Steve Stein and Walter Hunt both wrote in to tell us about their league, the Transcontinental Baseball League. True to its name, the 24-team league spans both the USA and Canada. One thing that struck out about this league was its yearly publication. It’s very professionally done and slick!
League Name |
Transcontinental Baseball League |
| Contact Person | Walter H Hunt and Steve Stein |
| League Website | http://www.tblhome.com/ |
| Sport | Baseball |
| # of teams | 24 |
| Year of inception | 1982 |
| Basic/Master/Computer/ Combination |
Combination |
| Out of the box or with modifications? |
with modifications |
| Geographic location | mostly New England and New York, but all over the U.S. (Steve says Canada too) |
Walter says:
“I have been a member of the Transcontinental Baseball League since 1987, and have recently been informed about this blog.
Our league is a 24-team, 162-game continuous owner league using the current card set; we have an amazingly stable roster (we recently had a managerial change – first time in more than two years!) and a tremendous crew of committed and knowledgeable managers.
I am the editor of a league annual magazine that is published in book form for league members and is available on the web at http://home.comcast.net/~RMurph3/TBL2008ReviewForWeb.pdf. Back issues from 2003 forward are also available at http://www.geocities.com/r_murph3/.
66s,
Walter H. Hunt
APBA fan since 1970.”
I love hearing about leagues that have been around for so long. Leagues like these have a rich tradition and no doubt have some good stories to tell!
thanks to Walt and Steve!
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.
Canada also, of course – we have a member in Edmonton who we met for the first time at our annual meeting in February. This year we had all but two managers on hand for the festivities – the new player draft, the World Series, and offseason maneuvers.
We not only have stories to tell – we have our own vocabulary: Landrum Effect, Guys, the Bounce, and so forth. Check out our 2006 publication which recounts the previous ten years of the Annual and our most pithy quotes.
Thanks for the comments on the Annual, glad you all enjoyed it.
Walter.
Walter, when you were talking about our own vocabulary, did you “Forget Something?”