“I can’t believe (insert manager’s name). He’s rolling so lucky this weekend.” “Bad dice. That’s what it is. Bad dice. I can’t roll a 66 to save my life.” These are typical comments we hear at every APBA get together. When we’re down, we blame bad luck on our dice…
I’m writing this on APBA Day, 6/6/11, Happy APBA Day to you all! Three times a year the Illowa APBA League gets together, as a whole, twice in Naperville & once in Champaign. This is when the Chicago teams play the out of Chicago teams. I needed to get back…
This past weekend, the Illowa APBA League all got together for our annual Spring Weekend. The IAL has three yearly get-togethers when we all manage to assemble in one place; The World Series/Draft weekend early in the year, the All-Star weekend and the Spring Weekend. The other two weekends have…
Don S in the Illowa APBA League will occasionally email the managers with a MLB stat update on the players that were picked in current year’s first round, essentially the league’s rookies. It’s usually pretty interesting and sometimes it’s a harsh reminder of our drafting ability. His latest report has…
Brian Cavanaugh posted a question on Facebook that raises an interesting point: "Wilson Valdez pitched a scoreless 19th for us last night and got the win……will he get a *A pitcher rating as well as a 2B, SS,and 3B rating????" I read about that today. Ryan Howard had…
I got emails about it. I got texted about it. I guess when the future Hall of Famer firstbaseman on your APBA team plays a different position in the majors, everyone wants to make sure you know about. Yes, Albert Pujols played thirdbase tonight against the Phillies. Pujols playing…
Andy from the Baseball Reference Blog (a fun little corner of B-R, check it out if you haven’t already) has an interesting article pointing out that Jose Reyes currently has six triples so far this season. The gist of the article is that because of his high total in the…
The APBA Game Co has sent out an official reminder about the 2011 APBA Convention. You can find all the details and information on how to register on their website. Here’s the nitty-gritty: Dates: July 15-17 Registration Fee: $80; $45 for children 16 and under (after May 31, the price…
I did a double take when doing some Mother’s Day shopping for wife last week. I saw this design on a gift card. Alas, it’s not for APBA’s Baseball for Windows. I was just shopping at Bath and Body Works. Come to think of it, some their scents…
Decided to fly to Pittsburgh to take on Todd Ventresca’s Gamblers. Because Todd couldn’t make it to Chicago for the IAL Playoff & Draft weekend in March, it seemed like the thing to do. On Friday after Todd picked me up from the airport & I checked into the motel,…