Sometimes getting lucky dice isn’t always a good thing. Brian Cavanagh will testify to this as his 1994 Montreal Expos fell victim to some good dice rolling by the Atlanta Braves in a key pennant-clinching game. Here’s Brian’s wrap-up: My 1994 Expos were 3 outs away from clinching the…
I’ll have to hand it to APBA. They make the results on the Baseball boards crystal clear. Rarely is there a board result which causes confusion. It’s pretty much spelled out. Sure you’ll see postings on the Between the Lines forum asking for clarification on this or that but…
Following up on my last article on luck in APBA, I’m going to take a quick look at the ‘66’ and more precisely the ‘6’ dice roll. We all want to roll the ‘66’ in APBA, of course. It transcends all APBA games and it epitomizes the game itself. The…
“I can’t believe (insert manager’s name). He’s rolling so lucky this weekend.” “Bad dice. That’s what it is. Bad dice. I can’t roll a 66 to save my life.” These are typical comments we hear at every APBA get together. When we’re down, we blame bad luck on our dice…
This past weekend, the Illowa APBA League all got together for our annual Spring Weekend. The IAL has three yearly get-togethers when we all manage to assemble in one place; The World Series/Draft weekend early in the year, the All-Star weekend and the Spring Weekend. The other two weekends have…
Don S in the Illowa APBA League will occasionally email the managers with a MLB stat update on the players that were picked in current year’s first round, essentially the league’s rookies. It’s usually pretty interesting and sometimes it’s a harsh reminder of our drafting ability. His latest report has…
Brian Cavanaugh posted a question on Facebook that raises an interesting point: "Wilson Valdez pitched a scoreless 19th for us last night and got the win……will he get a *A pitcher rating as well as a 2B, SS,and 3B rating????" I read about that today. Ryan Howard had…
I got emails about it. I got texted about it. I guess when the future Hall of Famer firstbaseman on your APBA team plays a different position in the majors, everyone wants to make sure you know about. Yes, Albert Pujols played thirdbase tonight against the Phillies. Pujols playing…
Andy from the Baseball Reference Blog (a fun little corner of B-R, check it out if you haven’t already) has an interesting article pointing out that Jose Reyes currently has six triples so far this season. The gist of the article is that because of his high total in the…
The APBA Game Co has sent out an official reminder about the 2011 APBA Convention. You can find all the details and information on how to register on their website. Here’s the nitty-gritty: Dates: July 15-17 Registration Fee: $80; $45 for children 16 and under (after May 31, the price…