The 2011 Transcontinental Baseball League season has really come down to the wire. The drama included everything from brother rivalry and a tie series. It looks like a one-game playoff may be in order, says Steve Stein. The Williams Division has ended in an 87-75 tie between Glenn Taylor’s Wakefield…
Stray Corrado sent us an update on the BBW-based Mid-West Baseball League and includes some information on a new retro league called the Mid-West Winter League. League Name Mid-West Baseball League League Website http://www.straybaseball.com/mwbl Contact Person Stray Corrado Sport Baseball # of teams 28 Year of inception 1997 Basic/Master/Computer/ Combination…
On Between the Lines forum, Steve Radtke has uploaded an Excel spreadsheet populated with info gleaned from the BTL chat the other night. Fielding ratings, pitchers’ grades and some hitting numbers of a few notables. It’s attached to this forum post. There are a few of you out there who…
The Between the Lines forum is abuzz tonight. Those who have gotten the disk are sating the need of those who have not with ratings, grades and some occasional hitting results. You’ll find a variety of pitcher’s grades, fielding and hitting in this thread. In this thread, you’ll find mostly…
On the Between the Lines forum, APBA fans are chomping at the bit waiting for any news of delivery of the 2011 baseball disk. I just checked the multiple threads devoted to the topic. No news yet. Actually, there is one tiny bit of release news. CEO John Herson has…
Name: Rod Caborn APBA League: Orlando APBA Association Team: Beefers Claim to Fame: estimated 20,000 APBA games played Rod Caborn is an APBA Blog reader and not only that, he contributes often. Occasionally, he sends me updates on what his league, the Orlando APBA Association, is up to. In preparation…
We’re revisiting 1930 this week for MCM. And for a change, this hitter played a full season… well almost. I’m talking about George “Watty” Watkins who played in 119 games and had 424 plate appearances in 1930. Watkins’ very first year in baseball was with the 1930 St Louis Cardinals. …
Since many leagues are finished with their 2011 season (or are wrapping it up), there is no doubt trade talk going on for the upcoming 2012 season. I just want to point folks to this post I did almost a couple years ago entitled “10 tips for trading in an…
Geoffrey Giordano from the APBA Football Facebook fan page found this interesting Ebay listing going for big money: Original 1959 APBA PRO LEAGUE FOOTBALL GAME WITH 1957 SEASON CARDS Complete MINT The bid is for a original 1959 APBA Football game with mint 1957 cards. Right now, the bid stands…
Forgive me, I’m putting forth a mathematical case study here. One that I don’t know the answer. Maybe somebody can set me straight. Say you’re doing a replay of a 162-game season for just one team. During the course of the season, the team you are playing as well as…