I was pleased to see that another APBA fan has entered the blogosphere realm. Richard Hood has just brought up his website called APBA Life. Stop by and say hello. Like me, Richard is a Illinois “downstater” which is code for anyone who doesn’t live in Chicago. He is also a Cubs fan so in my opinion, he’s got that going for him.
I’m always happy when more people write about APBA on the web for simple fact that it increases the visibility of the APBA game. In the past five or ten years, there have been an increase of APBA-related websites. If you’re interested in expanding your APBA reading base, below are some other sites to check out.
I’ve been following Rob Priewe’s blog detailing the ‘69 Cubs replay he doing. Rob is a professor and a social media expert as well as a baseball fan so the blogging thing comes second nature to him, I’m sure.
If you’re a 70s baseball fan, Kevin Burghardt, who I did an APBA Fan Profile of recently, loves writing about his 1970s project on his Tumblr site, Best Teams of the 1970s.
I can honestly say that Ken Heard is probably the best writer among all of us APBA players out there. He should be. Ken is a reporter and writes for a living. His blog, Life, Love and APBA Baseball is a journey into the psyche of an APBA fan. I did an APBA Fan Profile of Ken last year.
Paul Dylan’s site One for Five isn’t strictly APBA but he covers the tabletop sports gaming community. Specifically, he has written about APBA Soccer which needs as much coverage as possible. Paul has also taken the step of launching a One for Five newsletter available via pdf or print. Bold move that might just pay off.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t plug my commissioner Shawn Baier’s blog, The Boys of Summer. Seriously, Shawn’s love for baseball shows in his writing. Mainstream beat sportswriters have nothing on him. Yeah, I did an APBA Fan Profile of Shawn last June too.
APBA Football fans have a couple of fantastic sites to check out. Greg Barath’s blog Oguard’s Replays not only details his replays but is also incredibly hands-on with tutorials, tips and even YouTube videos.
Most online APBA fans already know about Geoff Giordano’s APBA Football Club (also found on Facebook). Geoff is emerging as a leader among not just the football crowd but the entire APBA community as a whole.
And while I’m at it, a few other handy links:
APBA-related forums
- APBA Between the Lines Forum
- APBA Baseball Group on Facebook
- APBA Games Group on Facebook
- APBA Game Company on Facebook (official)
APBA Utilities and Resources on the Web
- Brian Davis’ Downloads for APBA games
- MakoJo Software Editors and Utilities for APBA Games
- Steve’s APBA Card Computer
- APBA Baseball Card 12 List and Publication Data
and of course, the important one…
I plan to make this a living document and will refer back to it later. I’m sure I’ve missed a few key websites so feel to let me know in the comment section and I’ll add them.
Good luck Richard on the new site! Thanks for impetus to document my blogroll for all to see!!
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