I like this Roy Campanella card. This particular one comes from APBA’s 1953 reprint set which was published in 1985. In addition to the power (1-1-5-6) and the all-around hitting (55-7), he’s got that nasty Catcher (9). I think that’s what puts it over the top for me. If that…
If you haven’t seen it yet (and you have an account on Facebook), check out the APBA Game Company’s new Facebook page. I personally like the new look. Recent entries on the page have photos of boxes of card sets ready to be shipped out. Nice touch. It seems CEO…
It’s not often that one can say that history is being made in the realm of APBA Leagues. However according to Paul Dylan who blogs over at One for Five, he is organizing the very first known APBA Soccer draft league. Paul says: “I am excited to announce the forthcoming…
With the disk out and the cards shipping, I had this idea of writing this article on drafting in APBA Leagues . I emailed fellow IAL manager Tedd M (aka Teddy Ballgame) and asked him for some quick draft tip suggestions. By the next day, Teddy had practically written the…
I’m excited about this week’s Monster Card Monday. Not only is it the first one of 2012 (and we haven’t had one for two weeks) but it comes from the new 1966 card set I just bought. I focused my search for the MCM on the National League since I…
Happy New Year to everyone out there!! Now that the new year is upon us, I guess it means it’s time to reflect. Here are my resolutions for 2012 (the APBA-related ones, at least): 1. Update my league’s web site more frequently I’ll admit it. Our league’s website is kind…
Yesterday, contributor Peter Imber posted an enjoyable article for The Bleacher Report entitled “Winter Golf: I’ll Be Rolling the Dice Without Tiger”. Imber talks about going “old school” and playing APBA Golf as a kid. Imber writes: “For a table top game, APBA was the top of the line.…
Just before Christmas, APBA Company CEO John Herson made an announcement: There is appreciable progress on APBA’s Baseball for Windows. Titled BBW 5.75, alpha testing has concluded and beta testing will commence in January. Here is Herson’s announcement: “Alpha testing has wrapped up on BBW 5.75 – the update for…
Via the Between the Lines forum, APBA Game Company CEO John Herson has announced on December 28 that the APBA 2011 baseball cards are shipping: “We started shipping the 2011 baseball cards today. Because of a system issue that caused a loss of information we will not be able to…
Fellow APBA fans, With the holidays almost upon us, this will most likely be the last post before the new year and certainly before Christmas Day. If I’m lucky to get some time alone, I might post something next week. Who knows? It’s been a year of transition for the…