APBA to the masses sometimes gets rolled in with the fantasy leagues ala rotisserie leagues. One difference among many, I think, is the connection to the players. The connection (at least for us board game players), comes from handling and viewing the individual player cards. Corny as that may seem.
Which leads me to this [...]
Let me explain myself before I start a riot here. I’ve been playing APBA baseball since 1970, 40 of my 53 years on earth. I LOVE the game of baseball, enjoy APBA, especially seeing the stats grow over a long season, trading & drafting to build my ballclub, the Chicago Champions of the Illowa APBA [...]
This weekend is the Illowa APBA League’s World Series/Draft weekend. Of course, one part of the weekend which I enjoy the most is the league meeting… and I think I’m the only one who seems to get any pleasure out of it.
Below are the five proposed rule changes to our hallowed constitution to be discussed [...]
Our season has pretty much ended in the Illowa APBA League. We still have a few have a few minor and not so minor details to take care of. The last electronic newsletter hasn’t come out, we’ll need to vote on our All-League team and most importantly, the playoffs and the World Series will need [...]
O.Z. League manager Dom Provisiero and I have been in contact the past few weeks on the issue of keeping historical stats and other relevant for leagues. This has been an interest of mine for a while so I thought I’d share my thoughts.
Accumulating the Data
Documenting your APBA league’s history of stats, transactions, standings and [...]
Our league won’t be drafting till sometime in March but with the release of the 2008 season disk, I’m sure there will be some leagues beginning their seasons soon (if not already).
I’m opening this post up for APBA leagues who are drafting in the upcoming year to let all of us know how their leagues [...]
Just a post to start a discussion on how leagues limit player usage if at all.
Why limit player usage at all? What’s the point?
I guess a couple reasons. One is accuracy in stats. While it is true that if your APBA leagues of the 8-12 team variety and is drafting from the entire [...]
There are a few ways APBA keeper leagues can determine draft order for rookie drafts. Depending on how it’s done, it can emphasize league parity or competition. I thought I’d run through the methods our league (the Illowa APBA League) has tried (or considered trying) throughout our history with their advantages and disadvantages.
The IAL [...]
