We will be gathering for our first in-season lunch of 2016 at the County Line BBQ at 5204 Ranch Rd 2222 (just east of RR 2222 and Hwy 360) on Saturday, April 30 starting at 12:30 p.m.  We will have some exciting news about the chapter website.  Please RSVP so we can provide an accurate headcount for seating purposes to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.

The March chapter meeting will be Saturday, March 19 at 12:30pm at Serranos-Mopac in South Austin, 5030 Highway 290 West, Austin, TX 78735 (near intersection of MoPac & 290).

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

We are going to check out a new venue for our February lunch meeting.  Join us at Hoover’s at 2002 Manor Rd in Austin on Saturday February 20 at 11:00 a.m.    We are meeting at 11:00 a.m. for two reasons, (1) the weekend brunch menu is served until 11:30 in case anyone would prefer a breakfast item, and (2) the restaurant is less crowded before noon which increases our chances of getting a large table for our group in a timely manner.

Please RSVP so we can provide an accurate headcount for seating purposes to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.

Our annual SABR Day lunch meeting will be held 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, January 30.  Please RSVP so we can provide an accurate headcount for seating purposes to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.

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.

We will review and rehash the 2015 Major League season and post-season at the County Line BBQ at 5204 Ranch Rd 2222 (just east of RR 2222 and Hwy 360) on Saturday, November 14 starting at 12:15 p.m.  Please RSVP so we can provide an accurate headcount for seating purposes to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com.

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!

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.

 

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.

Former major league pitcher Lindy McDaniel was the Fall Forum headliner

Eric Robinson presented and David Skelton hosted

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

 

*** agenda follows ***

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

 

 

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.