Clayton Klapper writes in about his league based in Arizona called MDN_08. His league is comprised of high school students who play over the summer. I don’t want to sound like an old fogey here but in this day and age of video games (I admit to enjoying them too),…
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…
It’s the 28th today. That’s a magic day in the Illowa APBA League because that’s when our stats our due from each manager. My cross town rival Brando loves doing stats. When we come home from a long tiring weekend where we’ve 30 league games, he tells me he’s going…
Reader Kevin sent me a email with a question regarding roster sizes of the card sets. I think it’s worth bringing up. If one person is confused about it and wrote in about it, there are probably 100 others who are wondering the same thing… most likely those who are…
In the same vein as Teddy’s Draft Review, here is his 2009 Illowa APBA League Trade Analysis. It’s something I started back in 90’s. It was picked up for a few years by Rob Moore and now Teddy does it. There’s a saying. “Forget the sword of truth, wield the…
A yearly tradition, IAL manager Teddy Ballgame does a lengthy draft review a few days after our rookie draft. He critiques each pick, gives each team on how they drafted and lists players he thinks may have been overlooked. Whether or not you are in the IAL, it’s an enjoyable…
Last weekend was the Illowa APBA League Draft weekend. After Chuck Lucas (above) and his Northside Hitmen put away the opposition to win the World Series, we commenced with the league meeting and draft on Friday night. The essential details: 10 team keeper league 26 players per team…
It’s late so I’m keeping this short. We’ve just retired from our first night of the Illowa APBA League Draft Weekend. Congrats to Chuck Lucas (right) who won the IAL 2008 World Series. Here he is being presented the trophy by IAL commish Mike Bunch. Mike Bunch and…
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…
Smile Politely, a local online magazine, did a profile on me. I’m just basking in my 15 minutes.