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June 2014 Editor:
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A special meeting of the Research Committee on Monday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. will feature a presentation by Shane Williams, who was part of the winning team in the Diamond Dollars Case Competition, with a case study identifying the top three pitching assets in baseball. Shane is following up with a study on the importance of a first-pitch strike as well as providing information about specific starting pitchers, such as when they are most susceptible to get hit hard in a game or what pitch is their most hittable pitch, as well as finding any other specific trends. I am currently looking at starting rotations within the AL West, and that is likely what I will be presenting over in June. My goal of this research is to look at every at bat through the entire 2014 season and be able to provide quality information about any pitcher in Major League Baseball. The meeting will be at the Hennepin County Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center 55430, 612-543-5600. For more information, contact Brenda Himrich or Sarah Johnson. The committee is continuing with its Spread of Baseball project, started by Rich Arpi. Two webpages have information on the spread of baseball, Pre-pro Baseball and Pre-pro Clubs and Games in Minnesota. The Research Committee will also be coordinating poster presentations at future chapter meetings. Other Upcoming activities: The next Fred Souba Hot Stove Saturday Morning, an informal breakfast gathering for the purpose of talking baseball, will be at 9:00 on July 12 at Bakers Square in Richfield (66th Street to the east of York Avenue).
Tom Swift is downsizing his library of baseball books and invites anyone interested to contact him. Terry Bohn and Dan Levitt had articles in the SABR Baseball Research Journal. Dan wrote a biographical blurb about Marc Okkonen, a recipient of the Henry Chadwick Award, and Terry wrote about 19th century baseball in the Dakota Territory. Terry also has a website, North Dakota Baseball History, with links to research he has done on the topic.
Brians 12-and-under team played in Cooperstown in 2013, and he hit six homers during the tournament, including three in consecutive at bats. He has been invited to play this summer for the 14-and-under Southern California National Travel Team, which will play in several national tournaments, including the USA Baseball National Championships in Jupiter, Florida. Brian lives in Mendota Heights with his mom and dad, two sisters, and one brother. He shares his August 15 birthday with Scott Brosius, Eric Fox, Tom Kelly, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lis, Joey Jay, Barney Schultz, Charles Comiskey, Jim Lange, Gene Upshaw, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lawrence, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Tall Rhonda Bates, Ethel Barrymore, Sir Walter Scott, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Julia Child. Also new to the Halsey Hall Chapter: Rachel Makarrall, Jim McNearney June 14Book Club and Vintage Game Video Club, Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall, Roseville, 9:30 a.m., The Curse of Rocky Colavito: A Loving Look at a Thirty-Year Slump by Terry Pluto, and Game Seven of the 1991 World Series. For more information, contact Art Mugalian, 612-721-2825, and Gary DeSmith, 320-286-5127. June 14Northwoods League Road Trip to Rochester, 7:05 p.m. (leave mid-afternoon from the Twin Cities). For more information, contact Stew Thornley, 651-415-0791, or Doug Skipper, 612-876-1408. June 16Research Committee Meeting, Hennepin County Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Brenda Himrich or Sarah Johnson.
July 12Fred Souba Hot Stove Saturday Morning, Bakers Square, 66th and York, Richfield, 9:00 a.m. For more information, contact Mark Johnson, 952-831-1153.
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