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Author: Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

How to handle injuries in APBA replays and league play

Injuries don’t happen too often in APBA Baseball. By my count, it occurs on five numbers on all of the base situations not including the sacrifice and hit and run charts. That said, what do you do when a player gets injured according to the APBA boards?

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Thomas Nelshoppen July 1, 2025 July 1, 2025APBA Rules injuries, modifications, rules 0

1966 NL replay: July 17th was a busy day!

I have found a little time to work on my 1966 National League replay. I have gotten through July 17 so far. A lot has happened on that day! To be fair, there were four doubleheaders on that day so a lot can change in the standings and the leaderboards.

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Thomas Nelshoppen June 23, 2025 June 23, 2025replay 1966, replay 2

Are you up for the Sioux Falls Shakedown?

Dave Druk is organizing the Sioux Falls Shakedown APBA baseball tournament and it has quite a lot going for it. A professional PA announcer? A raffle including $1000 worth of APBA products? Proceeds going to a worthy charity?

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Thomas Nelshoppen June 16, 2025 June 16, 2025Tournament Sioux Falls Shakedown, tournament 2

Giving Roy Langhans his due

For those who haven’t heard the news, Long time APBA legend and Hall of Famer Roy Langhans had passed at the end of 2024. Roy was one of those men that seemed to touch a lot of APBA fans’ lives.

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Thomas Nelshoppen June 11, 2025 June 11, 2025People deaths, roy langhans 1

Monster Card Monday: mid-year 2025 Aaron Judge

I know it’s been a while since I have written a Monday column. I couldn’t help check out Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s card on Steve’s APBA Card Computer.

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Thomas Nelshoppen June 9, 2025 June 9, 2025Card Analysis Aaron Judge, Monster Card Monday, Steve's APBA Card Computer 1

2025 APBA Convention scheduled for June 19th-22nd!

I’ve had a couple fans ask me about the upcoming APBA convention. Apparently, they were nailing down the last bit of logistics before announcing the annual event.

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Thomas Nelshoppen June 6, 2025 June 6, 2025APBA Co News announcements, apba convention, APBA Game Co 0

Thunderchickens battle to .500 at IAL Spring weekend

The managers of the Illowa APBA League convened in the west suburb of Downers Grove, Illinois to play our May games.

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Thomas Nelshoppen June 3, 2025 June 3, 2025League Updates ial, league 2

Steve’s APBA Card Computer adds a nifty feature!

Many of us APBA fans are already familiar with Steve’s APBA Card Computer. I know our league is. We are already looking at our players for 2025.

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Thomas Nelshoppen May 26, 2025 May 26, 2025Resources card analysis, steve stein, Steve's APBA Card Computer 2

TBL’s Annual drops and it’s worth a read

I know I say it every time.

But really, the Transcontinental Baseball League’s Annual is great reading.

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Thomas Nelshoppen May 12, 2025 May 12, 2025League Updates league, TBL, walter hunt 1

A series where nobody wanted to score

Setting the scenario, my Thunderchickens played Dennis Jennings’ Global Glaciers remotely last night for the Illowa APBA League. In the first three games, Dennis’ Glaciers scored just three runs. Thunderchicken pitching held them scoreless for 22 innings straight. Yet, Dennis won two of those three games. Overall, the Glaciers took…

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