With the Chicagoland World Series Tournament in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look forward to the new year. Specifically, the Prairieland APBA Baseball Tournament organizers are busy getting ready for the second annual tournament on April 1, 2017. Location change (for the better)!! Date: April 1, 2017 9am…
After doing The APBA Blog for over ten years, it’s amazing to me that there are still leagues in my general area I don’t know about. Yet, the Indian Hill APBA Baseball Club has operated for over 30 years out of Naperville, Illinois which is the same town that my…
May 12, 1966 After a long hiatus (maybe playing a game or two here or there), I’ve picked up my 1966 NL replay (basic game, actual schedule, lineups and rotations) with a vengeance. I’ve gotten through a full calendar week in the past couple of weeks. Here are a few…
I got a chance to try out APBA Go Online Baseball game yesterday. I thought I would give you my initial thoughts on the game. This is just a quick review since I only played against the computer and haven’t taken on a live opponent yet. I really had a…
The new APBA Baseball Hall of Fame set is out! Mike Whiteman ordered a copy and was happy to see that Babe Ruth is still the same slugger he always has been. This is his card from the 345-card Hall of Fame set. Ruth’s Hall of Fame card has power…
While many people were out shopping on Black Friday, I thought it would be a good time to take in some APBA. My family was in Chicago for Thanksgiving and since I had an upcoming series with new Illowa APBA League manager Scott Fennessy, I thought it would be fun…
April 19, 2015 Wrigley Field Chicago, IL The Cubs face the Padres in the final game of the home stand and with the Phillies being defeated by the Nationals today they have a chance to move into second place. Today’s game features Tyler Ross against Kyle Hendricks. Hendricks gets off…
The pitching performance chart tracks individual pitching performances. First of all, let’s get past what, at first glance, looks like extra work. A replay, after all, has a lot of administrative demands, but maintaining a pitching performance chart is an administrative chore that gives back a multitude of feedback. Recording…
Take a look at the above photo of Saturday’s action of the Chicagoland tournament and ponder this: Just three and a half years ago, Chicagoland tournament participants could have fit around just one of those tables. Yes, the first Chicagoland tournament in the Summer of 2013 boasted a total of…
Last Saturday, 32 APBA fans gathered at the Comfort Inn-O’Hare in the Chicago area for the Fall 2016 Chicagoland APBA Tournament. Billed as a “sub-.500” tourney, all teams entered had a losing record in real life. Out of those 32 participants and eight finalists, it was Vince Bianco and his…