John Briggs emailed us about his 15 team mail league, the Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association. The RCMBA has been around a spell, since 1975. Six of the 15 teams in the league are based in Pennsylvania or Ohio with others in NY, KY, MI, FL, MD and even as far west as Missouri.
Divisions are named after broadcasters (Caray, Allen and Harwell). That seems to be a common theme but nice touch.
League Name |
Roberto Clemente Memorial Association |
| Contact Person | John Briggs |
| League Website | http://www.rcmba.com/ |
| Sport | Baseball |
| # of teams | 15 |
| Year of inception | 1975 |
| Basic/Master/Computer/ Combination |
Basic Game |
| Out of the box or with modifications? |
with modifications |
| Geographic location | mostly east coast |
John says:
“After 34 yrs there is a lot to tell and little space. I think the web site will tell all. A rich history that is all on-line. It’s pretty much out of the box with a little modifications. Rosters are 36. Limits on starting pitchers and defensive use. Summer league and a great commissioner.”
I can empathize. Our league, the IAL, has been around since 1975. Once you get talking, the stories can’t stop.
The more league web sites I see, the more I’m impressed by the creative and professional looking web content that APBA leagues display.
On a side topic: leagues, let’s all keep updated constitutions on our web sites. I don’t know about you but I enjoy reading through them (I found the RCMBA rules on Free Agency and in-season trading unique since we don’t use them in the IAL) and more importantly, it’s a quick way to share ideas.
thanks John!
If you want to brag about your league, we’re listening! Tell us all about the league you are in and we’ll post a profile about it. In the meantime, read about other leagues who have written in.
I remember reading about the Roberto Clemente Memorial League a long time ago in the APBA Journal. At the time I was looking to join a league and chose the Illowa APBA League (or did the IAL choose me?). In any event, distances were different back then, not like now with the internet, SKYPE, chat rooms, etc. It’s nice to see another dinosaur APBA league doing well, CONGRATS gentleman, you have a fine website, which clearly illustrates a fine league. Keep on rolling!!!