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February 2017 Editor:
Spring Chapter Meeting Set for April 29 Registration for the meeting is at 8:30 with research presentations beginning at 9:00. A business meeting will be held during lunch with the featured guest to follow. The cost for the meeting and lunch is $10. The meeting only is $5. Those wanting lunch must RSVP to Howard Luloff, 952-922-5036. Members are invited to submit a proposal to make a research presentation at the meeting (with the understanding they might not know if they’re available until the meeting date is set. Proposals must be sent to Research Committee co-chairs Brenda Himrich or Sarah Johnson and include a title and brief outline of what the presentation will consist of with emphasis on the research that will be included. Standard presentations are 20 minutes (with an additional eight minutes for questions) although the duration may be longer or shorter depending on the needs of the presenter and of the schedule. The Research Committee (which also consists of Dan Levitt, Stew Thornley, Rich Arpi, and Bob Tholkes) will finalize the schedule of research presentations two weeks before the meeting, so proposals must be submitted by then. Elections for the board of directors will be held during the business meeting. Four members will be elected to the board of directors to succeed outgoing directors Frank Kadwell, Tom Flynn, Lloyd Kepple, and Doug Skipper. Anyone interested in running for a two-year term may contact Stew Thornley, 651-492-5410. Who Lived Here?  Bonus: Who Lived Here?  Upcoming Events Twinsfest Serie del Caribe  Tom Flynn has organized a gathering to watch the Caribbean Series Saturday, February 4 at Adelita’s Mexican Restaurant, 2405 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis 55418. Arrive at 4:45 p.m. to be on time to see the first pitch between Cuba and Venezuela (or arrive late if you don’t mind missing the first pitch). Tom may also organize a group to be watching the World Baseball Classic. Research Committee Book Club Fred Souba Hot Stove Saturday Morning Dairy Queen Classic Baseball Tournament More Baseball To keep abreast of other chapter events or gatherings of chapter members, be sure and like and follow our social media pages: SABR Halsey Hall Chapter Facebook page Halsey Hall Chapter Twitter page New Members Jack is from Golden Valley and has a mom, two sisters, and a dad—not necessarily in that order. By day, Jack is a marketing analyst at Bluestem Brands. He works on baseball statistics research projects in his free time. He played baseball in summer leagues through high school. Jack attended his first game in 2002. The best game he ever saw was the Twins vs. Tigers in Game 163 in 2009, and Jack was present when Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run at the Metrodome in 2007. Born in 1994, Jack shares his October 11 birthday with Orlando Hernandez, Will White, Gregg Olson, Joe Ginsberg, Eddie Dyer, Ty Wigginton, Mike Fiore, Buttercup Dickerson, Mike Guerra, George Preston Marshall, one of the Napoleon Bonapartes (not the famous one), Ron Leibman, Luke Perry, Elmore Leonard, Jane Krakowski, Daryl Hall, the recently-dead LaVell Edwards, Eleanor Roosevelt, Luis Firpo, and Jean Vander Pyl, the voice of Wilma. Shane is from Roseville, where he has a dad (Mike), mom (Kelly), brother (Joey), and sister (Georgia). He ran cross country at Winona State University, from where he graduated from with a degree in journalism, which he hopes to use in the field in motorsports, and probably also learned not to write sentences as long this one. As he looks for a writing position, Shane is working at the Goldy’s Locker Room after a previous stint at the Twins Pro Shop in Roseville. Shane saw his first game, at the Metrodome, sometime in the early 2000s. His favorite baseball memory is from the past spring break when he and a couple buddies took a road trip to Arizona and saw four spring-training games. The group plans to go back. Topping that, perhaps, he watched the Cubs win the World Series on television last November. “I’d say that’s a pretty significant triumph. “I’m a die-hard Pat Neshek fan. I love sidearm pitchers, and I was a sidearm slinger myself in high school. When he came up with the Twins, that’s when I really started to pay close attention to the game. I’ve followed his career in and out of the majors, whether with the Twins or not. “My middle school social studies teacher invited me to play simulation baseball (similar to fantasy baseball) and I’m in the league to this day. We have a great time with it and it’s kept us in contact.” Born in 1993, Shane shares his June 30 birthday with Trea Turner, Al Newman, Garret Anderson, Chan Ho Park, Mitch Maier, Bud Black, Davy Jones, Tony Fernandez, Ron Swoboda, Mark Grudzielanek, Bud Black, Jerry Kenney, Pat Venditte, Yo Yo Davalillo, Michael Phelps, Mike Tyson, Cole Swindell, Lena Horne, Dan Reeves, Fred Schaus, Lizzy Caplan, Adolf Furtwangler, Chief Henry Caruthers Roman Nose, and my mom. Also new to the Halsey Hall Chapter: Eric McKinley  SABR members Dan Levitt (pictured above), Vince Gennaro, and Ed Edmonds were among the presenters at the Minneanalytics Sports Analytics Conference at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis in January. Anthony Bush had a story in the Ely Echo on December 30, 2016, The Story of Burt Keeley, Ely’s Century-old and Largely Unknown Link to the Major Leagues. Former Willmar water superintendent Bart Murphy recently purchased a fine book about the St. Paul Saints to learn more about the 1901-1903 period when his great uncle, William Porter “Spike Shannon,” played for the Saints. Below is Spike with his wife, Sarah “Sadie” Murphy, the oldest sister of Bart’s paternal grandfather, Edward Murphy.  Spike was later a player-manager with the Virginia Orediggers in the Northern League and became an umpire in the Federal League. Chapter member Rich Arpi, a native of Virginia, is considering doing a biographical sketch on Shannon for the SABR BioProject. Whaddya Think? In December, prior to the election, Mike Warwick posted his list, by uniform number, of the best eligible players for the Hall of Fame: 0: Al Oliver Have a different opinion about any, such as the deservedness of 77 for Tony Batista or 69 (nice) for Eric Fryer? Sign up and argue, but please refrain from fellatiative remarks. Answer to Where Lived Here? Bonus question: The Averys, Dasseys, and others live on the Avery Salvage Yard in Manitowoc County in Wisconsin, the setting for Making a Murderer. In case you were wondering, it has nothing to do with baseball.
Calendar January 27-29—Twinsfest, Target Field. For more information, contact Doug Skipper, 612-876-1408.
February 4—Serie del Caribe Viewing Party, Cuba vs. Venezuela, 4:45 p.m., Adelita’s, 2405 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, 4:45 p.m. February 11—Book Club and Vintage Game Video Club, Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville, 9:30 a.m., Big Data Baseball: Math, Miracles, and the End of a 20-Year Losing Streak by Travis Sawchik and Game Seven of the 1982 World Series. February 27—Research Committee meeting, 7:00 p.m, Hennepin County Southdale Library, 7001 York Avenue South, Edina. For more information, contact Brenda Himrich or Sarah Johnson.
March 4—Fred Souba Hot Stove Saturday Morning, Curran’s, 42nd and Nicollet, 9:00 a.m. March 4—Minnesota Gophers vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, 6:30 p.m, U. S. Bank Stadium. For more information, contact Howard Luloff, 952-922-5036.
April 29—Spring Chapter Meeting, 9:00 a.m, Faith Mennonite Church, Minneapolis. For more information, contact Howard Luloff, 952-922-5036.
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The Spring Chapter Meeting of the Halsey Hall Chapter will be Saturday, April 29 at Faith Mennonite Church, 2720 E. 22nd Street in south Minneapolis. We’re hoping former Twins pitcher