I get a fair amount of emails because of this blog and I’d have to say he most popular question I get via email is “How do I find someone near me who plays APBA?” or “Is there an APBA League near me?” or something to that effect.
Basically, it comes down networking. I remember how I first joined the Illowa APBA League in 1980. Back then there was no Internet or email. But we did have the APBA Journal. And the AJ printed out their APBA Journal Directory once a year. Should you agree to be part of it, your name, phone number and home location was listed. That’s how the IAL found me, for better or worse.
But that was 30+ years ago. Nowadays, things have changed drastically with forums, blogs, and web sites.
So when I get asked this question, my standard answer is to check out the APBA Between the Lines forum. It’s very popular and does have a classified section that’s worth a try if you want to find someone in your area.
APBA- Between the Lines does require you to register but it’s free.
Most of this blog’s readers probably already know about APBA BTL but hopefully this post finds someone who needs this kind of information. Also, if anyone knows of any other good method of APBA networking, post a comment.
i am taking a shot in the dark here that you could help me (i am a total novice)
i just bought the APBA game with the 2008 team set for my son who loves baseball.
We have played a few games (i took the Philies and he took the Yankees). Here is my
question – how do you suggest we play the game? its only us two. Should we pick teams like
we did and play series? should we draft new teams? if we draft, how do we do that. For
instance, do we just pick the best pitchers or do we limit how many A’s we get etc.?
appreciate any help
best
Andrew Kahn