Nearly fifty years ago, Curt Flood changed the landscape of professional sports when he challenged baseball’s reserve clause. On Christmas Eve, 1969, Flood wrote to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, “After 12 years in the major leagues. I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and…
This fantastic recap of the Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament-XI was passed on to me by Jim Fraasch. Thanks Jim!! Big surprises, especially with a couple of teams from the 1970’s, in TCABT-XI. And 3 no-hitters during the tournament. We ended up with 29 teams competing. 4 divisions of 6…
This card made the rounds of the Illowa APBA League group text this morning. If we made an APBA card of Chris Davis based on his 2019 stats right now, this is what it would look like courtesy of Steve Stein’s Card Computer. Davis is 0 for 28 so far…
Prairieland IV is this Saturday! It’s hard to believe that we are at our fourth tournament already. Here are the quick details When: April 13, 2019 (we will try to get started around 8:30-9am) Where: Springfield Ramada Inn, Springfield, Illinois (here is a map) Cost: $20 The team selection draft…
This 1949 Ed Sanicki card comes courtesy of Jim Fraasch. Jim has just completed the Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament XI! I’ll be posting about this soon but if you can’t wait, head over to Jim’s APBA Barn. Jim will be posting about it soon. Ed Sanicki must have felt…
Season Totals Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP 2019 Totals 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 0 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original…
For this week’s Final Card Friday, my twin brother, Kirk Weber, is our guest contributor. Thanks, Kirk, for taking the pressure off of me in a busy week of umpiring and teaching. It seems appropriate as we open the 2019 MLB season to look back at some Opening Day greatness…
The Prairieland IV teams have now been chosen! The draft for Prairieland IV which will be held April 13 in Springfield, Illinois was a little unique. In three rounds, each participant chose: a pitching staff an infield an outfield/catcher Each “squad” could be drafted from a different franchise or year.…
Growing up in Flint, Michigan in the 1980s, I was very aware of Jim Abbott. I saw Abbott pitch while he was in high school at Flint Central. As a young teenager, I was impressed with his ability to switched his glove from one hand to the other and field…
A few weeks ago, John Asalon had a very special guest on an episode of This Week in APBA: Jim Kaat. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed Kaat as a broadcaster. I think he brings intelligent insights to his viewers and listeners. It’s possible his success as a broadcaster could one…