Minnesota grade school teacher Beau Lofgren is a relative newcomer to APBA at age 40 (he turns 41 on Sunday, Aug. 8). He's recovering after helping save a child from drowning on a recent field trip and was kind enough to share some thoughts on his progress in this Aug. 5 interview.  His wife’s uncle got Beau on the APBA track with the 1987 master baseball game. Lofgren, a teacher of third- and sixth-graders, uses board games to teach his students as well as his own children. He and his older brother, Ben, (a math teacher) play APBA as frequently as they can — with Ben eyeing good tournament teams while Beau hews more to playing out the "what if" scenarios. Beau is an Oakland A's fan nearing the end of his '76 Twins master game replay.  We also give a shout-out to the Aug. 5-7 APBA "high rollers" at Chris White's Las Vegas tournament.  

Beau’s blog, “Minnesota APBA”: https://minnesotaapba.wordpress.com/

Beau's explanation of his gaming history: https://bit.ly/3xnoVRO

Beau's fan profile on The APBA Blog: http://www.apbablog.com/interview/apba-fan-profile-beau-lofgren?fbclid=IwAR1ko5IbbEcdGN8VwoyNxehzAOVYH0kUbzY73e2P_2KWZNn230zaCeXYy_g

Beau's reading list for this episode:  
• Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer  
• Billy Ball
• The 1922 St. Louis Browns  
• Dick Bremer: Game Used; My Life in Stitches with the Minnesota Twins