News from APBA Games

May 11, 2016

Good afternoon,

This week's introduction is about the upcoming convention in Alpharetta. The convention begins on Friday June 24th and ends on Sunday the 26th. We are taking a group to the Thursday night Braves Mets game. Its Nick Markakis bubble head night. We were going to get a bus. But the bus is $1200 for eight hours. Unlike past seasons, the buses cannot drop passengers off at the ballpark. You need to walk from the bus parking lot which is a mile from the ballpark. This is a new policy adopted by Atlanta PD. I guess there are hard feelings between the City of Atlanta and the Braves. So you can either drive or take MARTA to the game.

We will have a block of tickets in the 400s section behind home plate. There will be plenty of opportunities to move down to better seats. APBA will provide parking passes to those driving to the game. If you are coming in from the airport Thursday afternoon, you are better off going to the game and checking into the hotel after the game. You can order game tickets here.

Please order your tickets my Monday May 16th. You will not be charged shipping on the tickets. Your credit card will be charged for the tickets when APBA buys them next week.

The convention schedule is as follows:

Friday June 24
APBA GO all day testing tournament. APBA GO is the on-line version of the APBA Basic Baseball game. All attendees will get free log in info Friday. You will be able to play the game through the entire convention. You must report any errors so they can be corrected. There will be a tournament using the 2015 MLB teams. Each series will be a best of three. The winner will get swag.

The third annual APBA Home Run Derby will be held at 3:00 on Friday afternoon. Steve Skoff is the defending champion. (I'm so tired of saying those words). There were 32 batters last year.

APBA is testing a nine hole par 3 golf course. After lunch Friday afternoon, we will hold a golf tournament on this course. Golfers will use the amateur card that is their real handicap. The winner is lowest score for the nine holes. You can golf as many rounds as you want. The tournament ends at 4:00

A four team football tournament will be played during the weekend beginning on Friday. The hockey tournament finals will also be held over the weekend.

Friday evening is the banquet and Hall of Fame inductions and trophy presentations.

Saturday
The baseball tournament starts at 9:00. Those not playing in the tournament will be able to play APBA games including APBA GO or exchange ideas on APBA enhancements with other attendees. You do NOT have to play in the tournament to attend the convention.

Lunch is provided on Saturday.

Sunday morning
The baseball tournament semi-finals and championship are played.

Everyone travels home safely.

All are invited. The more the merrier. I hope to see you in Alpharetta next month. First time Alpharetta attendees get a discounted price. If you want a convention T-shirt, you must order by May 31st.

NEW OFFERINGS:
-1967 [2R] Master Baseball card set
-2004 World Series/All-Star set
-1952 Master baseball card set

2015 FOOTBALL
The 2015 Super Bowl set is now available. Every player that played for Carolina and Denver are included in this set - 116 players. Can you coach Denver to a victory? Or can you do a better job than Rivera and take the Panthers to the Lombardi trophy?

There are two corrections to this set: (1) Josh Norman Carolina is a W-4. Ronnie Hillman, Denver is a C-2.

You can buy this set here for $10.

Here is the depth chart for these teams.

DEFENSIVE PLAY CALLING CARDS

We are proud to offer this new exciting tool for the solitaire football gamer. This fifty one card set has a separate card for plus 25 defensive points to minus 25 defensive points. These cards are identical to APBA football cards. The "best' defense against either the run or pass is at the best APBA numbers 66, 11 etc.

Here are two cards from the set

Here are the instructions for this new system

You can buy your own Defensive coordinator in a deck here

This set is $6 plus $3 shipping and handling if ordering separately. Check software under shipping options to get the $3 charge.

1967 [2R] BASEBALL

SEASON IS NOW AVAILABLE

The 1967 (2R) baseball card set and season for APBA Baseball 5.75 are now available. This is a brand new set. Every player was carded and is included in this set.

This was the season of the great American League pennant race with the Red Sox prevailing behind Yaz, Jim Lonborg and Dick Williams. This is one of the greatest pennant races of all times. The following articles do a much better job than we can describing it.

Here is a Sports Illustrated article at the mid point of the season.

