Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels to everyone this weekend. 
As for me, I’ll be traveling with my family to my mom’s tonight. 
Not only will we be celebrating the holiday but I’ll take a break to play an Illowa APBA League series on Friday.  Hopefully, my Twin City Thunderchickens won’t get roasted by Marcus Bunch’s [...]

In the spirit of the season, five things APBA-related that I’m genuinely thankful.  

1.

Albert Pujols

Yeah, Albert Pujols.  As a Cub fan, I’ll admit it.  Somewhere out there on the interwebs, there’s even a picture of me in a Pujols jersey.  Here’s why.
Six years ago, I had the fortune of having the first pick of [...]

Just a post to start a discussion on how leagues limit player usage if at all.
Why limit player usage at all?  What’s the point?
  I guess a couple reasons.  One is accuracy in stats.  While it is true that if your APBA leagues of  the 8-12 team variety and is drafting from the entire [...]

Maybe it’s a bit early but for those looking for 2008 MLB drafting info, check out razzball.com, a web site all about baseball fantasy advice. 
They just came out with their 2008 rankings of players by position. 
Be forewarned that their rankings are geared towards those who play fantasy baseball but the info there is [...]

The Chicago Champions crushed the Chicago Highlanders of the Illowa APBA League in game #8 of their nine game series, 19-4.  Miguel Tejada’s solo blast & Lastings Milledge three run poke staked Ian Snell to an early 4-0 first inning lead.  But that didn’t hold up as the Champs scored four in the 2nd, five [...]

I just ran across the APBA Baseball Card 12 List and Publication Data web page.
I found a link to it on Between Lines last night.  It’s a comprehensive list compiled by Doug Burg of the Yesterday APBA Baseball League.  I should have seen it when Doug sent us his league profile a couple weeks ago. [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Last year I traded Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Nick Swisher.  Let me introduce myself, I’m Tedd Mallasch, aka Teddy Ballgame, and I’ve been managing the Chicago Champions of the Illowa APBA League, a diceball league, for nearly 35 years.  I’m also a White Sox fan, John Brandeberry, the manager [...]

 
1989 Mitch Williams, Chicago Cubs
This card is a doozy.  Indicative of his wild nature, this Mitch Williams hitting card is pretty much guaranteed of getting you three results; a strikeout, a double play, or if you’re lucky, maybe a homerun. 
It was 1989 and after three years in Texas, it was his first time [...]

From down south, we have the Orlando APBA Association.
Reading Rod Caborn’s summary, I couldn’t help but notice their mid-season call-up system.
 
"25 man active roster with total 35 man rosters (10 inactive for year. At mid-season, maximum of three call-ups allowed (and three sent down)"

 
A few in my league [...]

If you are in a league that plays by NL-style rules, that is, you let the pitcher bat, do you have restrictions or modifications that prevent the overuse of pitcher’s hitting supercards from batting? 
Our league uses the Pitcher’s Hitting Card.  I originally introduced the PHC sometime in the  early 1990’s during my fateful reign [...]