Comments on: Do real life off-field actions affect who’s on your league team?

By: DonS.

DonS. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:05:34 +0000

Actions like Steroid Use absolutely affect who is on my APBA team. I swapped Ken Caminiti in one trade and Victor Martinez in another because of suspected steroid use. Accusations of Caminiti turned out to be true; Victor, not true.

My Guardian Angel (who I sometimes force to work overtime) had my back in each swap. One trade ended up very good for me. The other turned out to be beneficial to both teams.

One other thing: there is a player presently on my roster that I suspect. If what I consider to be good evidence turns up, he is through on my team.

By: The Baseball Zealot

The Baseball Zealot — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:21:26 +0000

a little off topic but I was thinking about your Woody Allen comment.

What would happen if we held past respected artists like van gogh and Gaugin (sp) to the same standards that we do our current artists. Not necessarily defending Allen but perhaps food for thought.

By: Teddy Ballgame

Teddy Ballgame — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:29:34 +0000

I used to root for the LA Lakers when not cheering for Da Bulls, but will not back them with Kobe Bryant on the roster, even with Phil Jackson as the head coach. Also will avoid all Woody Allen movies, he was one of my faves. Certain lines cannot be crossed, haven’t found that with baseball/APBA. Josh Beckett was traded to the Champions after he was traded in real life to the Red Sox, his APBA manager was a Yankees fan. I traded Matt Kemp to a Dodgers fan in exchange for Nick Swisher, in part because Swish was on the White Sox, next season Nick was traded to the Yanks, wish I still had Kemp.