Last Site Update: Wednesday, 04/18/2024 11:13

Our first Board of Directors Zoom meeting was on Monday, April 8. To read the minutes of our innaugural meeting, please Visit This Link to load the Adobe Acrobat .pdf file. One of the topics we discussed was the announcement of an election for Chapter Treasurer. An excerpt from our Chapter Bylaws:

ARTICLE III: DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
Section 4 – Treasurer

The Treasurer maintains the Chapter’s bank account, with another Board member as a second signatory. The Treasurer collects and deposits all funds into the account, reconciles the bank statements, pays expenses and Board-approved reimbursements, and insurance for Chapter events. The Treasurer gives a full financial report at Board meetings and also submits an annual report to SABR Headquarters by the designated date.

Voting For Chapter Treasurer is now under way! Voting for Board positions is open only to Casey Stengel Chapter members. Votes can be cast by checking your chapter-generated email (from sabr.chapters) and visiting the secure Survey Monkey link provided. The two week voting period will end on April 30, 2024. If anyone has any questions, please email us at questions-comments@sabrnyc.org and your inquiy will be directed to the person(s) best suited to answer. [E. Begley, K. Carter]

CANDIDATE STATEMENTS:

David Lippman: I am seeking the position of Treasurer of the Casey Stengel Chapter of SABR. I have run raffles and handled cash for our chapter and other organizations' events in the past, ensuring their accuracy, handled finances for registration for previous years' SABR events, acting as registrar, receiving and tracking money, and ensuring it goes to the right place. I have been a leading member of this chapter for decades, and am familiar with its issues and needs. I am deeply committed to accuracy, efficiency, integrity, and due diligence, from my 33 years of public service: 25 with the City of Newark, NJ, and eight in the US Navy. The money will go where it's supposed to be. I thank my fellow Casey Stengel Chapter members for their support of me as Treasurer, and promise them that I will perform these important duties with full diligence.

Our chapters's most recent Zoom event was on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

Our guest speakers were Bill Nowlin and David Fischer who wrote the book Red Sox vs. Yankees: Hometown Experts Analyze, Debate, and Illuminate Baseball's Ultimate Rivalry. Chapter member Bruce Slutsky moderated the event.

Topics discussed issues included: The sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1918; The Bucky Dent Game in 1978; The 2003 American League Championship Series when Aaron Boone hit a walk-off home run in the seventh game; and The 2004 American League Championship Series.

For those who missed it or would like to re-watch, click on the play button below. [K. Carter]

Our most recent in-person annual meeting was on Saturday, March 23. Casey Stengel Chapter members were treated to another exciting program at Scandinavia House - 58 Park Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets) - a short walk from Grand Central.

A Guest Presentation was given by Kevin Baker - The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City and there was a splendid Panel Discussion on The Pulse of New York Baseball: Present and Past with Anthony McCarron (The Mets: A 50th Anniversary Celebration - with Andy Martino), Billy Altman, and Laura Albanese. Additionally, Jay Goldberg gave a Presentation on The Memory of America: Stories from a New York Baseball Clubhouse. The full Offficial Program is available by clicking here to load an Adobe Acrobat .pdf. [E. Begley/E. Miller]

The Ron Gabriel Award, given out by SABR’s Casey Stengel Chapter in New York, honors the author(s) of the best research, published or unpublished, on the subject of the Brooklyn Dodgers completed during the preceding calendar year. Eligible works include but are not limited to magazine and journal articles, previously unpublished chapters or articles in anthologies or other books with multiple authors, unpublished research papers, written versions of oral presentations, books, databases and websites.

The Ron Gabriel Award Committee is now accepting nominations for 2024. If you want to submit something, please contact Gary Sarnoff. [K. Carter]

Save the date -- May 15th -- because on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, anyone can join me for "Connect 2 Baseball" at 11 am located at Caring Kind, 360 Lexington Avenue, a block south of Grand Central. This leisurely, fun one-hour program brings together a handful of people who are experiencing the beginnings of dementia with local SABR members who enjoy reminiscing about baseball. All the participants enjoy the time watching short video clips, sharing memories, and talking about ball games, ballplayers, teams, and so forth.

Contact me at email Evelyn for answers to any questions you might have. [E. Begley]

CONTACT US:

As always -- if anyone has any questions, comments and/or suggestions -- please email us at questions-comments@sabrnyc.org and your inquiy will be directed to the person(s) best suited to answer. [K. Carter]