IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT TEAM USING THE APBA BBW COMPUTER GAME
In a Sim Auction flush with iconic teams—the 1930 Cubs, 1977 Phillies, 1985 Yankees, 1992 Blue Jays, and 2002 Angels—five GMs battled through a classic balance of strategy and variance. From splashy signings to lineup depth dilemmas, the competition ultimately produced one clear victor. ⚾ The Auction Breakdown Here’s how each manager approached the auction […]
The latest Sim Auction featured the players from four World Series teams spanning a century of baseball history, creating an interesting blend of old-school legends and modern-day superstars. This was the first auction in which all the participants were prior champions. Andy Palomino, Steve Andrusko, Anthony Spencer and Jason Besly squared off in what developed […]
The latest Sim Auction was defined by strategy, unpredictability, and a razor-thin margin of victory. This edition introduced a new twist: bidding on players’ careers from the decade of the 1970s rather than specific seasons, with the final selections left up to the randomness of fate. It injected an element of uncertainty that made the […]
For this auction we are going to deconstruct four great 100+ win teams from the last 20 years to create 3 new teams! Usually the number of real teams is the same as the number of Sim teams, but I was curious to see how adding an extra team would affect the bidding, let’s find […]
For this auction we will deconstruct two of the most dominant teams in baseball history, the 1906 Cubs and the 1927 Yankees! What will make this auction interesting is that these two teams were dominant in completely different ways. The Cubs were triumphant with pitching and of course the Ruth & Gehrig led Yankees dominated […]
Our next auction will highlight some of the best seasons from three iconic Hall Of Famers – Juan Marichal, Willie Mays & Joe Morgan. In my opinion, the position that requires the most specialized skill of any sport is that of the pitcher, it is also the position that allows the athlete to develop his […]
When selecting teams for Sim Auctions you want to incorporate great teams or great individuals seasons. For this auction we’ve chosen the 1941 Red Sox and the 1999 Red Sox. The teams themselves were not dominant, although they were good teams (the 1941 team won 84 games and the 1999 team won 94 games), the […]
Although Sim Auctions are the ultimate challenge, they do require a dedicated block of time which is often hard to find. On the other hand, Drafts are more accessible since they can be completed over a span of time and don’t require constant attention. For it’s inaugural draft, Baseball Sim Auctions selected the 1981 season. […]
The 1961 Yankees were by any definition one of the greatest teams in baseball history, they won 109 games, easily beat the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series 4 games to 1, and hit a record 240 home runs (to show how baseball has changed since then, there are now 30 teams that have hit […]
Before they were they were the Brooklyn Dodgers, they were the Robins, no wait, they were the Trolley Dodgers, or perhaps they were the Robins and the Dodgers at the same time. Here is what Wikipedia has to say: “The franchise that finally came to be called “the Dodgers” were the Atlantics (1884), Bridegrooms or […]