Mack Chat 10/3/21 – Recap

By Steven Glassman The following below is the October 3, 2021 SABR Connie Mack-Dick Allen Chapter Secretary’s Report: Chat began around 2:00 p.m. with 14 people in attendance: ·         Rich Westcott ·         Steven Glassman (Chapter Secretary) ·         Harrington Crissey ·         Michael Peich ·         Matthew Whitehorn ·         Jared Frank ·         Jimmy Lindberg ·         Bill McClain ·         Seamus Kearney ·         Matt Albertson (Chapter Co-Chair) ·         Dan DiNardo ·         Rock … Continue reading Mack Chat 10/3/21 – Recap

Mack Chat 9/5/21 – Recap

By Steven Glassman The following below is the September 5, 2021 SABR Connie Mack-Dick Allen Chapter Secretary’s Report: Chat began around 2:10 p.m. with three people in attendance: ·         Steven Glassman ·         Bill McClain ·         Jeff Watson I was using last week’s Zoom link at the beginning of the chat, until new one was e-mailed. I shared with … Continue reading Mack Chat 9/5/21 – Recap

Mack Chat 8/29/21 – Recap

By Steven Glassman Dear Matt and Rock: Good morning. The following below is the August 29, 2021 SABR Connie Mack-Dick Allen Chapter Secretary’s Report: Chat began around 2:00 p.m. with four people in attendance: ·         Steven Glassman ·         Seamus Kearney ·         Bill McClain ·         Michael Peich ·         Rock Hoffman (joined at 3:00 p.m.) Michael Peich purchased a 19th Century Trade Card … Continue reading Mack Chat 8/29/21 – Recap

Mack Chat 8/1/21 – Recap

By Steven Glassman The following below is the August 1, 2021 SABR Connie Mack-Dick Allen Chapter Secretary’s Report: Meeting began around 2:00 p.m. with eight people in attendance. ·         Rock Hoffman and Steven Glassman talked about the Trenton Thunder. ·         Paul Ember asked Steven about the Trenton Thunder Baseball card set. ·         Eric C. Gray from the SABR … Continue reading Mack Chat 8/1/21 – Recap

Mack Chat 7/11/21 – Recap

By Steven Glassman. The following below is the July 11, 2021 SABR Connie Mack-Dick Allen Chapter Secretary’s Report: Meeting began around 2:00 p.m. with 17 people in attendance. . The following topics were discussed: ·         There was banter between for about 15 minutes between chat between attendees. ·         Lew Freedman’s presentation about his new book, 1930: The Story … Continue reading Mack Chat 7/11/21 – Recap

Mack Chat 4/25/21 – Recap

By Steven Glassman Meeting began around 2:00 p.m. with nine people in attendance The following topic were discussed: ·         Pace of play -       This led to talking about baseball’s hitting, pitching, and rules evolutions. ·         “The Fred” and VBBA Conference reviews -       This led to talking about researching and writing about baseball history and its perspectives . ·         Oakland Athletics’ … Continue reading Mack Chat 4/25/21 – Recap

Coroner’s Jury and Bankruptcy: Aftermath of the 1903 Ball Park Horror

By Ed Morton Illustration : Maggie Barry; 8/11/1903 North American p 1 Maggie Barry was returning from an errand for her Aunt on August 8, 1903 when she joined a group of girls taunting two drunken men. One of the men grabbed her and she screamed.1  Illustration : Crash at Base Ball Park; 8/9/1903 p … Continue reading Coroner’s Jury and Bankruptcy: Aftermath of the 1903 Ball Park Horror

Mack Chat 4/18/21 – Recap

Here is the April 18, 2021 Mack Chat Secretary’s Report, from Steven Glassman: ·         The chat began at 2:00 p.m. with 10 people in attendance. ·         The following was discussed: -          On this date in Philadelphia Phillies history (according to the National Pastime website) (The Broad and Pattinson website was initially not working during the … Continue reading Mack Chat 4/18/21 – Recap