Recently Thomas Nelshoppen started a new feature here on the blog called “APBA 101” that’s getting a positive response. We sometimes forget that new APBA gamers have a need to see things explained. So, we’re going to try to come up with various topics that can help with that.
In Tom’s recent article, APBA 101: Calling the Hit and Run play there was a terrific comment by a reader named Brett where he asks about the basic thought process when you first see a card. This got Kevin and I thinking.
So, we tested the annotation features in Zoom and made the video (below) and posted it to our Double Take YouTube page. We’re hoping by looking at cards and talking about them, it might prove useful for new (and returning) APBA baseball players trying to improve their card reading abilities.
Thanks for the info. Just broke out my 1972 Baseball set (71 Teams) that’s been in my closet all these years. Trying to remember how the game is played.
Thanks for the excellent podcast. How about an episode comparing a deadball era card to a modern day card (1883 Dan Brouthers or 1911 Ty Cobb VS 2019 Christian Yelich)? All of those cards are available from APBA.
Im not new but this was extremely fun to listen to. Please do others in the future!!
Hey Guys – Nice job! Question for you: How did you video your zoom so you could show both of you plus what I am thinking is a screen share so we can view the card. I’d like to tape my work stuff in a similar manner so I have a training folder I can share. Could you share that – if not publicly than in a message to me? Thanks@
Thank you Tom. Basically we used the screen sharing, annotating, and recording features offered in Zoom.
You need to make sure each participant has access to the screen share. For the one we did for the Bench cards, we only shared a certain portion of the screen. So, when we recorded it, the video only showed that area and our videos.
Hopefully this makes sense. Let me know if it doesn’t.
wow i didn’t know a lot of people played this game i been playing it since I was 21 and I turned 41 April 15th . I just bought the all best player set because I dont know if they will make a 60 game set for 2020 very excited to play the set from 1962 to 2019 all the best players who had great years . I love this game when I first started it was like 13 guys playing and now only three of us because a lot of the other guys were older and some a lot of them passed away or some moved but the three of still play and looking for players. We only play with a nine team league so there are a lot of teams we play that don’t have owners we call them dummy teams even though there great players on all the teams play my team and my uncle who passed away I play his team and we are all from portland maine and no im not a red suchs fan im a yankees fan lol . Cool people play everywhere
I am really enjoying your APBA101 series. I played from 1962 – 1988 then left APBA for family & work. Now retired I am picking up the baseball again. In this Card Reading episode I thought about the most unused number I can recall – 3.
Why are there so few 3’s on cards and what is it used for?
thanks,
I found the card reading video very helpful. I have forwarded it to an APBA “rookie” game player. I have a question. How do you read the pitcher’s card, symbols, etc., in the Hall of Fame set? A video explanation would be very helpful. Thank you.
PS I have enjoyed playing the APBA Baseball Game since 1966. I sent my godson a game with the HOF players to give him a sense of history for the game of baseball.