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
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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 5/2/21 – Recap
By Steven Glassman Meeting began around 2:00 p.m. with 16 people in attendance. The following topics were discussed: · Matt asked about the chapter’s opinion on the Andrew McCutchen’s base running on Matt Joyce’s ground ball to second in the 7th inning versus the Mets on May 1. - The chapter discussed about the umpires’ bad calls on … Continue reading Mack Chat 5/2/21 – 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
Mack Chat 2/7/21 – Recap
We had a total of 16 members which is our largest group yet for a virtual gathering! We hope to have more in the future. The 2/7 meeting was unique in that we discussed baseball photographs in detail and did some amateur detective work. The first photograph we discussed was an image from the centerfield … Continue reading Mack Chat 2/7/21 – Recap