It’s a new year. The 2011 baseball disks and cards are out. It’s about time to do another interview with APBA CEO John Herson.
Mr. Herson has already graciously agreed to take a few questions from us. I’m opening the floor to APBA Blog readers for potential questions for the upcoming interview. If there’s anything you want to know about the Company, the latest disk or card set release, future releases or anything APBA-related, pass it on to me. You can leave your question in the comments section or you can email me.
So, if you were in my shoes, what would you ask Mr. Herson?
First of all I wouldn’t call the guy Mr. If I would have known APBA was for sale I would have gotten some money together and bought it and kept in Lancaster. I have no questions for the guy but he seems like a douche…..
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I would ask him the thoughts on the thickness of the cards this year. Being in the printing business he knows how important presentation is. What was the business model for that decision and would he consider raising the price (which I would gladly pay)in the future for a thicker stock that will hold up for years to come.
Pete Mitchell
If indeed he has a schedule of baseball season releases for 2012 ?
Comment: Unlike the other gentleman who commented earlier, I think John Herson seems like a decent chap. We should be happy that APBA has been rescued and that he is responsive to his customers.
I agree with the commenter above. I think John Herson just seems like a business owner who has to make some pragmatic decisions for the sake of the business.
I had a long list of questions, but rather than make a super long comment, I posted them over at my site.
I have nothin bad to say about the man. He has been very gracious with helping my kids at the boys and girls club from donating cards to inviting us to convention. My only question would be where the convention will be this summer. Thank you again for everything Mr. Herson.
All,
The commenting feature is so important on this website. I depend on feedback from all of you.
That said, when we regress to name-calling, it helps no one. I actually debated for about 10 minutes whether I should delete the top comment.
One, it’s juvenile pure and simple.
More importantly though, it doesn’t move the discussion forward. Instead of discussing the topic at hand, we’re getting defensive (“he’s not such a bad guy”) or it brings in others who say worse.
I certainly have no problems with comments like Pete’s who have a legitimate concern and bring it up in a thought out manner.
I’ll even entertain a little bit of snark and sarcasm (just ask my wife). But plain old name calling just for the sake of nastiness hurts the community. I guess it especially bugs me because it’s the first comment on the blog.
For now, I’ll keep the comment there but let’s try to keep on topic.
Tom
Well said, Tom.
I have found Mr. Herson to be honest and a man of his word. In talking with him, I can feel that he has the best interest in both our beloved games and the apba customer for the future.
I feel that we are fortunate to have him as owner of the company.
Two things; College football and thicker card stock with larger printing font. (actually three things)
Olin
Well, now Mr Herson has his own “Ask John” section on BTL. But he often just says to call him on the 800 number. Personally, I don’t want to bother the guy when he’s dealing with fulfilling orders in this most busy time in an APBA company year.
I’ve made my card design decision opinions known there. But what I’m more concerned about is the look of the ancillary materials – the lineup sheet, mostly, and the master game symbols secondarily.
Gone is the “official APBA” logo and explanatory material. It just makes the set look less professional than previous years’ lineup sheets.
There’s also the issue of the box he’s using. You can’t fit the lineup sheet and MG symbols in the box without folding them, but the new format makes the folded material look less professional.
But he DID get the cards out on time, which is monumental, and deserves recognition.
Timing on board and computer products.
Hello, I have been playing APBA since 1974. I have been playing it less as the years have gone by, purchasing other games such as Lance Haeffner baseball in the 80’s and 90’s then Action PC baseball from the 90’s to present day. My main reason was the ability to create my own players. I had the old PC version of APBA for windows, and was able to create my own players and teams with APBA wizard for windows. Will there be a Wizard for windows with your new 5.75 version? I did purchase the 5.75 when it came out, but I really have not used it much since there is not a Wizard for Windows Avaliable.
Thank you for your time,
Karl B