Category: Event Announcements

September Baseball

Two of the top clubs in the Mexican Winter League will be at Dell Diamond on Saturday evening September 24 for a “pre-season” exhibition ball game.  This is part of a U.S. “Fall training” tour that the teams will be making prior to their season opening in mid-October.

 

The two teams, Naranjeros (Orange growers) de Hermosillo (Sonora) and Aguilas (Eagles) de Mexicali (Baja Calif. North) are successful franchises in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico, the Mexican winter league.  In fact, they have been the two most recent Mexican hosts of the Caribbean World Series (Mexicali in 2009 and Hermosillo in 2013).  Naranjeros were the first Mexican club to win the Caribbean Series (in 1976) and have won the Series as recently as 2014.  Hermosillo has captured 16 Mexican Winter League titles.

 

We will plan for this event to be our chapter’s September monthly meeting.  Jan Larson has arranged for a block of tickets that are available to chapter members for $10 each.  These tickets are available to you on a first-come, first-served basis.  We can take orders up to September 10, or until this block of tickets is sold out.  All ticket commitments as of that date are final, payable to Jan.  Contact Jan at jan.a.larson@gmail.com to reserve your seat(s).

 

We’ll see y’all at Dell Diamond for some exciting beisbol latinomericano.

April Lunch Meeting

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.

February Lunch Meeting

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.

December Meeting

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.

MLB Playoff Watch Party in October

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!

September meeting — Sunday lunch

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.