The competitive game of APBA must be getting big. The same day of the Illowa APBA League All-Star Game, Jim Saska hosted the second Capital of the Confederacy Tournament in Richmond, Virginia. On October 15th, Jim organized and hosted the tourney. He was nice enough to send a wrap-up. Here…
Generally speaking baseball has evolved through three different periods on pitcher usage, centering around starting pitchers. Prior to 1900, starting pitchers usually pitched with one or two games rest, e.g. Hoss Radbourn, Pud Galvin, Tim Keefe and other 19th century greats. From around 1900 to the early ‘60s, starters worked…
It’s Wednesday and I still haven’t done a write-up on the Illowa APBA League All-Star Game last weekend. Time management issues happen when the Cubs get to the playoffs. IAL managers all arrived at the Downers Grove Comfort Inn last Friday. Chuck Lucas was nice enough to give me a…
A couple days ago, I posted about Steve’s Card Computer which among other things, gives us a glimpse into the 2016 APBA cards. Mike Bunch, our commissioner in the Illowa APBA League, has been predicting APBA for years as well and he’s gotten pretty good at it. He’s at it…
Wrigley Field Chicago, IL April 14, 2015 The Cubs look to continue their winning ways after Jon Lester’s gem yesterday as young Kyle Hendricks takes the mound against Raisel Iglesias of Cincinnati. The Reds get off to a good start as Skip Schumaker hits a one out single to right…
This weekend will be the 42nd annual Illowa APBA League All-Star Game. IAL managers will gather in Downers Grove, Illinois on Friday to play some APBA and have some fun. On Saturday, the All-Star Game game will take place. The City Boys Division, skippered by Chuck Lucas (above left), will…
Hey everyone, I know a lot of you are big fans of Steve’s APBA Card Computer so you will want to know that it has a new home. You can now find it at this address: http://www.compuducksports.com/cardcomp/ For those who haven’t used it, Steve’s APBA Card Computer is the baby…
With the Illowa APBA League 2016 All-Star weekend coming up next weekend, you might need a program to keep track of the managers. The IAL has been going through some personnel changes lately. In short, we have two new managers in our league. Dan Bunch This is actually Dan’s second…
Now that the Major League Baseball season is over, some of you may want to have a copy of the stats on your computer to view, sort and filter. Most of us are fine with browsing the nicely formatted web pages at Baseball Reference, MLB.com or ESPN.com. However, if you’re…
Wrigley Field Chicago, IL 4/13/2015 A weary and somewhat down team arrived in Chicago after two straight extra-inning games followed by a devastating blowout against their ace left them wondering if a slump was about to begin. Their opponents today are the Cincinnati Reds, a struggling ball club that has…