Here is the Sports Illustrated article for the final week of the season

This is a great season to manage. A five team pennant race! A Triple Crown winner. Tom Seaver and Rod Carew were Rookies of the year.

Buy the set here for $54.
Check out the lineup here.

2004 WORLD SERIES/ALL STARS SET.

The Curse is Over. After becoming the first team to overcome a 3-0 deficit in the AL Championship series. The Red Sox win the World Series. Replay this memorable series with this set.

Buy this set for $10 here.

1952 Master Baseball Season

Now available with master symbols printed on the player cards, the 1952 baseball season.

This set has a single master game batting factor.

Yankees win their fourth consecutive World Series. After beating Cleveland by two games to win the AL. The Yankees beat Brooklyn in a seven game World Series winning the last two games.

This is the last year of the Braves in Boston. Mickey Mantle hit the first of his 18 World Series home runs.

A Hall of Famer began his career this year. He hit his one and only home run in his first at bat.

Get this 400 card set for $38 here.

Negro League Master Baseball Set

Unlike the claims of others, this is the FIRST Negro League baseball set ever offered. Twenty teams from the 1910's, 1920's, 1930's and 1940's. All the great Negro league stars are in this set. The set now comes with the master game symbols printed on them.

Buy the set here for $30.

APBA GOLF - NEW GOLF COURSE
BIRTHPLACE IS NOW AVAILABLE

B IRTHPLACE is a link style golf course that is periodically host to one of the majors. This course is a par 72 playing at 7,297 yards. Some holes have two tee boxes. The second box is for a different hole. This course is steeped in history. With Magnolia and Birthplace you will own two of the major golf courses in the world.

Bring Birthplace home.

APBA SOCCER -2014-15 La Liga

The 2014-15 La Liga season is now available. Barcelona lead the table with 94 points, two more than Real Madrid. Real Madrid was the table leader at the first of the year by four points. Three teams fought it out for third place with Atletico Madrid claiming the spot by one point.

Barcelona was the story. Lead by the South America trident of Messi, Neymar and Suarez. Barca won 18 of its last 20 games. Messi had 43 goals but Cristiano Ronaldo had 48 goals to led the league.

This is a fun season to manage. A tight race between the top two teams with two of the best players in the game. But there are other managing challenges: (1) capturing third or (2) avoiding relegation. Buy the set and you can choose what teams to manage.

Check out the players in this set here.
Buy this set here for $44.

1973-74 Season Hockey Cards

The Philadelphia Broad Street Bullies win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers are the first non-original six team to win the Cup. Philadelphia held off Chicago to win the West and then beat Boston in six games to win the Cup. Boston with a high octane offense led by Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr won the East. The Bruins had the top four scorers in the league. The second and last time this has occurred in the NHL.

Denis Potvin, Bob Gainey and Lanny McDonald began their careers. Buffalo's Tim Horton was killed in a car accident. Alex Delvecchio, Frank Mahovlich and Gump Worsley hung up their skates.

The California Golden Seals were taken over by the league from Charley Finley. Defenseman turned coach, Marshall Johnston went 2-17-2 in the last 21 games.

Can you duplicate Fred Shero and lead the Flyers to the Cup? Can you best Billy Reay and bring the Blackhawks to the promise land? Are you a better coach than Bep Guidolin? Will you take the Bruins to the Stanley Cup. Or do you coach the Golden Seals to a better or worse record?

Get this year here for $38.
Here are the 396 players you will coach.

2016 APBA Convention

See the introduction for more information about the June 23rd Braves game.

We will be back at the Hilton Gardens again. Rooms at the APBA rate will be available beginning Thursay June 23nd. The APBA room rate is $95 plus tax. Some Wednesday rooms are available at a higher discounted rate of $129 plus tax. We are working to arrange shuttle bus service from the last MARTA train station ( North Springs) to the hotel. This shuttle will eliminate the need to rent a car for some folks.

We are offering first time Alpharetta attendees a discounted rate. You can registered here Alpharetta veterans register here

You can register here for the hotel

If you have a question about your order or if APBA has made a mistake, please contact us at 1-800-334-2722 or custsupp@apbagames.com. Remember all prices listed do not include shipping and handling charges.