The date for the second Prairieland APBA Baseball Tournament has been set! On April 1, 2017, we will re-convene in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois for APBA fun.
This time around, there will be a couple twists.
First, you can select any MLB team from 1970-2000 (inclusive). You can also select one fantasy player from the deadball era as defined as 1900-1920.
The second twist: There will be a selection draft a few months before the tournament. In the snake draft, each participant will draft both a team and a player. It will be up to each person if they want to draft their team first or their fantasy player first. There will be some choice teams and fantasy players up for picking!
The draft will be randomly selected and will be conducted via a snake draft fashion (i.e. 1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1-etc). There will be a selection process for latecomers and fill-ins.
- Getting the details out of the way…
- Date: April 1, 2017 9am
- Place: Drury Inn and Suites Champaign
905 W Anthony Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61821
- Cost: $15
Other tournament rules will be similar to the last tournament. We will NOT have a loser’s round this time though people are certainly welcome to play. We will get an updated list of rules to everyone BEFORE the draft!
Jim Welch (top) who won this past tourney with his 1941 Red Sox will hopefully be on hand to defend his Prairieland championship.
If you are interested in attending, sign up at the Prairieland 2.0 APBA Baseball Tournament Facebook event page or just let me know.
Dave Rueck, Thomas Fulton, Eric Berg and I all hope you can come. We’re going to make Prairieland 2.0 twice as fun!
Is the Deadball Era 1900-1920 (player selection) inclusive as well?
yes, inclusive. You’re thinking about Babe Ruth aren’t you?
PS that was intentional ;)
Well, there is a fine line between the ball being dead and the ball being killed! But it looks like the opportunity to improve the Yankees’ pitching is greater than the improvement The Babe makes for the hitting on say the 1998 Yankees.