Tricky questions stump members at 150th consecutive monthly meeting

Mike Dillon had no trouble with sliders, curves and junk in the monthly quiz. Photo by Gilbert D. Martinez

Fifteen chapters members and guests struggled with clever but tricky trivia questions at the 150th consecutive monthly meeting on Saturday, May 18.

Dan Walsh, author of the “Sliders, Curves and Junk” quiz, stumped many of us with a mostly multiple-choice quiz that had us swinging and missing. Mike Dillon dominated the quiz, scoring 12 points and winning a triple bobblehead featuring Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella. Tom T. and Ira tied for second with 10 points each. Try your hand a Dan’s filthy pitches by clicking here: http://www.sabrhornsby.org/2019/05/dan-walshs-sliders-curves-and-junk-quiz/

There was a nice variety of ballclubs represented at the meeting. Spring training was represented by Mike D. with an Arizona shirt and Don with a Colorado Rockies shirt. New York was another theme: Ira wore a Yankees shirt; Jan wore a Mets cap; and guest Tim wore a Mariano Rivera jersey. Dan wore a Pirates shirt; the die-hard Dodgers fan explained that he purchased the shirt for a presentation at the chapter’s baseball reminiscence program. The Astros were well-represented: Linda wore an Astros jersey with the rainbow stripes on the shoulders; Tom T. wore an Astros shirt; and I wore a George Spring jersey with a World Series champion patch. David paired a Mike Trout Angels shirt with a FDNY cap. Tom M. wore a Cleveland jersey and cap. Other notables: Mike D. wore a San Juan Caribbean Series cap; Ryan wore a Marvel Comics shirt; and Tom W. wore a “Cool Summer Nights” shirt from the Bullock Texas State History Museum.

This was the 150th consecutive month in which the chapter has had a meeting, a streak that dates to December 2006.

In other news, Predicatron impresario Jim Baker presented Dan Walsh with a certificate for winning last year’s Gilbert Martinez Division.

I also brought two Japanese newspapers published in New York at the end of March to share with the group. The newspapers featured stories of Ichiro Suzuki’s retirement after the two games in Japan to kick off the 2019 season.

Ira Siegel, left, and Jan Larson peruse the Japanese newspapers from New York. Photo by Gilbert D. Martinez

Our next outing will be Saturday, June 1, at the Dell Diamond to watch the Round Rock Express host the Iowa Cubs. More information will be coming soon.