Category: Event Announcements

March Meeting Announcement – New Location!

We will be gathering at Iron Works BBQ located at 100 Red River in downtown Austin on Tuesday, March 22 starting at 6:00 p.m.  NOTE:  The meeting date has been moved to Tuesday the 22nd from the originally announced Thursday the 24th to avoid conflict with the NCAA tournament.

There is a small parking lot on-site and large pay lots across the street.  Please RSVP to Norman Macht at nlm@grandecom.net if you plan to attend.

 


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February Meeting

The next meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at Third Base, 1717 W. 6th St. in Austin. Monte Cely will have a trivia quiz ready to stump us all.

It will also be the 51st consecutive month that the chapter has met. Hope you can join us.

SABR Day

The Hornsby Chapter SABR Day get together will be held starting at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29 at the home of Jan and Connie Larson in Cedar Park, TX.  It will be an informal pot-luck gathering to socialize and talk baseball.  Feel free to bring your favorite hot or cold snack food, side dish or dessert.  Please contact Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com for questions/directions or to RSVP.

 

October Meeting/Playoffs Watch Party

It’s time for the 2nd Annual Rogers Hornsby Chapter Playoff Watch Party and Cookout! We’ll watch Game 2 of the ALCS and Game 1 of the NLCS on Saturday, Oct. 16.

The times for the games have not been announced, but one game will probably start in mid-afternoon and the other will be in the evening. A follow-up email will be sent out once start times are announced.

This will serve as the monthly meeting for the chapter.

For those who were able to attend last year, you may remember the fun time we had at Gilbert’s house. We saw the Dodgers close out the Cardinals in a three-game sweep and would’ve watched the second game, but it was snowed out in Colorado!

Gilbert will grill hamburgers and veggie burgers. You can bring a side dish, or dessert, or beverages. Please email me directly with what you plan to bring so we have a variety.

Please RSVP directly to Gilbert and he will send you his home address and home phone.

Questions? Dietary needs the cook should know about? Email Gilbert off list at gmartinez46@austin.rr.com.

2011 Winter Meeting

 

Society for American Baseball Research
ROGERS HORNSBY CHAPTER
Fifth Annual WINTER MEETING
 
at TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
OLD MAIN BUILDING, ROOM 320
 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2011
10am – 4pm
 
 
AGENDA
 
10:00 – 10:20am – Register (plus make your lunch selection); Meet and Greet
 
10:20 – 10:30am –  Welcome & Logistics – Gilbert Martinez
 
10:30 – 11:00am – Icebreaker and Baseball Quiz – Norman Macht
 
11:00 – 12:15pm – Houston Astros Broadcaster Bill Brown
 
12:15 – 12:45pm – Lunch & Mingle
 
12:45 – 1:00pm – Memorabilia Discussion (see below)
 
1:00 – 1:25pm – Mike Capps – 2011 Round Rock Express Preview
 
1:25 – 1:50pm – Steve Fall – The Expanded Post-season and its Impact on True Champions
 
1:50 – 2:15pm – Craig Budner – Hyman Pearlstone and Connie Mack
 
2:15 – 3:00pm – Norman Macht Interviews Bobby Thomson
 
3:00 – 4:00pm – Major League Veteran and Broadcaster Jerry Grote 
 
BOOK EXCHANGE – members are encouraged to bring a baseball book to exchange
 
MEMORABILIA – if you’d like to bring a memorabilia item, take a minute to tell about it; wear your favorite team jersey or cap, especially if there’s a story to tell about them
 

You may contact any member of the organizing committee if you have any questions:

Gilbert Martinez : gmartinez46@austin.rr.com

Monte Cely : cely@swbell.net

Jan Larson : jan.a.larson@gmail.com

 
The meeting will be on the third floor in the Old Main building. 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 Googe map showing the Texas State campus in relation to I-35:
 
Use this link to see a closer view of Old Main and the campus:

 

July Meeting at Dell Diamond

The July meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter will bear a striking resemblance to the recent April meeting as we will again be venturing to the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas to take in the Round Rock Express vs. Iowa Cubs game.  The game is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, July 24.  As before, we will gather for a pre-game meal at the Salt Lick restaurant near the southwest corner of the Dell Diamond parking lot.  Plan to meet at the Salt Lick at 5:30 p.m.

If you plan to attend please indicate (1) the number of people that will attend the pre-game meal (for the purposes of making a reservation at the Salt Lick) and (2) the number of game tickets required ($12 plus $1 convenience charge each).  Please send an email with those numbers to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com no later than Sunday, July 18.

Tickets will be purchased on July 18 and the pdf file containing the tickets will be sent to each attendee shortly thereafter.