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Author: Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

Finding another APBA player or league in your area

I get a fair amount of emails because of this blog and I’d have to say he most popular question I get via email is “How do I find someone near me who plays APBA?” or “Is there an APBA League near me?” or something to that effect.  Basically, it…

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Thomas Nelshoppen April 8, 2009 April 8, 2009Resources APBA BTL, leagues 1

League Profile: MDN_08

Clayton Klapper writes in about his league based in Arizona called MDN_08.  His league is comprised of high school students who play over the summer.  I don’t want to sound like an old fogey here but in this day and age of video games (I admit to  enjoying them too),…

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Thomas Nelshoppen April 3, 2009 April 3, 2009League Directory league profile, leagues 0

Getting stats done

It’s the 28th today.  That’s a magic day in the Illowa APBA League because that’s when our stats our due from each manager.  My cross town rival Brando loves doing stats.  When we come home from a long tiring weekend where we’ve 30 league games, he tells me he’s going…

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Thomas Nelshoppen March 28, 2009 December 29, 2017Statistics excel, leagues, Statistics 0

Question about card set sizes

Reader Kevin sent me a email with a question regarding roster sizes of the card sets.  I think it’s worth bringing up.  If one person is confused about it and wrote in about it, there are probably 100 others who are wondering the same thing… most likely those who are…

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Thomas Nelshoppen March 28, 2009 March 28, 2009Card Analysis card sets, xbs 3

2009 IAL Trade Analysis

In the same vein as Teddy’s Draft Review, here is his 2009 Illowa APBA League Trade Analysis.  It’s something I started back in 90’s.  It was picked up for a few years by Rob Moore and now Teddy does it.  There’s a saying. “Forget the sword of truth, wield the…

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Thomas Nelshoppen March 26, 2009 March 26, 2009League Updates ial, leagues, trades 0

2009 IAL DRAFT REVIEW

A yearly tradition, IAL manager Teddy Ballgame does a lengthy draft review a few days after our rookie draft.  He critiques each pick, gives each team on how they drafted and lists players he thinks may have been overlooked. Whether or not you are in the IAL, it’s an enjoyable…

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Thomas Nelshoppen March 24, 2009 March 24, 2009League Updates draft, ial, leagues 5

Illowa APBA League Draft: Who went when

    Last weekend was the Illowa APBA League Draft weekend.   After Chuck Lucas (above) and his Northside Hitmen put away the opposition to win the World Series, we commenced with the league meeting and draft on Friday night.  The essential details: 10 team keeper league 26 players per team…

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Thomas Nelshoppen March 17, 2009 March 17, 2009League Updates draft, ial, leagues 3

First day of IAL draft weekend

It’s late so I’m keeping this short.  We’ve just retired from our first night of the Illowa APBA League Draft Weekend.    Congrats to Chuck Lucas (right) who won the IAL 2008 World Series.  Here he is being presented the trophy by IAL commish Mike Bunch.   Mike Bunch and…

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Thomas Nelshoppen March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009League Updates convention, draft, ial 1

IAL’s Proposed Rule Changes and how I might vote

This weekend is the Illowa APBA League’s World Series/Draft weekend.  Of course, one part of the weekend which I enjoy the most is the league meeting… and I think I’m the only one who seems to get any pleasure out of it. Below are the five proposed rule changes to…

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Thomas Nelshoppen March 12, 2009 March 13, 2009League Issues ial, leagues 0

Check me out

Smile Politely, a local online magazine, did a profile on me.  I’m just basking in my 15 minutes. 

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Thomas Nelshoppen March 6, 2009 March 6, 2009Blog Administration 0
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