On Friday, I got a chance to play our commissioner, Mike Bunch for our November series. I like going to Mike’s house because that was the location of my first introduction of league APBA.
I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving holiday!
Enjoy your turkey…
Each year of the Pitching Grade Challenge, I take the Challenge myself as soon as it goes live. Of course, I am not eligible to be a winner, seeing as it’s my own contest but it is a way of keeping me honest in a way. Do I really know the game as well as I purport?
On Saturday, I got on a Skype call with my buddy Brando who lives in Montana. Brando is in our APBA league and is a long time friend of mine.
The ballot for the Pitching Grade Challenge closes Sunday night!
If you haven’t voted, now’s your chance!
It won’t be long till we start seeing the APBA baseball products associated with the 2024 MLB season. Via the APBA Games newsletter, this is the tentative schedule when you can expect to see some action.
This week, it’s Don Newcombe from the 1955 World Champion Brooklyn Dodgers. ‘Newk’ went 20-5 with a 3.20 ERA. He had incredible control allowing only 38 walks over 233 2/3 innings.
Every day, my inbox is full of Pitching Grade Challenge 7 ballots and I spend time processing them. I see lots of names I recognize. Some are long time APBA friends.
Charles Cox posted the original 1966 Dick Allen on Facebook and boy, it sure looked good! As some of you know, I have been off and on replaying the 1966 NL season (no comments from the peanut gallery, Bob) and through the All-Star break, Allen has been having himself an MVP season.
John Briggs sends in a report about the postseason of the Roberto Clemente Memorial Baseball Association which just finished its 50th season.