SABR - Casey Stengel Chapter - New York City

03/20/2025

Our SABR Casey Stengel Chapter NYC in-person meeting will be on Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave. between 37th and 38th Streets — a short walk from Grand Central Terminal — Spread the Word!

The Pulse of New York Baseball: Present and Past with panelists Laura Albanese, Billy Altman and Anthony McCarron. We heard your many 'Bring Them Back' requests, so the dynamic trio will wow you again on the Scandinavia House stage. Their all-new 2025 presentation is guaranteed to elicit rave reviews.

“Mets Stories I Only Tell My Friends” and Other First-Hand Baseball Stories with Art Shamsky, Matthew Silverman, and moderator Marty Appel -- Art Shamsky is riding high with his new book! Shamsky a passionate baseball man, will be joined by equally passionate co- author Matt Silverman and Marty Appel, moderator, all well known to New Yorkers and beyond. Their lively conversation will bring forth secrets and insights you can share with family and friends. An hour like no other!

Both presentations will be followed by a Q & A. Participant bios are in the meeting link below.

And of course Eric Weiss, baseball trivia master, will test your baseball knowledge.

Pre-registration by contacting David Lippman ([email protected]) is encouraged (credit card, check or PayPal); or pay in person on the day of the event (cash or check only) -- Admission is $30, and $10 for students.

It is important that if paying by check that they be made out payable to, exactly-worded, “New York City SABR Chapter." Thanks so much!

Chapter Program:https://sabrnyc.org/202SABRNYCschedule.pdf
Chapter Website: https://sabrnyc.org/

Our SABR Casey Stengel Chapter NYC in-person meeting will be on Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave. between 37th and 38th Streets — a short walk from Grand Central Terminal — Spread the Word!

06/06/2024

Please check the Casey Stengel Chapter website for the newsletter and 2023-24 annual report.

03/24/2024

Kevin Baker spoke at today's meeting on his recent book Kevin Baker - The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City. Here is the book review from the New York Times. The reviewer, David Oshinsky concludes by saying he hopes there will be a second volume.

In his book “The New York Game,” Kevin Baker tells the origin story of the sport we know today.

03/23/2024

The meeting was a great success. There was a big turnout during a big rainstorm

03/10/2024

On Tuesday, April 2 there will be a Zoom meeting on the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry.

Our guest speakers are Bill Nowlin and David Fischer who wrote the book Red Sox vs. Yankees: Hometown Experts Analyze, Debate, and Illuminate Baseball's Ultimate Rivalry .

They will discuss issues including:

The sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1918
The Bucky Dent Game in 1978
The 2003 American League Championship Series when Aaron Boone hit a walk-off home run in the seventh game
The 2004 American League Championship Series

If you missed the meeting, you can view it at

SABR's Casey Stengel Chapter in New York City held a virtual Zoom meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Our guest speakers were Bill Nowlin and David Fischer to...

03/02/2024

A new addition to our terrific program is the popular Jay Goldberg who created wonderful memories with his Bergino Baseball Clubhouse. Jay's topic will be "The Memory of America: Stories from a New York Baseball Clubhouse" at our March 23 in-person meeting at Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue). Jay's bio is below our program.

Doors open at 9 am. If paying by check, either in person or by sending it to David Lippman [email protected], your check must be payable to New York City Committee SABR. The meeting is open to non-members of SABR so guests are welcome for the same $30 unless your guest is a student ($10).

More details are on our website https://sabrnyc.org/ See you there!

Program
9:00 - 9:45 Registration, Greet, Meet, and Schmooze
9:45 - 10:15 Ernestine Miller, Moderator - Introductory Remarks and Chapter News
10:15-11:00 Kevin Baker - The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
11:00-12:00 Panel Discussion on The Pulse of New York Baseball: Present and Past
Panelists: Anthony McCarron, Billy Altman, Laura Albanese
12:00-12:20 Jay Goldberg - The Memory of America: Stories from a New York Baseball Clubhouse
12:20-12:40 Eric Weiss - Trivia
12:40 - 1:00 Ernestine Miller - Closing Remarks

Our in-person annual meeting is on Saturday, March 23 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm when Casey Stengel Chapter members have another exciting program for you at Scandinavia House - 58 Park Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets) - a short walk from Grand Central.

02/16/2024

Our program for the in-person Casey Stengel Chapter meeting is on our website
https://sabrnyc.org/ and is here (below) in abbreviated form.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue between 37th and 38th Streets, a short walk from Grand Central.

Pre-register with David Lippman [email protected] (credit card/check).
Or register in person (cash only) on March 23. It is $30 admission and $10 for students.

*Program*
9:00 - 9:45 Registration, Greet, Meet, and Schmooze
9:45 - 10:15 Ernestine Miller, Moderator - Introductory Remarks and Chapter News
10:15-11:00 Kevin Baker - The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
11:00-12:00 Panel Discussion on The Pulse of New York Baseball: Present and Past
Panelists: Anthony McCarron, Billy Altman, Laura Albanese
12:00-12:20 Research Presentation
12:20-12:40 Eric Weiss - Trivia
12:40 - 1:00 Ernestine Miller - Closing Remarks

This meeting is open to non-members so please feel free to invite a guest!
For anyone wishing to present research, please contact Cliff Blau [email protected]

Our in-person annual meeting is on Saturday, March 23 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm when Casey Stengel Chapter members have another exciting program for you at Scandinavia House - 58 Park Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets) - a short walk from Grand Central.