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Our next chapter Zoom presentation will be on November 14th at 7:00 ET. Joining us will be Eric Gray to discuss his two baseball books, Backyards to Ballparks and Bases to Bleachers. His books are a collection of folks' personal stories that, in one way or another, touch upon baseball. The stories are more often of a human interest nature than play-of-the-game. There are stories from around the world, and all levels of play from Little League to softball Leagues to Major leagues. The stories make people laugh, tear up, and remember their own experiences.

His presentation will consist of describing how the idea for the books came about, how he collected stories and ultimately how he put the books together. And of course, some stories. There will be a Q & A after the presentation and he hopes others will have stories to share as well.

Pre-registration for this event is required. Chapter members please check your SABR email for registration info. Non-chapter members wishing to attend can get Zoom log-on info by emailing us at questions-comments@sabrnyc.org. [K. Carter]

The latest edition of The Lineup -- our chapter newsletter which alerts readers to upcoming events, chapter news, and subjects specific to Casey Stengel Chapter members -- is now available!. To view the October newsletter, please click on the Adobe Acrobat link below to load the .pdf file.

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Earlier this year, the Casey Stengel Chapter requested submissions for a chapter periodical called You Can Look It Up which functions as a journal that we hope to showcase sometime soon. This journal is why we asked you to contact us or Bruce Slutsky who is co-producing it with CSC Board member David Lippman. Bruce and David are now in the editing process of You Can Look It Up and we look forward to its debut!

We hope you enjoy both of these new and exciting publications and encourage you to send us feedback about both so that our team can work to improve them. [E. Begley, K. Carter]

Our 2024 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 Official 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 -- November 20th -- 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 inquiry will be directed to the person(s) best suited to answer. [K. Carter]