Society for American Baseball Research, Rogers Hornsby Chapter
Serving Central and South Texas Since 2006
We will be gathering at Iron Works BBQ located at 100 Red River in downtown Austin on Thursday, November 17 starting at 6:00 p.m.
There is a small parking lot on-site, a larger lot on the south side of Cesar Chavez plus large pay lots across the street to the east. Please RSVP to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
The next meeting will be a watch party at the home of esteemed member Jim Baker.
We’ll watch Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday, Oct. 22, between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers.
Jim will have food for everyone, but you must bring your own beverages. The party starts at 6:30 p.m.
He lives in Cedar Park. Please see the email announcement sent out on the chapter email list for the address.
And, please RSVP to Jim directly at jimbaker1066 AT yahoo.com by Thursday, Oct. 20.
Hope to see you there!
The Major League Baseball playoffs are underway and cool weather has finally returned to Central Texas. Both are reasons for joy.
To celebrate, the chapter will meet for Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the home of Jim Baker in Cedar Park.
More details to come, but please save the date. It’s going to be fun!
Here are the details for this month’s chapter meeting. Consider this a change-up from our usual routine.
On Saturday, Sept. 24, we’ll watch the 4 p.m. showing of Moneyball at the Regal Westgate Stadium 11, 4477 S. Lamar Blvd. (in the same shopping center as Central Market and Hyde Park Bar & Grill). Click here for a map.
To order tickets ahead of time, you can use fandango.com. Click here for more details. We don’t know if the movie will sell out, but if you know you’re attending, it may be wise to order tickets in advance.
After the movie, we have reservations at Hyde Park Bar & Grill. Click here for their website. We’ll get a chance to talk about the movie and may have a guest or two with movie industry experience to give us an additional perspective on Moneyball.
IMPORTANT: Please RSVP to Gilbert (gmartinez46@austin.rr.com) by Friday, Sept. 23, if you plan to attend dinner so we can reserve enough seats at Hyde Park.
The next meeting of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter will be held on Saturday, September 24 and will include a visit to an Austin-area movie house where we will view the latest Brad Pitt film, Moneyball. Moneyball is based on Oakland Athletics’ general manager Billy Beane’s "radical" approach to scouting players. We will gather for dinner and share our individual reviews of the production immediately following. The theater and restaurant will be announced at a later date.
Join us for the historic August meeting of the Hornsby Chapter on Monday, August 8 at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas as the Express take on the Tacoma Rainiers. Game time is 7:05 p.m. As an added bonus, it is $1 hot dog and soft drink night!
This meeting will mark the 57th consecutive monthly meeting of the Hornsby Chapter thereby surpassing Joe DiMaggio’s streak of 56. We will mark the occasion by gathering for a photo before the game at approximately 6:45 p.m.
Please contact Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com by Friday, August 5 if you would like to purchase advance tickets.
We will be gathering at Iron Works BBQ located at 100 Red River in downtown Austin on Tuesday, July 19 starting at 6:00 p.m.
There is a small parking lot on-site, a larger lot on the south side of Cesar Chavez plus large pay lots across the street to the east. Please RSVP to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
Also mark your calendars for Monday, August 8th when we make history as we gather at the Dell Diamond to watch the Express take on the Tacoma Rainiers. More details to come.
The June meeting of the Rogers Hornsby chapter will take place on Saturday, June 25 at the Dell Diamond where we will see the Round Rock Express take on the Oklahoma City Redhawks. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Nolan Ryan Bobblehead night!
For those interested, we will gather for pre-game barbeque at the Salt Lick at 5:30 p.m.
To order advance tickets and/or RSVP for dinner, please email Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com. Tickets are $15 (including service charge). Order deadline is June 15.
We will be gathering at Iron Works BBQ located at 100 Red River in downtown Austin on Tuesday, May 17 starting at 6:00 p.m.
There is a small parking lot on-site, a larger lot on the south side of Cesar Chavez plus large pay lots across the street to the east. Please RSVP to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
We will be gathering at Iron Works BBQ located at 100 Red River in downtown Austin on Tuesday, April 19 starting at 6:00 p.m.
There is a small parking lot on-site, a larger lot on the south side of Cesar Chavez plus large pay lots across the street to the east. Please RSVP to Jan Larson at jan.a.larson@gmail.com if you plan to attend.