The New York Times ran a nice piece called The Crack of the Dice on the game of APBA and the recent Convention in Lancaster.
John Duke took this year’s tournament using the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates.  It’s his second title in two years.  He won in 2007 with the 1927 Yankees.
Congrats John!
The NYT focused a lot [...]

Not really APBA related but this article in the LA Times reports that Lancaster, Pa, home of the APBA Co, is probably the closely watched community.  The town of 55,000 has some 165 closed-circuit TV cameras monitoring public areas purportedly looking for crime.
 
Some 165 closed-circuit TV cameras soon will provide live, round-the-clock scrutiny of nearly [...]

There’s a pretty awesome article depicting the fun of APBA (and Strat-O-Matic) baseball in USA Today.  They interview a couple members of the Washington APBA Baseball League.
 
…But they’re not at the ballpark. For that matter, they’re not watching on TV, either. It’s 10 a.m. on a Sunday morning and they are huddled around McDonald’s tiny [...]

Opening Day won’t be here for another three months but since the 2008 cards and disks are out, APBA league play and replays can now commence. 
In that spirit, here are links to some past (dare I call them historical?) articles on the game of APBA in the mainstream press.  Thanks to Teddy Ballgame (who [...]

I’m starting this running thread of famous people who play or have played APBA.  If you know of anyone who isn’t already on the list, please comment and I’ll put them on the list. 
I’ll start with a couple:
 

George Bush
former part owner of the Texas Rangers

David Eisenhower
grandson of President Dwight Eisenhower, inspiration for [...]

I always enjoy seeing APBA mentioned in the news media even if it’s just briefly.  First, any PR for the game is good, in my opinion.  Second, it’s interesting to see which sportswriters/athletes have played or encountered the game. 
This time it’s Tim Griffin who interestingly covers college football for ESPN.  His article about nicknames [...]