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The term “APBA” is property of the APBA Game Company, Alpharetta, GA, and is used with permission. I The APIA JOURNAL~ D DeL•oted exclusively to the APBA fan. with /he permisswn of /he APBA Game Company. Lancaster. Penns~·/r·ania ~ NINETY-FIVE CENTS NOVEMBER 1980 Guessin_g Fielding Ratings for New Bosox by Ron Mura Perez: 1B-2. Progressed from Hoffman: 3B-4 SS-6 2B-5. Shaky terrible to merely bad as the season in April but has progressed to do a Fielding ratings are one of the went on. Occasionally makes a nice fine job at third. most frequently discussed topics play on a hard smash but has very Hobson: 38-3. A lost year in all while anticipating the new baseball limited range and makes a lot of respects. cards. Unlike the hitting and pitching mistakes. Yastrzemski: OF-2 18-3. Still gets components they are assigned Remy: 2B-7 OF-1. Overrated for the job done, making plays that primarily on the basis of observation several years. Doesn't have the range others on the team don't come close and reports, not on statistics. This is or savvy of a 28-8. Simply not in the to. actually one of my favorite areas of same class with Randolph, Trillo, Rice: OF-1. Regrettably, has not card-making. It is also, I believe, one Kuiper. Was a disaster in his one recovered much from his defensive of the major advantages that APBA inning in rightfield. collapse of 1979. There is still a little has over other baseball games. For Stapleton: 2B-6 OF-1 3B-3 1B-3. of the potential that was once the last several years the Game Co. Has done extremely well on the apparent, but it will take work. has done an excellent, conscientious doubleplay but doesn't get a good Hancock: OF-1. Can play center job of assigning fielding ratings. Of jump on a lot of balls. Might improve but makes too many mistakes to be a course, they miss one once in a with work but second may not be in 2. Seems to take it easy in the field. while, but their overall record is his position. Lynn: OF-3. Covers a lot of extremely impressive. Burleson: SS-10. All around the ground, although he occasionally I spend the season taking notes on best defensive shortstop (in a cfass crashes into walls unnecessarily. the subjective areas-fielding, running, with Trammell and Smith), although Dwyer: OF-2 1B-2. Solid move to first, etc.-based on a few may have better range. None outfielder, fills in ably in center and observation, articles, and other better at the double play, excellent at right. people's reports. I figure if I don't positioning, great arm. Holds the Dw. Evans: OF-3. Still the best in know the Red Sox then I don't know team together. the league in right in my book. anyone, so here is one man's opinions of the 1980 Sox: Fisk: C-8 1B-2 3B-3 OF-1. THE MASTER GAME Recovered from his injury and still an excellent receiver, but unsure of In My Opinion. himself at the other four positions he played. Rader: C-6. Takes charge and, by Gregory Tripp this year's A is often next year's D, fortunately, his arm didn't turn out and vice versa. This year's useful to be as bad as expected. But not a What makes winning team in the pitcher is usually very expensive via great defensive catcher. Master Game? In descending order of trade, so, if you want to maintain a Allenson: C-6 38-3. Hard worker, importance, I believe they are: ( 1) competitive position from year to should be a 7 with another year's Pitching, (2) On-base percentage, (3) year, it is much better to develop your experience. Speed/base stealing, (4) Batting own. Pitching is so important, average/contact, (5) Power, (6) obviously, because the better it is, the r-----------· Defense. If your tear is comprised of fewer runs your opponent will score. I .INSIDE I these things in order and in the proper The fewer he gets, the fewer it takes to ratio, you are going to be competitive, beat him. ; 1980 UNOFFICIAL : the subtleties can come later. Let's 2. On-base percentage. Fact: at the deal with them in order: start of each half inning the bases are I BASEBALL STATISTICS I 1. Pitching - As in real baseball, empty. To score runs consistently, you I ANNUAL PITCHING I you can't have too much must get people on base consistently. pitching. Lefties, righties, starters, The ggsirability of having a baserunner I GRADING CONTEST I relievers, grab all you can, and hold with no outs cannot be overstated, and I I on. Most pitchers are notoriously the best way to achieve that is to unreliable, and this is one area where collect players with multiple 14s. I I you should go for quantity as well as Anyone can win when the dice are quality. Grade is irrevelant for now as L----------.1 (Continued on Page 3) [~The- A~ -~~U~NAL iJ ·--·--· --·-··-- ..... l Letters to Editor Volume XIV, Number 4, November 1980 Eric's Idiots? Dice Rhyme Thank you for helping me realize thought you might enjoy the c Copyright 1980 The APBA Journal there are many other APBA nuts out enclosed poem entitled, "On Playing APBA with an Expert." I play APBA The APBA Journal (USPS 939-380) is there. When I received my first issue of the Journal I read it five times a day at work during breaks and at lunch published monthly. Second class with a very nice person and super postage rates paid at Durham, North until my next issue. I also never knew there were so many great ideas and sports fan, Mrs. Susan Stewart, who Carolina. Subscription rate is $9.50 innovations I could incorporate in my works down the hall from my office. per year, 95 cents per issue. She wrote the poem and· gave it to me Postmaster send address changes to: own game. Ever since I read "Cutthroat for my birthday recently. The closing The APBA Journal, 5705 Baseball" in the October issue of lines about Thurman Munson refer to Williamsburg Way, Durham, North a 5-game series we were playing Carolina 27713. SPORT magazine in 1977 I knew APBA was the game for me. Three between the Yankees and Orioles. other friends and myself put our After the third game of the series I put money together and bought the game. Munson on the bench saying he had Founded in August, 1967 by Leonard and been tragically killed and would have Ronald Gaydos, who published through That year was crazy. We drafted one 1976, with special credit to Benjamin team each before the cards came. to be replaced by Jerry Narron for the Weiser, editor 1973-76. Steve Garvey was the number one pick final two games. However, in the last in the draft, proving we knew nothing game of the series, the two teams were Editor & Publisher: L. Thomas about the game or his card. Eric's locked in a tight contest, and, with the Heiderscheit Idiots captured the championship by score tied 1-1 in the late innings, I put Circulation and AJ Products: Jerry two games over my own Gorillas. Joe Munson in to replace Narron. Susan, Gerding Morgan was the leavue MVP and Vida of course, thought it was totally unfair Typesetting: Faye Apple Blue was the Cy Young winner. and unbelievable to bring someone Printed by Chamblee's, Inc., Raleigh, I moved to Santa Maria, CA after back from the dead! The Yankees North Carolina the season and I soon met someone eventually won the game 2-1 in 13 Replay Editor: Daryl Hollis who played APBA up here. Thank innings with a resurrected Munson Leagues Editor: Bill Linn you, Bill Linn, for that fantastic going 1 for 3 over the final 6 innings! Q&A Expert: Robert Henry coverage of the SMAL! It could only happen in APBA! In case you can't make out the Staff: Bob Savage, Bill Staffa, Ron Mura, Garry Fesler writing on the copy I made of the Harry Roedersheimer, Royce Sleighter, 4443 Stonebrook poem, it goes as follows: Bob Mayes, Jack Kahn, Flip Rhoads, Santa Maria, CA 93455 Dallas Adams, Larry Woods, Dave ON PLAYING APBA WITH AN EXPERT Ouellette, Aaron Shomo, and lots of help from lots of friends. It breaks the silence of the hall IPTAY Fears The click, click, clack as two dice fall.