Monster Card Monday: 2024 Emmanuel Clase
This week’s monster card comes at the suggestion of Rich Zawadzki. It’s a bit different as it’s a relief pitcher. Take a look a 2024 Emmanuel Clase.
2024 IAL Season final: (almost) all in the family
Last Sunday, six of the Illowa APBA League managers played three nine-game series to close out the league’s 50th season and more importantly, determine who would take the top four playoff spots. Here is how it all shook out:
2024 card sets ready to be ordered January 9th… but be patient.
In my occasional correspondence with APBA’s John Herson, we sometimes talk about the weather. This time around though, he’s the one suffering the cold and snow along with everyone else in the Atlanta area.
Wait? Three deals in two days? What was I thinking?
I hope everyone in APBA-land had a nice holiday season with their families. As for me, we had a quiet Christmas day since we will be spending time with my daughter and her husband in Tennessee over New Year’s.
Monster Card Monday: 2024 Bobby Witt Jr.
I’ll be the first to admit that I was wrong about Bobby Witt. I made the mistake of listening to the Royals fan base about him during his rookie season. And as we all know, team’s fans are the harshest critics of their own players.
10 tips for trading in an APBA league redux
With the release of the 2024 APBA baseball set, I am sure trading has picked up in a lot of the leagues. It sure has in the Illowa APBA League.
Monster Card Monday: 2024 Shohei Ohtani
When I choose my first Monster Card of the year after the set comes out, I put some thought into it. And to be honest, this Ohtani card was in the running. It wouldn’t have been his first time.
The Pitching Grade Challenge 7 breakdown
When the 2024 set grades came out and the Pitching Grade Challenge 7 was over, I tabulated the results. I always like to see where I stand. Well, the good news is that I scored 80%, a bit higher than last year. Then I compared myself to everyone else.
Five perfect for Pitching Grade Challenge 7!
What a year for the Pitching Grade Challenge!Sometime down the balloting process, I wondered if I made it too easy. Indeed, I think I did. There were five participants out of the record 259 voters who were 20 out of 20 perfect.
Monster Card Monday: 2024 Aaron Judge
With the release of the 2024 season on APBA GO on Friday afternoon, there are new kids on the block. And some of them look pretty spiffy.