He knew exactly what I was missing out on. Kevin has attended almost every APBA Convention since 2001. It was probably Kevin who made a point of me making sure I attended my first APBA Convention. Kevin and I make a point of meeting for lunch every few months (even now that I live in FL), helping stem the waiting period before our next tournament venture. Kevin and I both lived in Minnesota, and Kevin has been a supportive hand and mind in our own Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament, held semi-annually since April of 2014. Kevin Cluff has been a friend of mine since at least 2014. It helped me some, that I knew a few of the faces, having met them in regional tournament play in past years or through other means. Nor was I the only person attending for the first time. From the first moment stepping inside the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta North/Alpharetta, and the first meetings with the various APBA souls, I was made to feel right at home.

Surely I would stick out, or maybe even insert my foot inside my mouth. Not sure if all these people who already knew each other, from years and decades of attending the APBA Convention, somehow, I would be the strange face within a close “family” atmosphere that is the annual APBA Convention. The goal is to return in June of 2023 … counting down the days.Īs a first time attendee, I was a little nervous. For 4 days (Thursday thru Sunday), wall to wall good times, not a moment wasted. I had the good fortune of attending my first APBA Convention in June of 2022, in Alpharetta, GA. Ray Dunlap was also missing from the HoF photo, and I happen to have the 1 photo of Ray immediately below: There are a few pictures in the post with Dick Moore further below.

Kneeling L to R: Gilles Thibault, Ken Schulz)ĭick Moore is missing from the HoF photo.

The APBA Hall of Fame group photo (not every HoFer is in the photo), attendees in June of 2022 – names of those able to be in the photo (Standing from L to R: Kevin Cluff, Dom Provisiero, John Asalon, Greg Wells, Skeet Carr, Pete Simonelli, John Cochrane, Randy Coryer, Fritz Light, Rebecca Peterson, Brian Wells, Steve Skoff, Ted Knorr, Bill Blair, John Duke, Roy Langhans, Eric Naftaly, John Kalous, Paul McEvoy, Steve Ryan.

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