Passiatore wins sixth straight OAPBA title in ‘Black Friday Series’

Rod Caborn emails us about the futile attempt of the rest of the OAPBA League in keeping Joe Passiatore down.  Passiatore’s Platoon won their sixth straight OAPBA title.  Rod reports: Joe Passiatore’s Platoon (44-36) battled their way to their sixth consecutive OAPBA title in 2013, rebounding from a horrible start…

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Flashback Friday: 1965 glossy APBA Football brochure

This contribution from Scott Veatch’s vault is quite a treat.  Released in 1965, it’s a sleek, colorful brochure touting the fun you can have with APBA Football.  This engaging piece uses catchy phrases like “Now The Pro League Comes To You” and “The Passing Averages Are Unbelievably Similar” and “Every…

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Chris Witt’s adjusted pitching grades for 1901

For a good while now, there’s been a flurry of comments on one of Scott Fennessy’s columns and a good APBA/deadball discussion is brewing.  There was talk of season compatibility and even adjustments to pitchers’ ratings to make them more accurate and realistic.  Chris Witt provides a tangible outcome from…

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