There are a couple of big tournaments in the Midwest coming up. Pastor Rich’s 1st Annual Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Basic Tournament is just around the corner and if you want to get in on it, now’s your chance. Pastor Rich says there are already teams slotted for the tourney!
Don’t worry, there are five more spots if you are interested.
Here is the initial press release
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Gene Davis Steaks Eatery – 4243 Oaklane Road – Jackson, MI 49203
(exit 34 off of US-127 – 7 miles south of I-94)
Cost: $10.00
Coffee and donuts will be provided by me
You are welcome to bring your own snacks and beverages (non-alcoholic)
Please bring $10 dollars (and a good tip) for a great lunch (around 2:30 pm)
The lunch is part of the package for letting us use the venue off hours
Trust me…you will not be disappointed (a sirloin steak, smoked pork chop or marinated chicken breast, 2 sides & a non-alcoholic drink)
Deadline for firm commitment and team selection is February 1, 2015.
Please e-mail me at pastorichz(at)gmail.com (Only one “r”) or send me a message on Facebook with your name, cell phone number and your team (first come, first serve, as we don’t want 6 guys playing with the 1984 Detroit Tigers)
This will greatly assist in the determining of amount of divisions and round robin play (I will do my best to prepare an even amount of home and away games during round robin play).
We will be giving a uniquely Michigan-esque trophy to the winner to be brought back each year and given to the new champion. I will also be contacting John Herson (owner of APBA) about some prizes as well.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. However, all complaints must be submitted in writing on February 30th of the current calendar year.
Thanks and we look forward to a great tournament!
PASTOR RICH ZAWADZKI
pastorichz(at)gmail.com
More recent info from Rich
The format will be…
8 divisions of 4 teams each with each team playing 6 round robin games against 3 divisional opponents (3 home – 3 away)
Then the Elite Eight division winners will be seeded play down to the…
Final Four
Terrific Two
Hail to Chief (Champion)
Currently the teams (and managers) are as follows…
1906 Chicago Cubs (Mark Hanisch)
1908 Detroit Tigers (Richard Butler)
1915 Boston Red Sox (Jeremy Kelley)
1917 Chicago White Sox (Shawn Baier)
1927 New York Yankees (Brian Wells)
1931 Philadelphia Athletics (Rich Zawadzki)
1934 Detroit Tigers (Randy Egan)
1937 New York Yankees (John Roels)
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers (Doug Schuyler)
1961 Detroit Tigers (Bill Lilley)
1962 San Francisco Giants (Wendell Watkins)
1962 Los Angeles Dodgers (David Watkins)
1968 Detroit Tigers (Steve Steinhardt)
1969 Baltimore Orioles (Charles Modzinski)
1976 Cincinnati Reds (James Dickey)
1976 Philadelphia Phillies (Ian Kabell)
1977 Chicago White Sox (Greg Tews)
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers (Dave Palladini)
1984 Detroit Tigers (Thomas Tucholski)
1985 St. Louis Cardinals (Robert Mosher)
1988 Oakland Athletics (Bob McCurdy)
1990 Cincinnati Reds (Chris Short)
1998 New York Yankees (G.F. Korreck)
1998 Atlanta Braves (Allen Shock)
2005 Chicago White Sox (Stephen Dickey)
2006 Detroit Tigers (Christopher Baier)
2006 Minnesota Twins (Eric Berg)
Many thanks Tom!
I will be there. Understand that sign up is over but this will be my first ever APBA gathering. So I can volunteer for set up etc.
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