Saturday, March 30, 2013

9:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Location: thoughtbot

41 Winter St, 7th floor, Boston, MA (map)

On a cold and windy day - 24 degrees and 11 degrees wind chill, (no walk of infamy this year) - ten stalwart souls met for lunch to celebrate SABR Day at the Bleacher Bar, located under the bleachers at Fenway Park, a warm and inviting atmosphere affording us a panoramic view of Fenway Park in winter. 4th Annual Boston SABR Day January 26, 2013

Not only were are hearts warmed up by the view but we were also serenaded by the voices of hopeful public address announcers vying for the job to replace the late Carl Beane. We were all in agreement that none were worthy. The main topic of discussion during lunch was the recently published Francona, The Red Sox Years. The discussion was hot, the stove was hot, the food was hot. Only the beer was cold.

A gathering of 42 met at The Baseball Tavern in Boston for the Boston Chapter's annual MLK Day meeting, January 21 (2013 MLK Day meeting on Jan. 21, 2013), and although the Presidential Inauguration occurred simultaneously ( the video display did display the event as an aside in the room for those inclined to experience the presentations and the national event). We got a lot done! the agenda was packed with presentations on a variety of subjects.

Reports and announcements were heard from Father Beirne, Bob Brady of the Braves Historical Association, Herb Crehan, who has started the the website -www.bostonbaseballhistory.com. Check it out! Ty Waterman spoke about the GAFL, and Bob Ruzzo brought us up to date on the latest news about Braves Field at Boston University.

Alan Cohen spoke about the Hearst Sandlot classic, an event unknown to many attendees. Donna Halper also educated us well with a presentation on "The Loyal Ladies of Baseball - Female Fans and Sports Writers, 1900 - 1940." A lot of new information was presented in a very lively manner.

The recent ballot for the Hall of Fame vote was distributed to the attendees and a vote was taken a vote that paralleled the official vote and a discussion was entertained by Andy Andres, Bill Nowlin and Saul Wisnia. As expected, there were many  opinions expressed.

The Emerson College students, who had told us about their film project last year, brought their finished product to us for viewing. A great accomplishment! Congratulations to them for a fine film!

Our next event comes up soon after the annual gathering. The SABR Day event on Saturday, January 26, will be held at the Bleacher Bar, Landsowne Street, located underneath the bleachers at Fenway Park, at 1:30 PM. We will be primarily discussing the newly published book, Francona. Already there's a lot of buzz in the media, and we will create some buzz of our own. Come by for lunch, or just to talk about the book. There's copies available at the Barnes & Noble at Kenmore Square, but I hear copies are flying off the shelves.

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Joanne Hulbert

Room at the Non-Profit Center was full for the SABR Boston November meeting.

The weather cooperated this time and we managed to miss the hurricane and the nor'easter and we were greatly rewarded with a lively, informative and entertaining meeting yesterday. Mike Shalin, official scorer and co-author with Dennis Boyd of "They Call Me Oil Can" gave us one of the most memorable presentations we have experienced. The sad news was that The Can was called away by a family emergency, he sent his regrets and promises to meet with us in the near future - we will try for our traditional MLK Day meeting in January, so we have a second chance.

Related: SAVE THE DATE: November 10, 2012