This is an FYI for those of you who have ordered the 1910 XC card set or the 1933 card set. There has apparently been a mix-up with the printer which resulted in some card errors. The APBA Company has issued a statement regarding the errors on those sets: Two…
Some breaking news for BBW fans: There’s an update on the APBA web site (can I say again how much I like that the APBA Company’s website is being updated?) on APBA Baseball 5.75. A release version of APBA Baseball 5.75 is being prepared. This version will be shared with…
"I don’t like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the pitcher." – Rogers Hornsby Two weeks ago, I proclaimed 1930 Al Simmons’ card as one of the best full time cards…
I received an email from Peter D asking about translating speed ratings for the Master Game: “Help!!! How can I determine and compute speed numbers for older cards not having any speed numbers? I want to convert "Fast" and "Slow" to the master game!!!” This was my answer for Peter:…
Jeff Papas unveiled his Facebook page devoted to his 1916 NL replay and it’s fantastic! Jeff updates the the page with line scores, highlights and includes links to relevant Baseball Reference and Wikipedia pages. Very nice! I’ll bet we’ll see more of this in the future. The Facebook fan page…
APBA Game Company CEO John Herson is almost always willing to answer a few questions for The APBA Blog. He took a few minutes to answer a couple on a variety of topics. Thanks to Mr. Herson for his time! …the updated APBA web site The APBA Blog: Let’s talk…
Like many baseball fans, I use the stats website, Baseball Reference pretty much on a daily basis. It’s one of the most useful baseball statistics sites out there. With the amount of times I quote stats, it really adds value to The APBA Blog. It was time to give a…
Yesterday, APBA officially announced the release of the 1910 baseball card set and disk to the delight of deadball APBA fans, I’m sure. Rk Tm W L W-L% GB 1 CHC 104 50 .675 — 2 NYG 91 63 .591 13.0 3 PIT 86 67 .562 17.5 4 PHI…
Paul Dylan spending “quality time” with his two daughters If you haven’t seen Paul Dylan’s web site, One for Five, you’re missing out. He covers a sizable number of sports gaming territory including Strat-O-Matic baseball and APBA Soccer. He’ll also touch on general baseball and soccer topics as well as…
I found this old Illowa APBA League newsletter from the 90s in my office. It was the first newsletter of the 1994 season when yours truly was the president of the league. Back then kiddos, it was printed out on paper in booklet form and sent via postal mail. Here’s…