Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter meeting recap – 7/2/2025
Members and guests gathered in the private room at Casa Grande Margaritas & Cocina Midtown Tallahassee for the monthly meeting of the SABR Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter on July 2, 2025. Those in attendance included:
- Matt Hudson, Chapter President
- Brent Kallestad, Vice President
- Kent Putnam, Secretary
- Frank Alarcon
- Don Blancett
- Jeff English
- Allison Parish
- Tom Richardson
- Chuck Rosciam
The meeting commenced with greetings from President Hudson and his presentation of images and narrative on the SABR 53 Convention in Dallas, Texas. Our chapter was well-represented there; John Nogowski, an active member, spoke at the conference about his recently-published book and the presentation was very well attended.
Next, members in attendance talked about their plans to see live baseball during the remainder of 2025.
Tom briefed us on the standings in the Chapter’s 2025 MLB Prediction Contest. Bruce now leads with 19 points and five are tied for second with 14.
President Hudson gave us a few brain teasers as warm up for the annual Trivia Contest coming up on SABR Day 2026. They were tough!
We discussed the schedule for upcoming Chapter meetings and were reminded of the SABR Negro League Conference on August 7-9 in Louisville.
After further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8 PM.
— Kent Putnam, Chapter Secretary