Rogers Hornsby Chapter meeting recap – 12/12/2015

A dozen Rogers Hornsby Chapter members gathered on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Romano’s Macaroni Grill in Austin, Texas, for lunch, to catch up on the off-season player transactions that have been taking place and to theorize how those transactions may help and hurt the various clubs. The discussion centered on the on-paper improvement of the Chicago Cubs and the recent dealings of the Houston Astros, specifically their trade with the Phillies of former no. 1 draft pick, Mark Appel.

Bill Gilbert provided a quiz on the 2015 season (and more) that was won by Jan Larson with Mike Dillon and Gilbert Martinez sharing the runner-up honors. Try your luck at the quiz here.

Monte Cely treated attendees to an assortment of cookies that had been prepared by his wife, Linda. Many thanks to Monte and Linda.

Our next meeting will be the 10th edition of the popular Hornsby Chapter Winter Meeting scheduled for Saturday, January 9 on the Texas State University campus in San Marcos, TX. Click here for more details. All SABR members and guests are welcome. A detailed schedule of events will be posted in the coming weeks.

— Jan Larson