In the spirit of the season, five things APBA-related that I’m genuinely thankful. 1. Albert Pujols Yeah, Albert Pujols. As a Cub fan, I’ll admit it. Somewhere out there on the interwebs, there’s even a picture of me in a Pujols jersey. Here’s why. Six years ago, I had…
Just a post to start a discussion on how leagues limit player usage if at all. Why limit player usage at all? What’s the point? I guess a couple reasons. One is accuracy in stats. While it is true that if your APBA leagues of the 8-12 team variety…
Maybe it’s a bit early but for those looking for 2008 MLB drafting info, check out razzball.com, a web site all about baseball fantasy advice. They just came out with their 2008 rankings of players by position. Be forewarned that their rankings are geared towards those who play fantasy baseball…
I just ran across the APBA Baseball Card 12 List and Publication Data web page. I found a link to it on Between Lines last night. It’s a comprehensive list compiled by Doug Burg of the Yesterday APBA Baseball League. I should have seen it when Doug sent us his…
1989 Mitch Williams, Chicago Cubs This card is a doozy. Indicative of his wild nature, this Mitch Williams hitting card is pretty much guaranteed of getting you three results; a strikeout, a double play, or if you’re lucky, maybe a homerun. It was 1989 and after three years in…
From down south, we have the Orlando APBA Association. Reading Rod Caborn’s summary, I couldn’t help but notice their mid-season call-up system. “25 man active roster with total 35 man rosters (10 inactive for year. At mid-season, maximum of three call-ups allowed (and three sent down)” A few in my…
If you are in a league that plays by NL-style rules, that is, you let the pitcher bat, do you have restrictions or modifications that prevent the overuse of pitcher’s hitting supercards from batting? Our league uses the Pitcher’s Hitting Card. I originally introduced the PHC sometime in the early…
I’m starting this running thread of famous people who play or have played APBA. If you know of anyone who isn’t already on the list, please comment and I’ll put them on the list. I’ll start with a couple: George Bush former part owner of the Texas Rangers David…
A quick plug for my other blog, The Baseball Zealot. My co-hort, Teddy Ballgame promises he’ll write some for The APBA Blog soon but he’s currently in Arizona watching some Arizona Fall League games (the lucky bum). He’s been writing daily updates on The Baseball Zealot. You can read them…
In the time of year between the end of the MLB season and time that the cards come out, it seems all we have to hang on to are our hopes for the next season’s card set. And a big part of that are predictions. No one claims to have…