Mike McClurg sends us info on the Mason Dixon TableTop League. The name of the MDTL, which started back 1973, is not new to me. Indeed with names of APBA players like McClurg, Tom Heiderscheit and Jim Boylan, I remember seeing this league referred to in the old APBA Journal…
The League Profiles keep rolling in. This is our third one this week. Gary Hopkins writes in today about his Buffalo Pastime League. Originating in 1976, the BPL is unique in that it primarily uses the Master Game as its game of choice. I haven’t seen too many of those…
The official 2012 APBA Baseball Lineup sheets have been released by the APBA Company! You can find the link to the pdf on APBA’s web site. A quick note: I know I promised that I’d be working on questions for APBA CEO John Herson’s upcoming interview last weekend. That’s been…
Jeff Cory of the Lame Duck Baseball Association wrote in response to my article asking about how APBA leagues reward their winners. He sent in this photo of Tom Johnson proudly holding his trophy after winning the LDBA 2009 championship. A close-up of the trophy: Jeff writes: “Tom Johnson of…
Wells didn’t pose for this card… it was taken while ‘at the plate’. Today’s TCT is 2011 Vernon Wells III aka ‘V-Dub’. IAL manager Don Smith who has Wells on his team has been providing side commentary on Wells’ progress in the comments section on some of my Tyler Colvin…
I want to engage everyone’s opinion on something I’ve been thinking about. When I post League Profiles (like this recent one about the Southern California Baseball League), I don’t post email info for the contact person because generally, that’s a bad practice to get into. I’m a big believer in…
I see Dan Velderrain’s name quite often on the APBA Baseball Facebook group page so it was good to get an email from him telling me about his league, the Southern California Baseball League. It broke the ice and we chatted a bit about the need for an online presence…
With a runner on third, 1922 Red Lutz is definitely your man. With eleven 6s on his single column card and practically nothing else. Lutz is all or nothing. That said, he doesn’t have a thirteen on his card an he has a fair amount of fly ball outs for…
Brian Bishop write in about the United States Baseball League. The USBL has a lofty goal; starting with the 1903 season, they want to get through 100 years of baseball. Sounds tough but they have already progressed to 1930 in nine years. Info on the USBL: League Name United States…
As you may have already heard, the Illowa APBA League is in a state of transition. A long time manager and friend has resigned and we’re in the process of looking for a replacement. It’s somewhat unfamiliar territory for the IAL as we have only had one new manager in…