Your host:
- Welcome! This is the General Information page for the Abra Cadavers Baseball Game. It is one of the "seemed like a good idea at the time" reading challenges hosted at The Mystillery.
I am a mystery enthusiast and pleased to serve as your host for this challenge. Here is my personal web page and my Mystillery blog. You can email me at rickmills9@gmail.com - Rick Mills
Instructions:
- Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen, please stand and remove your caps for the National Anthem
today performed by the U. S. Army Band.
- Get a Single by reading one book. Now how hard is that?
- Get a Double by reading two books by a second author (Different author than the single)
- Get a Triple by reading three books by a third author (Different author than the single or double)
- Get a Home Run by reading four books by a fourth author. (Different author than the single, double, or triple)
- You have hit for the Cycle once you complete a single, double, triple, AND a home run.
- Get a Foul by giving up on a foul one with the dreaded DNF (Did Not Finish)
- Get a Bunt by reading a short story.
- Get a Stolen Base by stealing (reading) a book which has been submitted to any of our previous or current challenges - in any year - by someone else. This is an incentive for you to browse the readings of the other challengers. Browse all the archived challenges at The Mystillery or search for specific authors/titles right here:
- Strike Out when a book physically strikes out of your house (back to the library, loaned out, mailed out, given away, sold, traded, composted, thrown out, audiobook taken outdoors for a walk, book taken elsewhere to read, etc.)
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Rules:
- Spring Training is during March 2025.. During this period, note your readings you have completed since January 1, so you will be prepared to step up to the plate when the season opens. You can submit completed appearances any time after March 1.
- The official Abra Cadavers baseball season is from April 1 to September 30 2025!
- Any reading starting Jan. 1 2025 counts.
- Honor system, no need to document or report titles/authors. However, if you use a tracking page. a link to it can be provided.
- Any genre may be read, not limited to mysteries.
- Plate Appearances may be completed in any order.
- NEW FOR 2025: Players may only complete their appearances ONE TIME (no multiple games).
Archive:
Search:
- The title/author search engine function is only indexed on the first day of each month. Any submissions you make cannot be found by the search engine until the next first day of the next month passes.
- The search engine is provided free by a third-party service, in exchange for displaying a banner ad on the results page. The content of the banner ad is determined by the provider, not by your host.
- While we use this search engine as a title/author search, it actually searches every word on this site; so you can use other terms or names as well.
Private Messaging:
To contact another participant:- If they have posted a review, any title submitted to the challenge will be a link. Click on the link to go to their review. You should be able to add your message as a comment to the review. Keep in mind comments are visible to the public.
- If you wish to send a private message, send an email to me (rickmills9@gmail.com) indicating who you wish to message. I will inquire if I may release their email address to you.
Privacy:
- Inclusion: The Mystillery strives to value and respect every participant regardless of age, ability, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or spirituality. The Mystillery hopes to foster a sense of belonging and provide an uplifting, welcoming, safe space for all participants.
- Your name: You can choose how you wish your name to appear. If you wish to change how it is displayed, just let me know.
- Your image: You can choose your icon image. Initially, this is set to a publicly available image if available (Google account, Goodreads profile, etc.) If you do not wish your image to appear, an 'avatar', AI-generated image, or other icon may be used. Just email your choice to me. Keep in mind they are tiny (50 px wide).
- Your preferred pronouns will be honored if provided.
- Your general location is encouraged, but is optional.
- Your email address is kept on file by the host, never posted, and not shared with other participants unless you specifically allow.
- Mystillery challenges are a politics-free zone.
Back to the challenge page • Revised Dec 3 2025