The second entry in the APBA League Modifications and Tools Series comes from my own league, the Illowa APBA League. I can take the credit/blame for instituting the Pitcher’s Hitting Card in the IAL though admittedly it was not my creation. I picked it up somewhere from a fellow…
I thought I’d do a series of articles which share a few modifications or tools that APBA leagues have been using. John Briggs brings us our first entry. He’s a manager in the Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association. The RCMBA saw a need to adjust how the optional base coaching…
Devoted reader Steve Stein writes in an email: “How about a post on cool tools your APBA league has devised?” I think partially this is Steve’s nice way of saying “Tom, get off your butt and update the blog, wouldya?”. And that’s a fair point, I’ve been so…
John Briggs emails me to let us know that the Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association has changed web addresses. You can now find them at http://www.rcmba.com/. If any other leagues change addresses, feel free to let me know. Also, if you want to tell us about your league, just fill…
Ricky Moore of The Matt Kading Memorial APBA League checks in and gives us a report on their league’s 2010 draft: Tampico went into Saturday’s 2010 Matt Kading Memorial APBA League draft needing to add depth, especially in the field. Stogies General Manager Ricky Moore was pleased with his…
Repeating is never easy, but the Champions have gotten out of the gate quickly, going for their 12th World Series Championship, and their 3rd straight first place finish. It won’t be easy, despite their 23-7 record, this team has its work cut out for them. Last year’s World Series opposition…
The drought is over, the Champs are once again Champions of the IAL. Chicago had won ten championships in the first twenty two years, then there were a dozen years (six years no playoff berth) with no rings. There were only two other years in team history when the Champs…
KERNELS get Ryan Madson & Jim Johnson HIGHLANDERS get Michael Young & Jayson Nix ANALYSIS I knew the Highlanders would obtain Young from the Kernels, but thought it would be in exchange for Miguel Tejada, because Kentucky needed SS & Moore needed 3B. Madson & Johnson will provide bullpen depth,…
Nothing like getting beat 5 games to 1 over Skype. Teddy and his Champions ate me up like this morning’s breakfast today while we played our March series for the Illowa APBA League. Maybe I was paying too much attention to the Illinois baseball game in the background (they won…
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…