The APBA Regional Tournament schedule through July 2018 now stands as follows:
Saturday October 7, 2017 - APBA Wisconsin Baseball Tournament, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Contact Kurt Bergland at
[email protected] or call Kurt at 262-955-9135. Theme is the 1960's.
Saturday October 7, 2017 - The Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament, Maple Grove, Minnesota. Contact Jim Fraasch at
[email protected].
Saturday October 14, 2017 - The Capital of the Confederacy Tournament, Richmond, Virginia. Contact Jim Saska at
[email protected] or call 804-629-5307
Saturday October 28, 2017 - RollAPBAlooza Baseball Tournament, Davenport, Florida. Contact Tony Stevens at
[email protected] or call 352-600-0974
Saturday November 11, 2017 - Chicagoland Fall APBA Baseball Tournament, Comfort Inn O'Hara in Des Plains, Illinois. Contact Rob Spatz at
[email protected]. The tournament theme is 2000 through 2016.
Saturday and Sunday January 27-28, 2018 - APBA Master Game Baseball Tournament, Fairlawn Heights, Ohio a superb of Akron, Ohio. Contact Bill Lilley at
[email protected] or call 330-801-3613.
Saturday March 3, 2018 - The 4th Annual Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Tournament (GMABT), Jackson, Michigan. Contact Rich Zawadzki at
[email protected].
Saturday April 7, 2018 - The Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament, Maple Grove, Minnesota. Contact Jim Fraasch at
[email protected].
Saturday July 7, 2018 - The 4th Annual Linda B. Schulz Memorial APBA Baseball Tournament, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Contact Ken Schulz at
[email protected].
Saturday, July 21, 2018. The Second Annual Lancaster World Series , Landisville , Pennsylvania. Contact Dale Shreiner
[email protected].
If your tournament is not mentioned above and you are planning a Regional APBA Tournament please forward me your tournament and contact information at
[email protected] and I will be sure to promote your event in APBA's company electronic newsletter. Remember all APBA game tournaments are welcome.
APBA LEAGUE INFORMATION
I am pleased to report that this column has assisted leagues in finding new managers to fill open vacancies in their leagues. I hope this continues to be a valuable service to the APBA community. Openings or individuals looking for leagues are as follows this week:
OOTL League Opening - OOTL has crowned a new first-time champion for the third straight season! The OOTL currently features 10 teams run by 10 passionate baseball fans in the Harrisburg-York, Pennsylvania region. The OOTL plays a modified Master Game with SAMBO pitching grades, control and power factors. They always seek additional expansion, so feel free to reach out to them to ask questions, sit in on a few series, and determine whether you'd like to join the fun next season. Learn more at
http://ootlapba.com/ or contact Commissioner Brandon at
[email protected].
CMBA League Opening - Central Massachusetts Baseball Association is a face-to-face Master Game league in the Central Massachusetts/Worcester area. Currently a 10-team league, playing a 80-game season, usually every 3rd Saturday afternoon/evening, we've been around since the 1970s, and have made several innovative enhancements to the game (for example pitching grades), and have had many notable APBA managers. It's a keeper league, using the new card sets. If interested, please contact Rich Lundin at
[email protected].
ABL League Opening - The American Baseball League (ABL) is looking to add one or two managers for their 2018 season. The ABL has been in existence since 1982. It is a face-to-face basic game (w/ modifications) league. If you live in the Butler County, Ohio area and are interested, send an e-mail to
[email protected].
MDTL League Opening - The MDTL is in it's 45th season. We have one manager that has announced that he is leaving the league at seasons end due to time constraints. We also just had another manager pass away after a long illness. Therefore, we are looking for replacement managers to take over the ownership of these two fine franchises. Players on the teams include Murphy, Odor, Belt, and Lester on one team. The other team includes Bradley Jr., G Sanchez, Donaldson, and Grienke. The league is a 20 team league with 25 man rosters. We use the basic boards with a few modifications. We also use the basic pitching grades. This is a very solid league with a competitive but friendly membership. If you are interested in joining our league please email me at
[email protected] with your gaming history and any questions you may have.
League Openings - A face-to-face Master Game league in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area is advertising for new managers in a well-established league. The 12-team league, playing a 99-game season mostly on "League Nights" in one of the manager's homes, has been in existence since the early 1970s and has included notable managers, such as Thatcher Longstreth and David Eisenhower. Most of the managers live along the "Main Line", though one commutes from Reading and another lives in southern New Jersey. In addition to the 12 active teams, there are 2 inactive teams that are available to new managers. It is a keeper league, using the new card sets. Draft occurs in late January (probably later next year), and the season begins shortly thereafter, winding up in October with playoffs and "World Series". If interested, please contact Dusty Welsh at
[email protected].
Looking for a League - To all MAINE-iacs: Looking to form or play in an existing league. I desire cards & dice face-to-face play. Winter league to pass the time with some baseball. Contact Dr. Bill in Dresden, Maine 04342 or e-mail
[email protected].
Looking for a League - Timothy Zack (Yes the brother of APBA HOFer Ed Zack) is retired and looking to participate in a F-T-F League in Western New York. You can contact Tim
[email protected] or call him at 716-472-9781.
Looking for a League - Mark Dergarabedian looking to find a face to face league to play in; master baseball, master football or master golf. Mark lives in Sammamish, Washington; a suburb of Seattle. Mark would even would form a league if there is enough interest. Mark can be contacted at
[email protected] or at 425-891-3354.
I hope this column is bringing many APBA players together be it in regional tournaments or league play. Please let me know if you make a connection so I can remove your advertisement from the League Information section of the newsletter. Everyone have a great week and may all your rolls be doubles.