APBA 1974 Replay ⚾️

That's a LOT of powder blue

A bit damaging as a Red Sox fan, but I hope you end up with a different result.

Oakland will almost certainly win again.

I believe we can get these third place teams to a better place. Also looking forward to the BoSox September call ups.

All of the stats from my games will be reflected in all stats league-wide.

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You can see I've changed my profile name, avatar picture and header picture to reflect the new project.

Hope this isn't disappointing to any followers, but it's what's coming next!

Hoping to start rolling & posting games next week.

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The best part?

Thanks to the database wizardry of @robfleishman.bsky.social we have an Excel spreadsheet that keeps stats, day-by-day, replacing all PHI & BOS games with our results - for BOTH teams. Not just team records, but ALL player stats! A monumental task!

Thanks @robfleishman.bsky.social

Here We Go!

My next APBA project will be a replay of 1974 for just the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox. By playing teams from both the NL and AL, we'll get a chance to see all 24 teams. By limiting to 2 teams, we should be able to get through the season in about a year (instead of 7).

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We're in...

Tough time for Ogando to get his 5th loss

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Let's go Tigers!

Ah, bummer that Home Run couldn’t get it done. He’s one of my faves. Missed two full seasons (contract hold out, looking after his kids after wife passed) and each time, his ability took a stair step down. One of the best, that probably could have been better.

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No, getting colder...

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@apbareplay.bsky.social played 1981 recently, so I don't want to redo that.

As for your guess...

Good news T-Mobile people - set an alarm for the 24th to get your free MLBTV again!

The Ultimate Baseball What If: 1961 Continental League for History Maker Baseball — PLAAY Games The tabletop baseball hobby has been around for over 70 years, and it's rare to find something that hasn't already been done. But I think the 1961 Continental League card set for History Maker Basebal...

haha, looks like someone has already done that

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Definitely an APBA project

haha, not sure the stilt batting would translate to dice

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No, not quite

It DOES take place in 1974

Not quite. In fact, I am almost certainly NOT going to be playing the game where he hits 715

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OK, now I'm looking for any guesses as to what my next APBA project is. Obviously, my posts this week are HUGE clues. Let me know what you think!

It’s a great post!

yep. Pretty sure I've used Agee as a Dodger before

In other December moves, the Philadelphia Phillies;

12.14.73; released RP Darrell 'Bucky' Brandon

12.19.73; signed IF Tony Taylor, who had been released by the Detroit Tigers

Well, Osteen was a starter. in 1973 he was 16-11 with a 3.31 ERA. In 1972, he was 20-11, with a 2.64 ERA. This trade makes more sense (to me) than the Larry Dierker for Milt May trade.
Jim Wynn had just finished a season where he hit .220 with 55 RBI.

Then, after the Winter Meetings, the only other significant MLB action was;

12.11.73; Chicago Cubs traded Ron Santo across town to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Stone, Ken Frailing & Steve Swisher

Fun With 1974 Topps Traded I recently did a post about the custom cards I’ve been making in the style of 1974 Topps Traded, and I thought it would be fun to take a look at the original set. The 1974 Topps Traded is an …

For more info about the 1973 Winter Meetings and the 1974 Topps Traded set, check out this blog post from @shlabotnik-rpt.bsky.social

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