UTABL Top Ten Fun

The UTABL, a league based in Lancaster, had a little fun on their blog in anticipation of their upcoming weekend get-together held presumably at a cabin . 
They posted a “Top Ten Cabin Predictions”.  Take number 1 for example:
 
1)  Someone will attempt to destroy a set of dice.  (Dice take the most abuse at the [...]

Satirical piece on dice baseball

This satirical piece on The Sportsman’s Daily about a boy finding a dice baseball game in his dad’s attic is a somewhat funny in a bittersweet way for us APBA fans. 
 
“It was kind of cute for a while,” said Jose. “It brought back some terrific memories like trading Jimmy “Toy Cannon” Wynn over to [...]

Illowa APBA League LLC

Even now, I’m surprised by the stuff I find when I search Google.
I was searching on the keywords of our league name, “Illowa APBA League”.  Apparently, there’s a Internet startup company called List Company that simply lists corporations and companies throughout the world and categorizes them and gives a quick synopsis of them.  They do [...]

Top 5 reasons I traded my double-1 firstbaseman (Mike Jacobs) for Eric Hinske

5.  Hinske’s on-base potential.  He’s not super great but he’s 4 walks and 5 automatic hits.  My team needs a leadoff hitter and it may be a sad reflection on my team but he might fit the bill.
4.  I need a 3rd outfielder.  Right now, Luis Gonzalez is my starting left fielder.  In [...]

Ice shanties or dice for giants?

Just try to tell me that the person who built these ice fishing houses (on Medicine Lake , MN) doesn’t play APBA.  If not, it’s quite a coincidence. 
Then again, if he were an APBA fan, I suppose he would have made them all sixes.
You can read about the whole project at the [...]

I GOT THE NEW CARDS!!!

This was the best day ever!!!  “I GOT THE NEW CARDS!”, used to generate excitement.  NOTE: I’ve included utility man Chris Burke’s card as proof, nobody, to my knowledge, has posted his, who cares, card.  I remember getting together with friends, for an extended lunch at a local restaurant, to look at the new cards.  [...]

What am I thankful for? Besides 66s, of course.

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 [...]