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…
1989 Mitch Williams, Chicago Cubs This card is a doozy. Indicative of his wild nature, this Mitch Williams hitting card is pretty much guaranteed of getting you three results; a strikeout, a double play, or if you’re lucky, maybe a homerun. It was 1989 and after three years in…
From down south, we have the Orlando APBA Association. Reading Rod Caborn’s summary, I couldn’t help but notice their mid-season call-up system. “25 man active roster with total 35 man rosters (10 inactive for year. At mid-season, maximum of three call-ups allowed (and three sent down)” A few in my…
If you are in a league that plays by NL-style rules, that is, you let the pitcher bat, do you have restrictions or modifications that prevent the overuse of pitcher’s hitting supercards from batting? Our league uses the Pitcher’s Hitting Card. I originally introduced the PHC sometime in the early…
I’m starting this running thread of famous people who play or have played APBA. If you know of anyone who isn’t already on the list, please comment and I’ll put them on the list. I’ll start with a couple: George Bush former part owner of the Texas Rangers David…
A quick plug for my other blog, The Baseball Zealot. My co-hort, Teddy Ballgame promises he’ll write some for The APBA Blog soon but he’s currently in Arizona watching some Arizona Fall League games (the lucky bum). He’s been writing daily updates on The Baseball Zealot. You can read them…
In the time of year between the end of the MLB season and time that the cards come out, it seems all we have to hang on to are our hopes for the next season’s card set. And a big part of that are predictions. No one claims to have…
As soon as I post this about the Yesterday APBA Baseball League, I’m forwarding it to our league. Because Chuck from our league is always asking me if I’m interested in undertaking a project similar to what they are doing. And after looking at the YABL web site, it does…
By the 2000s, Tom Glavine lost his hit numbers he had in the early 90s not to mention his “Gretzky” nickname (bestowed because he was pretty good at hockey… good enough to be picked in the fourth round in the NHL draft). But he did picked up a couple of…
Now that I’ve gotten around to updating the Illowa APBA League website, I figured it’s time to brag about my own league. The IAL is in its 33rd season and we enjoy a rich history. First the sordid details: League Name Illowa APBA League Contact Person Thomas Nelshoppen League Website…