Not sure if there would be any interest in The APBA Blog readership but I’ve started up a new blog called Illinois Baseball Report focusing on a team near and dear to me, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team. I’ve been a die-hard fan for some five years…
C- Victor Martinez: .272, 35 2B 0 3B 22 HR, 74 RBI 85 runs 1B Prince Fielder: .271, 42 2B 0 3B 55 HR, 152 RBI 122 runs 2B Chase Utley: .304, 46 2B 4 3B 25 HR, 91 RBI 97 runs 3B Miguel Cabrera: .326, 50 2B 2 3B…
Despite the fact the Chicago Champions finished the regular season with 98 wins, in first place, they are not resting on their laurels. Trades on happen in the offseason, after the World Series, before the first dice of the new season hit the table. IAL’s Playoffs, World Series, & Draft…
In our first league draft submission, Rod Caborn of the Orlando APBA Association (OAPBA) writes to let us know how their draft went. Cliff Lee went numero uno followed by Geovany Soto and Edison Volquez. Rod Caborn writes: Southpaw Cliff Lee was the first pick in the 2009 OABPA (Orlando…
This blog tends to lean towards baseball (I write what I know). I did however run across a hockey web site today worth mentioning. Chris Kash’s web site is dedicated to the River Cities Renegades, his APBA hockey team in the CCHL. It’s a pretty realistic web site… so much…
The final Illowa APBA League newsletter came out today. And I can’t go another any further without congratulating my co-blogger, fellow manager and good friend Teddy Ballgame. His Chicago Champions placed first in the IAL after a grueling (ok, it was grueling for me, for him it was probably a…
You got Dave Parker pretty easy last time. We’ll see how you do with this one. I took the position out this time. No hints this time except that may be a slight hint in of itself. Good Luck!
After an off day yesterday, it was time to resume our last series of the year on the last day of January. Time for a couple quickies before Mgr. Lucas needed to go to church. Jake Peavy bested his old team in the opener of the final three games. Jake…
Our season has pretty much ended in the Illowa APBA League. We still have a few have a few minor and not so minor details to take care of. The last electronic newsletter hasn’t come out, we’ll need to vote on our All-League team and most importantly, the playoffs and…
Craig Ball writes to plug his league, the Matt Kading Memorial APBA League. His update has a bit of bittersweet touch. The league’s name is derived from a manager who was killed serving his country in Iraq. Every league has its issues but something like this puts everything into perspective. …