Thirteen Hornsby Chapter members gathered for lunch at Serranos Cocina y Cantina, one of the restaurants in the chapter’s regular restaurant rotation, on Saturday, February 22. A total of nine teams were represented via shirt and/or cap by the 13 attendees including the Braves, Phillies, Dodgers, Yankees, Diamondbacks, Mets and Indians from the Major Leagues, the Durham Bulls of the International League and Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League. Conspicuously absent was any representation for the Houston Astros.
Discussions centered upon the upcoming season in which various individuals expressed optimism for their team, cautious optimism, pessimism or, in some cases as previously coined by member Tom Wancho, cautious pessimism.
Also discussed were the Astros’ ongoing sign stealing saga, the performance of Commissioner Rob Manfred in his handling of said saga, proposed playoff changes and on the bright side, Monte Cely discussed his recent trip to Puerto Rico for the Serie del Caribe or Caribbean Series. Winners of the Series this year was the Toros del Este, champions of the Dominican Winter League.
Saturday’s meeting marked our chapter’s 159th consecutive monthly meeting.
Information on the March meeting is TBD and will be forthcoming.