Geoffrey Giordano from the APBA Football Facebook fan page found this interesting Ebay listing going for big money: Original 1959 APBA PRO LEAGUE FOOTBALL GAME WITH 1957 SEASON CARDS Complete MINT The bid is for a original 1959 APBA Football game with mint 1957 cards. Right now, the bid stands…
Forgive me, I’m putting forth a mathematical case study here. One that I don’t know the answer. Maybe somebody can set me straight. Say you’re doing a replay of a 162-game season for just one team. During the course of the season, the team you are playing as well as…
Larry Olson just sent me information on a new league starting up called Franchise Owners APBA League. A quick look at the FOAL: League Name Franchise Owners APBA League (FOAL) Contact Person Larry Olson Sport Baseball # of teams 15 Year of inception 2011 Basic/Master/Computer/ Combination Basic Game Out of…
The APBA Blog reader Brad Richards sent in a question: “I love your blog and have been reading it for a couple of years now. I was wondering if you know of any computer software to use for scorekeeping/stat keeping. I have a MacBook and have been looking for someway…
I just got around to skimming the “Ask John” thread in the APBA-Between the Lines forum. For those who haven’t been on in a while (like me), APBA CEO John Herson has opened up the floodgates for questions of any kind and indeed, it was a flood. There were at…
The Pittsburgh Pirates of 1960 will go down in infamy as far as any New York Yankee fan is concerned. Especially Bill Mazeroski, who of course hit the well-known homerun to win it all. But if you’re doing a replay of 1960 and have any concerns that Maz isn’t up…
For all of you who are avid APBA Football fans (and you are on Facebook), you might want to check out the Facebook page that Geoffrey Giordano has created simply called “APBA Football”. According to Geoffrey, it’s a place “where collectors and players can share their greatest moments, memories and…
Sometimes as managers, we do what we can to resist what we WANT to do as opposed to what is best for the team. And sometimes, it’s a little of both. As I had mentioned in my previous post, I had my Black Friday already planned out. Don S stopped…
Just a short post to wish everyone a nice Thanksgiving. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. Tomorrow, while the stores will be crowded with shoppers, I’ll be sending my Twin City Thunderchickens against Don S’ Molly Putts Marauders. The Illowa APBA League is in its homestretch of its 2011 season…
photo credit: apbagames.com Name: Dom Provisiero APBA League: O.Z. League Team: Ozone Outlaws Claim to Fame: 2009 APBA Hall of Fame inductee (left) “If I could get everyone to play APBA, what a world this would be!” Dom Provisiero I may have met Dom Provisiero in person maybe once or…