As soon as I post this about the Yesterday APBA Baseball League, I’m forwarding it to our league. Because Chuck from our league is always asking me if I’m interested in undertaking a project similar to what they are doing. And after looking at the YABL web site, it does look like fun.
You see, the YABL is a retro APBA league which progresses backwards through history. A very fascinating concept which I’ve heard about but this is the first time I’ve gotten a chance to see the results up close. The YABL started at year 1959 and is currently playing the 1952 season.
Here’s the scoop on the YABL:
League Name |
Yesterday APBA Baseball League |
| Contact Person | Doug Burg |
| Sport | Baseball |
| League Web Site | http://webspace.webring.com/people/fb/burgda/ |
| # of teams | 12 |
| Year of inception | 2001 |
| Basic/Master/Computer/ Combination |
Basic |
| Out of the box or with modifications? |
with modifications |
| Geographic location | United States |
Doug writes:
We are an APBA basic dice/board game league. We are a retro league currently (2008-2009) playing the 1952 season. We progress backwards through history. The league is a continuous ownership draft league using the basic game with minimal innovations. We play an 84 game season from October through February.
One thing I like about the game of APBA is that we can make the into what we want. If we want to implement modifications in gameplay or as in this case, totally re-invent how the teams are populated or games are scheduled, there’s no limitations to what we can do.
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 recently found your blog, and, I must say, I’m very impressed. You can find a few APBA-related things in the history of my (now defunct) blog. Keep posting and keep rolling!