by Scott Fennessy As the dog days of August have come to a close the teams in the junior circuit scramble for position in their attempt to finish second. While Boston has yet to clinch anything it’s pretty obvious that they are going to the post season. Boston Red…
Mark your calendar! Jim Fraasch just sent out this press release! NEIL ESS MEMORIAL TWIN CITIES APBA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT IV Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 The date has been announced for the 4th semi-annual Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 – 8:30am start time (arrive starting at 8:00am,…
Ken’s 1968 Tigers starting pitchers shut down my 1984 Expos I may have just participated in the fastest-organized APBA tournament ever. Sure it was just three teams but by standards, it had all qualifications of a tournament. My buddy John Brandeberry in Missoula texted me on Friday asking me if…
As of the last APBA National Convention which took place on June 26-28 in Alpharetta, Georgia the APBA Hall of Fame grew again. That weekend, three members of the APBA community were enshrined into the Hall which includes some rather esteemed individuals. Kevin Cluff, the hard-working moderator of the APBA…
by Scott Fennessy I was reading one of Tom’s Monster Monday articles lately and although I had probably not given it much thought he would take a player with an 11-5, 33-6, 66-1 and read it as 1-5-6. Where I grew up and learned the game it was 5-6-1. I…
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…