Last updated 11/10/2024
CALL FOR 2024/2025 TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
I am now accepting Regional Tournament announcements through April of 2025. Please submit your tournament information to Randy Coryer at apba66nyslp@yahoo.com. Please keep the announcement to 100 words or less and include the tournament date, name, location, theme, price, any deadlines or restrictions, and tournament director contact information.
APBA REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The APBA Regional Tournament schedule is as follows. Please mark your calendars accordingly and be sure to attend and participate in one of these fine events. You will not regret the experience of face-to-face gaming and tournament play.
Saturday, November 9, 2024 (and every 2 weeks thereafter, through February 2025) – APBA BBW (5.75) Sim Auction Tournament.
Test your GM skills by creating a powerhouse team via an auction. We take 5 great historical teams, or teams with great individual performances, we make all the players free agents. We use that player pool and a $260 salary cap per participant to build 5 brand new teams via an auction. The auction is held live via ZOOM – 9:30 to 3:00. After the auction, the participants submit lineups, rotations and select a Micro Manager. A few days after the auction, a World Series is played via ZOOM (1 hour) to determine who created the best team – each “game” of the series is represented by the simulation of an entire season, the team that wins 4 out of 7 seasons, wins the World Series!
For more details, please check my You Tube tutorial video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QjK-0bGnfU,
a recent Sim Auction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLudMzYnUI
and my website:
https://baseballsimauctions.com/
Please contact Andy at baseballsimauctions@yahoo.com, if you are interested in participating or have any questions.
January 1, 2025 – Thx for the Memories 2025 OR Never Can Say Goodbye 2025
Sign-up has already started. Pay the entry fee and select your player(s) and team.
The Boys of Summer, 1954 NY Giants, 1962 SF Giants, 1967 St. Louis Cardinals, The Miracle Mets, The Big Red Machine, are just a few of the teams that are eligible to be selected in this year’s Thx For the Memories Tournament starting January 1, 2025. $5 non-refundable entry fee. Games are played online, using a camera. The winner receives a coffee mug with your player(s) APBA card. For specific tournament rules, contact Tony at APBATony@Gmail.com.
January 19-26, 2025 – The 2025 APBA at Sea Tournament, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The APBA at Sea Tournament will take place aboard the Celebrity Ascent leaving from Ft Lauderdale. There will be two tournaments on the cruise during sea days. The first will be any team from 2000-2024 with the exception of 2020. The second will be a blind double elimination bracket tournament consisting of World Series winners from 1950-1999. Call Aidy Alonso at 954-377-6424 and put down a deposit to lock in the cheapest prices. The tournament director is Frank Fumai.
Saturday, February 22, 2025 – The Charlie Fouche APBA Shootout Tournament, Chattanooga, Tennessee. The tournament will be held In The Hamilton Room at The Embassy Suites by Hilton, 2321 Lifestyle Lane, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421. Eligible teams are any non-playoff MLB team from 2005 – 2015 released by the APBA Game Company. Team selection will be by draft starting at noon on Saturday November 30, 2024. Participants are to e-mail Steve Ryan at Festsgrber@aol.com their top three team choices with the e-mail time stamp to be the tiebreaker for team preference. Please contact Steve Ryan at Festsgrber@aol.com or Mike Kehrer at Mike.Kehrer.66@gmail.com with any questions.
Saturday, March 1, 2025 – The 11th Annual Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Tournament (GMABT), Jackson, Michigan.
The GMAT will be held Saturday March 1st at The Loomis Park Baptist Church, 2301 North Elm Road, Jackson, Michigan 49201 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The tournament theme will be
1st Loser (1901-2023); The Team with the 2nd best record in the American or National League that season. There are 256 available teams; the following 4 teams are ineligible…
2015 Toronto Blue Jays – 2018 GMABT Champ
2020 Minnesota Twins – Sample Size Too Small
2020 Oakland A’s – Sample Size Too Small
2020 Atlanta Braves – Sample Size Too Small
The entry fee is $25 and the cancellation fee is $20. The 2025 Registration Link is below.
I will need your name, contact info, season and team.
https://gmabt.straybaseball.com/2024/03/02/11th-annual-gmabt-saturday-march-1st-2025/
There is also a page that tells you which teams have already been selected.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HHaX_VPL4pfUnlZbGJH7AJE1PMTGj5euU0qCoc5YbYI/edit?gid=0#gid=0
* Note: Those who owe a cancellation fee from 2024, of whom there is currently just one, will not be able to reserve a team for 2025, until the cancellation fee is paid. *
Saturday, April 26, 2025 – 2nd Annual Toronto Classic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The tournament will be held at 3 Ryan Drive, Toronto, Ontario M2K 3C2. Teams between 1962 and 2024 (excluding 2020) with a winning percentage of .420 or lower will be eligible. The cost is $35. Please contact Dan Prizzon at 416-294-5213 and/or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1239461300608764.
SAVE THE DATE
August 9, 2025 – Southern Illinois APBA Tournament (Shiloh, IL) – Tournament Director John Kalous. E-mail John at jabakalous@gmail.com for information. This is a new tournament.
August 16, 2025 – Sioux Falls Tournament – Tournament Director Dave Druk. Email Dave at dave@northlandhockeygroup.com for information. This is a new tournament.
TOURNAMENT INQUIRY
City of Champions Tournament
1 city
3 APBA sports (MLB, NFL, and NHL)
1-3 APBA players per team
Testing the waters if there is enough interest in people to conduct a City of champions tournament. CONCEPT: Either enter the tournament by yourself or assemble a team of APBA players who will represent one city. Let’s pick Chicago as the city. You have the choice of any of their MLB, NFL, and NHL teams. You could select the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the 1985 Chicago Bears, and the 2011 Chicago Blackhawks. You can enter by yourself or you could work with other APBA players to form a team. Multi teams per city. Only one season team can be represented on different tournament teams. EXAMPLE: There could be two or more Tournament Teams representing New York City, but only one of those tournament teams will be able to claim the 1998 NY Yankees.
Games will be played over the internet using a video program. Anyone interested? Any tournament team interested? If so contact Tony Stevens at APBATony@Gmail.com.
