Category: Event Announcements

December Meeting

Take a break from your online holiday shopping and join us for our December lunch meeting at the Macaroni Grill at Great Hills Trail and 183 in the Arboretum Area.

We will plan to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 12.  Please RSVP so we can provide an accurate headcount for seating purposes to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.

MLB Playoff Watch Party in October

The Commissioner of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter of the Society of American Baseball Research requests the honor of your presence at the chapter’s annual MLB Playoff Watch Party on Saturday, Oct. 17 (this will also be our regular chapter monthly meeting).

 

That day, NLCS Game 1 and ALCS Game 2 are set to be played. Teams are yet to be determined – will it be a Lone Star Affair involving the Astros and the Rangers or the Battle of the Blues between the Blue Jays and the Royals? Or some other combination? The next five days will reveal the answer!

 

Game times haven’t yet been announced, but our best guess is a 3 p.m. start for one game and a 7 p.m. start for the other.

 

Therefore, we propose an open house at Casa Martinez in Southwest Austin from 2:30 p.m. to whenever the second game ends. Let’s have a potluck – we’ll provide sandwich fixins; you bring side dishes, desserts or beverages.

 

Please RSVP to Gilbert directly (gmartinez46@mac.com) by Friday evening, Oct. 16. Let Gilbert know if you have any questions.

 

Hope you can make it!

September meeting — Sunday lunch

As the Major League season winds down, the Rogers Hornsby Chapter will have its monthly meeting at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Serranos (5030 Hwy. 290 West) in southwest Austin. This Serranos is located on U.S. 290 and MoPac and is in the same shopping center as Best Buy and Sam’s Club.

Please RSVP to Gilbert Martinez directly at gmartinez46@mac.com before noon Saturday, Sept. 26.

 

Inaugural Fall Forum in Waco a Big Success

SABR members and guests turned out in force for the inaugural Fall Forum held in Waco on Saturday, September 19.  The Fall Forum was organized and hosted by SABR member David Skelton, with the goals of providing an enjoyable baseball-themed forum and promoting interest in SABR in the Waco area.

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Former major league pitcher Lindy McDaniel was the Fall Forum headliner

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Eric Robinson presented and David Skelton hosted

More information and a picture slideshow are at the sabr.org site here.

 

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Inaugural Baseball History Fall Forum

Saturday, September 19, 2015

9:30am – 4:15 pm

Emergency Services Education Center

7601 Steinbeck Bend Drive, Waco, Texas 76708

Join SABR members and other interested baseball fans for the inaugural Fall Forum to be held in the Heart of Texas.

The current roster of guests and presenters include:

Lindy McDaniel – will share memories from his 21-year major league career.

John Wood (retired Baylor professor) – will preview his book on ethics in baseball.

Mark Presswood (author) – will discuss Texas League history and teams.

Eric Robinson (educator) – will present some of his research on Negro League baseball, with a focus on the Waco area.

Eugene Baker (Baylor professor emeritus) and David Lintz (museum director) – will tell the story of Waco’s Katy Park.

Robert Gamboa (civic leader and historian) – will discuss Hispanics in baseball.

Gale McCray (SABR member) – will present a skit on baseball and life.

Admission is free and attendees will be able to order lunch online for delivery.

If you have any memorabilia you’d like to discuss with the audience, feel free to bring it and there will be time to discuss.

To help with planning the logistics for this event, please RSVP your intent to attend to:

David Skelton — phone at 254-723-9603 or via email at dsbaseballfan@yahoo.com

 

 

July Meeting – Saturday lunch

We’re going to change things up a bit starting in July and begin a series of Saturday lunch meetings at various locations around the Austin area instead of the Tues or Thurs evening meetings at Iron Works.  The hassle of traveling downtown during rush hour is becoming just too much of … well, a hassle, so we thought we would dial back the travel intensity a bit and make it easier for more people to attend.

Our first Saturday lunch meeting will be at the Macaroni Grill at Great Hills Trail and 183 in the Arboretum Area.  This is the same location as we’ve met for SABR Day lunches in recent years.

We will plan to meet at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 11.  Please RSVP so we can provide an accurate headcount for seating purposes to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.

Chapter reaches, celebrates 100th month with a meeting!

Spring training is underway and Opening Day is just around the corner. This month marks a special celebration for the Rogers Hornsby Chapter. When we meet on Saturday, March 21, it will be the 100th consecutive month in which our chapter has met!

 

It’s a celebration that’s, well, 100 months in the making! I’ll have a special trivia quiz to mark this occasion. Here’s what you need to know about the celebration.

 

We’ll have a pizza party at the home of Gilbert and Raeanne Martinez in southwest Austin starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 21.

