Lajoie-Start Southern New England Chapter meeting recap – 11/29/2025
A crowd of 40 chapter members and guests enjoyed the Lajoie-Start (Southern New England) Chapter’s annual Thanksgiving Saturday meeting on November 25, 2025, at St. Philip’s Parish Center in Greenville, Rhode Island.
It was a busy session. Guest speaker Peter Abraham (above), who covers the Boston Red Sox for the Boston Globe, answered questions from the audience for nearly an hour.
The annual mock Hall of Fame election, for the second year in a row failed to elect anyone on the baseball writers’ and Contemporary ballots. Mike Darowski, who conducted the poll, reported that the leading vote-getters on the BBWAA ballot were Andruw Jones with 50% of the vote, Dustin Pedroia at 44.7%, and Carlos Beltran at 39.4%. Leading vote-getters on the Contemporary Era ballot were Don Mattingly with 49.7% and Dale Murphy with 42% of the vote.
Member research presentations were given by Dixie Tourangeau (Mike Greenwell’s Milestone Remembered) and Father Gerry Beirne (Paul Krichell, Yankees scout).
The chapter’s next meeting will be held on a Saturday in June 2026. Details to be forthcoming.
Stephen Trimble
Fr. Humbert Kilanowski
Mike Darowski
Len Levin