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 [...]

With the Illowa APBA League’s rookie draft and opening day less than a month away, we’re smack dab in the middle of our trading season.  This is evident by the list of trades that our league has made.  I’ve stayed out of the trading fray so far but once we get together in person, it [...]

In time for the new year, Rotoprofessor has just come out with their 2010 MLB rankings by position. 
I believe I directed you their rankings last year.  When it comes to trading and drafting within our leagues, I find rankings helpful. and I think they do as good of a job as any.  As I [...]

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 pen”.  That said, in [...]

Backed into a corner the Chicago Champions traded Vernon Wells to the Upperdeckers in exchange for Felipe Lopez.  Ever since I first got into the Illowa APBA League nearly 35 years ago, secondbase has always seemed to be a problem spot.  We started off with Rennie Stennett, went to Jorge Orta, Bobby Randall, Johnny Ray, [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Last year I traded Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Nick Swisher.  Let me introduce myself, I’m Tedd Mallasch, aka Teddy Ballgame, and I’ve been managing the Chicago Champions of the Illowa APBA League, a diceball league, for nearly 35 years.  I’m also a White Sox fan, John Brandeberry, the manager [...]