at one dice roll number and the next it would be at another. Eventually, APBA…
Jim Saska, who was the organizer of the first Chicagoland tournament I attended, writes to tout his upcoming tourney in the Richmond, Virginia area. Since his Chicagoland days, Jim has started his own tourney back east and it is going strong. Jim writes: “We are three weeks away from the team…
How many Monster Cards can Babe Ruth have? A lot, apparently. Below, I have a list of links to each one. No doubt, the Babe was a groundbreaker in the game of baseball and his APBA cards bear this out. I have featured him more often on Monday (Ted Williams…
Rich Zawadzki has a calling. We all know that. He has a calling to find me monster cards that I haven’t featured yet on this blog. It’s a chore because I’ve posted the best of the best. But Pastor Rich always comes through for me. This time, he found a…
Last Saturday was the famed Chicagoland Summer APBA Baseball Tournament. Normally, I would have been in attendance but it’s been a busy summer and a hundred things got in the way. I sure missed seeing everyone. I’ll bet Butch Newton is glad he made it. Butch’s 1973 Atlanta Braves went…
Up in Michigan, Bob Winenger is taking the reins of the 2023 Island City Classic APBA Tournament. This is the same Plainwell MI tourney that was headed by John Roels. Bob is now trying to get the word out. When: September 16, 2023 8:30am Where: Fortress of Solitude at 116…
When Pastor Rich Zawadzki sent me this juicy 1987 Wade Boggs card, I thought “surely, I have posted this in the past.” Nope. You may have read my posts about his 1985 card or his 1986 card but not this one. The funny thing is, this 1987 card may be…
I wrote about this a few months ago but here is another nudge… For those of you wanting to experience an APBA tournament or try another one, here is a great opportunity. Darren and Ken Schulz, the brothers from Slippery Rock, PA, are putting on the ninth Linda B. Schulz…
I’m still working my way through Rod Caborn’s 1916 AL replay Yearbook but as always, it is a masterpiece. I really enjoy reading Rod’s replay prep section as well as his personal notes. I’m sure it’s a good reference for him as he looks back at it. Getting to the…