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Written by Gilbert Martinez
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Friday, 17 May 2013 14:04 |
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Six enthusiastic and dedicated chapter members met on Thursday, May 16, to catch up on recent umpire (mis)rulings and judgment calls, the change in Astros leadership, the resiliency of Rick Ankiel and an update on SABR 44, which will be co-hosted by the Larry Dierker Chapter and our chapter in summer 2014 in Houston.
I thought that the Reid Ryan hiring as the new Astros president was a good move, though Monte Cely suggested I may be overly optimistic about what impact the hiring will have. Indeed, Jan Larson wondered what, exactly, does a team president do? The hope is that the team president will address and prevent some of the very bad instances of public relations by the Astros front office in recent months. Perhaps the first order of business is taking care of the ongoing diaster involving getting the Astros on cable television in Houston and around Texas.
I gave an update on the national SABR conference. I attended a meeting in Houston earlier this week with Marc Appleman, SABR executive director and Deb Jayne, SABR membership and events manager, along with the leadership in the Dierker Chapter. Appleman and Jayne toured several hotels in downtown Houston as potential sites for the convention. We won't have a date for the convention until late August after the 2014 MLB schedule is known. The plan is to pick a weekend in which the Astros are in town. Organizers also hope to include an outing to see the independent-league Sugar Land Skeeters.
Dierker and Hornsby Chapter members will be needed as volunteers, mostly as room monitors for research presentations throughout the conference. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please speak to me.
The next chapter meeting will be on Thursday, June 13. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 17 May 2013 14:33 |
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Written by Monte Cely
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Thursday, 18 April 2013 08:42 |
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Nine members and spouses met at Bill and Evelyn Gilbert's home in Lakeway for the April chapter meeting.
Among the appetizers, delicious dinner and sumptous dessert, we did manage to talk some baseball. Topics of conversation were: the recent release of the movie 42 (which several chapter members had viewed the preceeding weekend), early-season surprises among MLB teams' performance, the status of the Astros' TV contract and personnel issues, and much more.
A date will be determined for the May chapter meeting and a general announcement will be forthcoming.
A big "Thank You" to Bill and Evelyn for hosting the meeting at their beautiful home. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 April 2013 08:45 |
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Written by Jan Larson
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 23:10 |
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A group of 11 members and guests gathered for dinner at Iron Works BBQ to discuss the World Baseball Classic, the upcoming 2013 season and various other baseball-related topics.
Jim Baker discussed his heretofore unsuccessful attempt to monetize his "Predictatron" contest. New member Mike McNulty described the elation that long suffering Red Sox fans felt when the Sox finally won a World Series championship in 2004. Other topics discussed included the Astros' 2013 outlook, the preponderance of retired Yankee uniform numbers, Nelson Figeroa's career, Ted Williams' managerial career and Joe Dimaggio.
Dan Walsh presented a fun Hall of Fame quiz. Bill Gilbert took first prize with a score of 17 of 20 correct.
Bill and Evelyn Gilbert graciously offered to host the April meeting at their home in Lakeway, TX. The date has been tentatively set for Tuesday, April 16. More information will be forthcoming. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 23:11 |
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Written by Monte Cely
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:17 |
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Thirteen members and friends of the Rogers Hornsby SABR Chapter met at Iron Works BBQ in downtown Austin Thursday night, February 21.
Jan Larson reported on his visits to spring training sites in Arizona earlier this week. Jan was at the Reds/Indians complex in Goodyear and the Diamondbacks facility in Scottsdale. Jan brought a batting-practice home-run ball that he corraled, plus spring training rosters. Jan had opportunities to speak to sports reporter Tim Kurkjian and Indians OF/1B Nick Swisher, among others.
Monte Cely reported on his visit to Hermosillo, Mexico for the 2013 Serie del Caribe. Highlights included the new Estadio Sonora, sell-outs on all seven days of the tournament, and Mexico's dramatic 18-inning victory in the final game to take the title on their home turf.
Jim Griffin will be visiting Kissimee, Florida for a collegiate softball tournament and some Astros spring training.
The quiz topic, in keeping with the Caribbean Series having been hosted in Mexico, was "Beisbol Latinoamericano, con un sabor mexicano" (Latin American baseball - with a Mexican flavor). Jim Baker took the prize, an official 2013 Serie del Caribe - Hermosillo ball cap, with a very good score of 15 correct answers out of a possible 25. See the quiz here.
Other topics included remaining free agents to be signed and the prospects for everyone's favorite teams.
Our March meeting will be Tuesday, March 19 at 6pm back at Iron Works BBQ. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:53 |
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Written by Jan Larson
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Saturday, 26 January 2013 16:59 |
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A small but enthusiastic group of Hornsby Chapter members met at Romano's Macaroni Grill in the Arboretum area in Austin on Saturday afternoon, January 26 to celebrate SABR Day. Various topics were discussed including the recent Rangers Caravan luncheon that was attended by Monte Cely and Monte's upcoming trip to the 2013 Serie de Caribe (Caribbean World Series) in Hermosillo, Mexico. Mike Dillon (Florida) and Jan Larson (Arizona) also reported on making plans to attend Spring Training. |
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