Recap of Fall Chapter Meeting
The festivities began following the opening session with guest speaker Tom Quinlan, who fielded numerous questions about his career, which included a stint playing in South Korea. The former Hill-Murray athlete is an assistant baseball coach for his alma mater. John Bonnes gave the days first presentation on the growth of baseballs blogosphere, looking at how to start a blog and how to promote it. Following lunch and a chapter business meeting, Dan Levitt looked back at the abortive peace negotiations of 1914 between the Federal League and organized baseball, followed by Bob Tholkess look back at baseball stories that were printed in the New York Sunday Mercury. Mendal Merkle wrapped up the days presentations with his research on the Hall of Fame credentials of Stuffy McInnis. The meeting concluded with a trivia competition with the Saints team, captained by Cary Smith, doubling its 38 points on the final question, which was the only other pitcher besides Eddie Cicotte to win more than 20 games for the 1919 White Sox. Correct question: Who was Lefty Williams? The days festivities wrapped up with the Quicksteps planning meeting and a post-meeting gathering at Kevin Hennesseys residence to watch Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. Other upcoming events: The book club is scheduled to meet on Saturday, December 5 at 9:30 a.m. at the Barnes and Noble cafe in Har Mar Mall in Roseville. Har Mar Mall is located on Snelling Avenue about a mile and a half north of the state fairgrounds. For more information, contact Tom Dolen at 651-483-8617 or Art Mugalian at 612-721-2825. The next Hot Stove Saturday Morning, an informal breakfast gathering for the purpose of talking baseball, will be at 9:00 on November 21 at Bakers Square in Richfield (66th Street to the east of Xerxes Avenue). The 2009 Spring Chapter Meeting has been tentatively set for Saturday, May 22. The Twins play the Milwaukee Brewers at Target Field that night.
Theres a look at key offseason dates, report cards on the 2009 Twins, a payroll analysis (2010 and beyond), an organizational depth chart, along with chapters on The Joe Mauer Dilemma, 40-man roster decisions, trade targets and the free agent market. Finally, there are suggested blueprints for Smith. The authors completed the handbook with an interview with Twins general manager Bill Smith. The handbook is available electronically at http://twinscentric.com (one-third of the book can be downloaded for no charge or the entire book can be purchased) and will be available in print, as well.
The Atlanta Braves will be playing the San Francisco Giants during the convention. There is a possibility of a trip to see the Birmingham Barons play at Rickwood Field on the final day of the convention.
November 21Hot Stove Saturday Morning, Bakers Square, 66th and Xerxes, Richfield, 9:00 a.m. For more information, contact Mark Johnson, 952-831-1153, baseballbooks@comcast.net. December 5Book Club, Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville, 9:30 a.m., Black and Blue: Sandy Koufax, the Robinson Boys, and the World Series that Stunned America. by Tom Adelman. For more information, contact Tom Dolen, 651-483-8617, or Art Mugalian, 612-721-2825, amugalian@comcast.net. December 6Halsey Hall Chapter Board Meeting, 6 p.m. For more information, contact Kevin Hennessy, 651-651-492-2298, kwhennes@ties2.net. May 22Spring Chapter Meeting. For more information, contact Howard Luloff, 952-922-5036, Hfan77@webtv.net. Halsey Hall Chapter Web Page: http://halseyhall.org
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Chapter History: http://halseyhall.org/officers_history.html
Chapter Procedures and By-Laws: http://halseyhall.org/bylaws.html
Society for American Baseball Research: http://sabr.org
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