Rodney Woodward suggested this juicy 2013 Hanley Ramirez card. Any time a shortstop hits well with power, he’s a valuable asset, especially if he has speed. Hanley Ramirez has all of these things. Though his time was a bit limited at 304 at-bats, he hit .345 for the Dodgers. He…
Bob Gordon’s 1979 World Series Game 7 is finally here! Bob told me it was the “most thrilling Game 7 I’ve ever rolled”. See for yourself… here’s his color commentary. -Tom So it all comes down to this….a replay I started in 1982 (yup, last century) is down to Game…
Rodney Woodward sends B.J. Upton’s 2013 card this way. By the way, his actual name is Melvin and that’s how he’s listed in Baseball Reference. It threw me for a loop. I guess “B.J.” sounds cooler than Melvin, right? Anyway, in his first year with the Braves, B.J. Upton hit…
That’s Craig Christian’s thumb you see holding Kurt Bevacqua’s 1977 card. This is a fun one and interesting too. “Dirty Kurt” hit .333 in 96 at-bats with five homers and 14 extra-base hits. He drove in 28 which isn’t bad for his playing time. He walked six times, struck out…
Bob Gordon’s 1979 World Series APBA replay works its way into Game 6. -Tom Jim Palmer and Scott McGregor teamed up to shut the Bucs out in Game Five. The O’s face another do or die game today here in Pittsburgh. (While I might be a brilliant manager, my travel…
This card comes courtesy of Ken Schulz. It’s German Barranca who played for four seasons for the Royals and the Reds. This is his 1979 card, his first year in the majors. Barranca only came to the plate five times but attempted four steals in 1979. He was successful three…
No doubt, Andruw Jones had seen better days. Somehow Atlanta had looked into the crystal ball and didn’t re-sign him in 2007 after he hit 26 homers and drove in 94 runs. Well, the Dodgers snapped him up thinking he could revive his .222 batting average and get the superstar…
Okay, it’s 11:30pm and I have 30 minutes to do a Monster Card article. Ready, Go!! Fortunately, it’s Robert Mosher (who shared a birthday with me on Sunday) to the rescue. He posted this 1961 Norm Cash card on Facebook. I had been doing a BBW replay of the 1961…
Bob’s 1979 World Series replay between the Orioles and the Pirates is into Game 5 now! -Tom Game 5 of the 1979 Series finds us in Pittsburgh with the Bucs just one win from winning it all. They send their ace, John Candelaria (Grade BZ) to try and end the…
Scott Fennessy just emailed me this picture… I think it’s awesome. I just need to find a way to make it a reality for my Illowa APBA League team, the Twin City Thunderchickens.