1) THUNDERCHICKENS – TOMMY HANSON P: I watched Tommy dominate the AFL a couple of years ago, then he repeated the feat with the Braves in his rookie season, he has a funky delivery, almost like a dart thrower. Looks to be the heir apparent successor to Tom Glavine both with Atlanta and the T*Chix. [...]
Well, despite my offers and suggestions, I made it through the Illowa APBA League off season without making a single trade.
More to the point at hand, congratulations to Tedd and his Chicago Champions. On Friday night, they breezed through the playoffs and then swept the Rising Bamm! Beanos to win our World Series. [...]
With the Illowa APBA League draft convention one day away, it’s beginning to be crunch time. I have six pitchers and just one graded starter on my pitching staff at this point. The only good news is that I have six draft picks including the #1 pick, for our upcoming rookie draft (David Price, anyone?).
I [...]
Advanced Fantasy Baseball has “Ten Fantasy Baseball Trade Secrets”. It was posted last May and admittedly is geared toward fantasy baseball not APBA. However, most of the tips still apply.
Like #9:
Concern yourself with the end result more than the price. You may think giving up a certain keeper for a collection of players you [...]
For those who will be entering draft time sometime soon, here is a list (in pdf form) of the 2009 rookies that our commissioner put together.
For the players, it includes playing time including games at secondary positions. For pitchers, it includes playing time as well as W-L record and ERA.
One warning: the list [...]
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 read.
-tbz
1) TWIN CITIES [...]
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
Rookie Draft replacing non-pitchers who didn’t get 125 [...]
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 his East Moline Bombers picked Evan [...]
Nick Tegeler emailed me as soon as he got back from from the 2009 All American Baseball Association draft weekend with his report. According to AABA rules, they draft players that are unowned from the previous year. Their league has 18 teams, 180 picks and 40 man rosters.
This is how their first round went: [...]
A week or so ago, I made my first trade in the IAL. We did it with our ol’ trading buddy, DonS and his Molly Putts Marauders. At first sight, it looks like a barn-burner:
My first round pick and Ramon Hernandez
for
Highlanders’ first round pick and Mark Hendrickson
…and I guess it is. But consider that [...]
