Got this question from reader Garret. It’s been too many years since I’ve played the Master Game: I have master game rules question …The rules say with a runner at first, the pitcher can pitch from a stretch and prevent a steal of home… Does his grade decrease? Is there…
Thanks to Paul Dylan who did a preview of the 2011-12 UEFA Championship Soccer teams on his site, One for Five. The two teams, Chelsea and Bayern Munich are available for free download on APBA’s site. Dylan’s preview includes a simulation match which he details quite well. Very interesting for…
APBA Blog reader Jim Shaw wrote me recently about my selection of Monster Cards. Essentially, he said, “I suggest something other than pitchers’ cards for the above as are a small sample size”. Fair enough. Though the idea for the Monster Card series, was to get the most outlandish and…
At the Between the Lines forum, Francis Rose has some news regarding a pre-convention get together: The convention opens Friday evening, July 20, in Lancaster. Information at www.ConventionForAPBAFans.com. I am hosting a Pre-Convention Warmup at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on Thursday, July 19th vs. the Mets. First pitch is…
Yesterday, I finally posted the last set of results from The Great APBA Fan Survey. If you missed any, I’m putting links to each set below so you can check them out. A few final comments and acknowledgements First, I would like to thank everyone for participating. The response was…
In the Great APBA Fan Survey the last section allowed you to type any comments you wanted about the survey, The APBA Blog, or the APBA Company. I’m simply copying them wholesale so you can read them. APBA needs to pick up the pace or get left behind. Good…
I just ran across this Gazette.net article in my news feed: Legendary coach chases his passion. It’s about Terry Changuris, the high school baseball coach being recognized for his 158-31 record and seven state championships. What helped foster Changuris’ love of baseball as a kid? You bet. It was APBA.…
l watched a few YouTube episodes of Table Talk and found it a rather fun and unique concept idea for a show. Basically, it gathers a few online personalities together to play a popular tabletop board game and jazzes it up with witty conversation and even throws in hints about…
This is the last set of results of The Great APBA Fan Survey. You can see all the posts with survey results here. Most likely, I’ll follow up with a summary article and maybe include your final comments (those were pretty good). This last set deals with APBA and the…
For those using MS Excel, l found a handy solution to that nagging problem of computing Games Behind (or Games Back) in your standings. I know I’ve gotten formulas to work in the past but somewhere along the line, they always seem to break down. This one, that I got…