 

Please RSVP directly to Gilbert  (gmartinez46@mac.com) if you plan to attend by Friday, March 20. You may bring a side dish, an appetizer, dessert or beverages.

 

When you RSVP, please let me know what you’re bringing so we can minimize duplications.

 

Let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you for our 100th!

February Meeting (no. 99)

We will be gathering at Iron Works BBQ located at 100 Red River in downtown Austin on Thursday, February 26 starting at 6:00 p.m.  This will be our 99th consecutive monthly meeting.  Monte Cely and Mike Dillon will present a quiz related to their recent trip to the Serie del Caribe in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Please RSVP to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

SABR Day lunch

Join us for our annual SABR Day lunch on Saturday, January 24 at 12:00 noon at the Macaroni Grill in the Arboretum in Austin.  The address is 9828 Great Hills Trail, Austin, TX  78759.  Please RSVP to Jan Larson here if you plan to attend so we can have an accurate headcount.

2015 Chapter Winter Meeting

THE WINTER MEETING WILL NOW BE HELD SATURDAY, JANUARY 17

Society for American Baseball Research

ROGERS HORNSBY CHAPTER
Ninth Annual WINTER MEETING
 
at TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
OLD MAIN BUILDING, ROOM 320
San Marcos, Texas
 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
 
 
THE LINEUP (in alphabetical order):
 
JIM BAKER – will handle warm-up duties.
 
ALYSON FOOTER – national correspondent for MLB.com.  Alyson will tell us about media trends in baseball broadcasting
 
BILL GILBERT – will provide his views on the 2015 Houston Astros
 
JIM KENTON – will tell us about the Baseball Reminiscence League, a baseball-related initiative to support fans suffering from Alzheimer’s
 
JAN LARSON – will conduct a discussion and straw poll for 2016 induction to the Hall of Fame
 
WALLY MOON – 1954 NL Rookie of the Year.  Wally will tell us about his baseball experiences with the Cardinals and Dodgers 
 
Copies of Wally’s autobiography, Moon Shots, will be available for purchase.  Wally is offering this book at $15, a bargain.  Cash only, please 
 
DAN WALSH – will present a sabermetric analysis based upon Starting Pitcher Game Scores
 
 
We’ll also have our usual features:
 
LUNCH – register upon arrival and sign up for your lunch choices; it’ll be delivered — all for a nominal charge – $10 again this year.  PLEASE NOTE – 1) We must have your lunch order by 10am in order to get delivery by noontime and 2) We can only accept cash.
 
BOOK EXCHANGE – members are encouraged to bring a baseball book to exchange.
 
MEMORABILIA DISPLAY – there is scheduled time after lunch for memorabilia owners to describe & discuss.
 
DRESS CODE – wearing your favorite team’s cap, jersey, or sportswear is always encouraged.
 

Contact any of the chapter officers if you have any questions or need more info:

Gilbert Martinez : gmartinez46@austin.rr.com

Monte Cely : cely@swbell.net

Jan Larson : jan.a.larson@gmail.com

COME EARLY, STAY LATE, HAVE FUN ! 

The meeting will be on the third floor in the Old Main building on the Texas State University campus. Look for the elevator on the first floor, or use the stairs.

Here’s a photo of Old Main:

 
 
Directions to Texas State University-San Marcos
 
If you’re traveling north from San Antonio, take I-35 and take Exit 206, Aquarena Springs Drive.
 
If you’re traveling south from Austin, take I-35 and take Exit 206, Aquarena Springs Drive.
 
Travel west on Aquarena Springs Drive, which turns into University Drive. After crossing the San Marcos River, you will come to a traffic light. Turn right onto Sessom Drive. Just before the first light, turn left on State Street and go up a steep road toward Old Main. Go through a gate (the gate should be up) and continue up the hill. At the top of the hill, make a sharp left turn and drive up to Old Main. Look for parking on this road that winds around the side and back of Old Main.
 
You can find additional parking at the Pleasant Street Garage, located at the corner of N. LBJ and Pleasant Street. To reach this garage, after you pass through the gate, continue up the hill, then down the hill to the stop sign on Pleasant Street. Turn left; the entrance to the parking garage will be on your left.
 
You do not need a parking pass to park on campus – however, do not park in spaces not marked as parking spaces or in handicapped parking (unless you have the appropriate tag displayed).
 
The meeting room is on the third floor in Room 320. There is an elevator on the first floor, or you can take the stairs.
 
If you get lost or need help, call Gilbert Martinez (cell phone: 512-963-1263).
 
Use this link to see a map of the Texas State campus: www.maps.txstate.edu