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…
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…
Over the holidays, Marc Ross sent me some info on his league, the Mail 3 League. Take some time to check out Mail 3’s web site. They’ve done an excellent job not only stat keeping but also documenting their history. I also notice that their constitution is online. I think…
The Illowa APBA League has been around nearly 35 years. It started out as an eight team draft league, fell apart after 120 games in its inaugural season, only to rebound strong. I urge you to checkout at www.illowaapbaleague.com In the olden days, there were mail, as well as face-to-face…
I was a bit sad to hear about the passing of ex-MLB reliever Dave Smith who succumbed to a heart attack at the young age of 53. From all accounts, he was a kind and laid back guy. His death, however, has a special meaning for me APBA-wise. Dave Smith…
A quick plug for my other blog The Baseball Zealot. Over the winter, we’re busy profiling the twenty-some Hall of Fame candidates up for selection plus giving our opinion whether they deserve the nod. We’re about halfway done now. Here is the entry point for the HOF ’09 series. For…
I was re-organizing my photo gallery this afternoon and I ran across some photos from the 2002 APBA Convention. I remember this trip fondly. My buddy Brando and I drove out to Lancaster for the convention. On the way and on way back we saw some minor league games. The…
I’m making available a scoresheet I designed in Microsoft Word a couple years ago. At least one opponent of mine liked it enough to ask for it so I’m putting it up for anyone who might want to use it. It’s suitable for league play, replays or whatever. If you…
No lineup toy can help my pathetic lineup next year! If you’re having trouble coming up with a lineup for your team, Steve Stein’s Lineup Toy might be able to head you in the right direction. It’s a java-based web application. Just choose your players, click the button and…
Albert Pujols’ new 2008 card (based on the disk) All I can say is yippie! Yes, the double ones, yes, the 55-7, yes, the 44-0 but what I like are the decent numbers on the “automatic” numbers; the 21-37, the 26-41 and the 46-22. I will enjoy those immensely…