I chatted with Brian Cavanaugh from the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club Summer League over Facebook this morning. We talked about a few things but Brian mentioned the impending coming of Irene. Brian lives in Philadelphia and from the looks of it, Philly will be getting it hard. I just…
O.Z. League Looking for Managers Dom Provisiero says his New York-based O.Z. League is doing its annual search for managers: New York and vicinity APBA BASEBALL: the O.Z. League, founded in 1983, is conducting its annual search for new members. Anyone from the East Coast that is looking for…
We have a second league profile in as many days. Today, Southern APBA Baseball Association (SABA) is on the pedestal for display. Wayne Hughes wrote in to tell me about SABA which is a retro league that has been around for 37 years. The facts about SABA: League Name…
John “Stray” Corrado contacted The APBA Blog with info on Mid-West Baseball League. It took me a while to figure out that it means Mid AND West… and for that matter there are managers from the East, too. The 28 team computer based league is everywhere. Here are the details…
My commish Mike Bunch is a big fan of doing ‘60s replays. He just sent me an email updating me on his 1962 replay that he’s doing now. If I’m not mistaken, he’s using basic game using actual transactions. Mike is halfway through the ‘62 season now and here are…
An announcement of a rather consequential decision by APBA CEO John Herson came down the pipes yesterday: July 28, 2011 APBA Fans, For almost 60 years APBA has been based in the Lancaster area. After a lot of consideration and soul searching, APBA will be relocating to Alpharetta Georgia…
Matt asked this question about fielding on The APBA Blog’s Facebook wall. I thought I’d tackle it here in a post: "I’m sure this is already answered someplace, but I’m not sure where or how to look. How are fielding grades determined? I’m just trying to get a…
Journalist Kerry Patrick of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel did a wrap up of the recent APBA Convention in Lancaster. He’s written about APBA in past columns of his. “No Dice in APBA tourney” details the efforts of his 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs in the 2011 APBA tourney. By the title,…
One of the questions I’ve gotten recently from APBA baseball fans centers around the Coxx Pitching grade system. I’ll be honest, I was pretty unfamiliar with the Coxx System. Never having used it, it was all new to me. Essentially, Coxx uses the Master Game pitching grades and from there…
Long time APBA fan Chuck Foley emailed The APBA Blog and I wanted to share his thoughts. He has a couple of good points worth a look. With his permission, I’m posting his note in entirety. I have read with interest the blogs you are all posting. At the risk…