John Brandeberry traveled 1,582 miles to get to the 44th Illowa APBA League convention but it was well worth it. Last weekend, Brando who manages the Missoula Rattlesnakes flew into Chicago O’Hare airport and won the Illowa APBA League Championship over runner-up Marcus Bunch’s Moline Upperdeckers. Ryan Schimpf was a…
Okay, 2017 Cody Bellinger may not be 1941 Ted Williams or 1911 Ty Cobb but for a draftable rookie, he’s a monster. In honor of the Boys of Summer 2018 draft which happened Sunday, he’s my pick for Monster Monday. For the Dodger, Bellinger hit 39 homeruns in 548 plate…
On Sunday, the Boys of Summer APBA League conducted their 2018 draft. The BOS league is a 16-team which uses APBA Baseball for Windows. Put very simply, the rules of the drafts are any player that isn’t already on a BOS team is eligible to be picked. Thanks to Brad…
The initial team selection draft for Prairieland 3 is finished and 23 APBA fans have chosen their teams for the April 28th tourney which will take place at the Ramada Inn Springfield (IL). We certainly have more room if you weren’t part of the draft. If you would like to…
Hi APBA Fans, The Prairieland 3 APBA Baseball Tournament team selection draft order is set! First, the 411 on the tourney: April 28th, 2018 9:00am Location: The Ramada Inn, Springfield Illinois 3281 Northfield Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62704 Conference room, second floor. First Pitch: 9am Phone # 217-523-4000 Cost: $20 …
Pastor Rich Zawadzki who not only is a Red Sox fan but is almost ready for his famous Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Tournament this weekend, made a fine suggestion for the Monster Card Monday feature today. In fact, it was the very first Grade A&B pitcher I saw in…
Hey APBA Fans, I’ve posted 2017 by the Numbers: Fielding last week and earlier this week, we saw 2017 by the Numbers: Pitching. It’s time to look at the hitting numbers of the 2017 APBA set! This one is especially fun because well, everyone enjoys looking at APBA cards and…
Thanks to a lot of people, the Prairieland 3 tournament is starting to take shape. The tourney’s home in 2018 will appropriately enough, be in the Prairie State’s capital, Springfield, Illinois. The theme? It’s the Golden Age and managers will be picking any team from 1920 to 1960 which did…
No, not Sammy. Jorge. Season Totals Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG 2006 Totals 43 13 32 24 4 3 0 0 3 3 0 2 11 .125 .192 .500 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 2/21/2018. Jorge…
Hey APBA Fans, I’m back with the second segment of 2017 by the Numbers. I took a look at the fielding numbers and ratings from the 2017 APBA Baseball set a couple days ago. Today, I’m going through the Pitching. For most of us, that means grades and ratings. Before…