One thing that I find difficult about introducing people to APBA is the playability factor between a new person to the game and an experienced player. It’s not that APBA Baseball (or any other APBA game) is that hard. It’s just that seasoned APBA players know the results so well…
If you play dice APBA, you’ve probably had this happen. After rolling the dice, one die lands squarely on a six and the other one is spinning. It keeps spinning and you’re encouraging it in your own special way (Mike Bunch, my commissioner in the Illowa APBA League, would shout…
Let’s go current style today. Andrew McCutchen from the Pittsburgh Pirates ranks as one of the better all-around National League players in the 2014 set. He excels at so much and there are very few downsides to him. In 2013-2014, he helped the Pirates to their best finishes in years. …
I am really loving this YouTube video posted by Kenn Tomasch who created his own elaborate ballpark to roll his APBA dice. Built out of mostly common materials, Kenn’s new stadium has been named Al Lopez Field after Hall of Fame player and manager who hails from his home…
For those interested, Ron Emch is putting together an APBA Baseball tournament in Toledo, Ohio. The scheduled date is August 29th. Ron is billing it as the Toledo Glass City APBA Tournament I Here are the pertinent details… When: Saturday, August 29 at 9:00am – 5:00pm EDT Where: Maumee-Bowling Green…
by Scott Fennessy Things continue to roll along as I am now at game 851, or August 24th. Both leagues are featuring some good chases, although unless the Red Sox team train crashes at some point their ticket to the series is basically punched. That said, the AL still has…
Tournament organizer Doug “Al Haig” Schuyler: “I’m in charge” The 2015 Chicagoland APBA World Series Tournament is almost a month away! The divisions have been selected for Tournament which will be held on July 25th at the Grayslake Historical Society in Grayslake, IL. Doug Schuyler has organized all 28 teams…
I saw this 1995 Albert Belle card from Doug Schuyler and I knew it was a candidate for today’s column. Now I knew I had done a column on Belle before but it turns out it was on his 1994 card. Both are fantastic cards in their own way. Belle’s…
It’s been a recurring theme this year in APBA baseball leagues. Every manager wants Jose Abreu on their team. At the Boys of Summer APBA League draft, it was Corktown Tomales manager Chris DeMercurio who got to call the slugger’s name. Joc Pederson went second and Jacob deGrom came third. …
Some sad news comes our way from the APBA Game Company. Long time employee and representative of the APBA Company Veryl Lincoln passed away this week at the age of 70. Veryl Lincoln presenting awards at the 2002 APBA Convention I’ve met Veryl a couple times at APBA Conventions and…