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    -- From "Ted Williams' Year in Minnesota" by Bill Nowlin https://sabr.org/research/ted-williams-year-minneapolis
     
    The Halsey Hall Chapter of SABR is a group of baseball fans and researchers that are interested in all aspects of baseball, from analytics to uniforms. We meet as a group twice a year at our Chapter meetings to listen to the latest in historical baseball research and presentations from former Twins, talk about baseball, and eat pizza/donuts. We also have a number of other events throughout the year to sate the appetite of the most diehard of baseball fans.
     
    Our next Chapter Meeting is Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at the Faith Mennonite Church, 2720 E. 22nd Street in south Minneapolis. Registration for the meeting is at 8:30 AM with research presentations beginning at 9:00 AM. A business meeting will be held during lunch with a featured guest to follow. The cost for the meeting and lunch is $10. The meeting only is $5.
     
    Research Committee
     
    The Halsey Hall Research Committee is currently working on "The Spread of Baseball in Minnesota" project as well as an On-line Baseball Research Tools Panel Presentations scheduled for the University of Minnesota in February.
     
    The Research Committee will meet Monday, January 14 at 7:00 PM in Room I at the Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center 55430.
     
    Other Upcoming Events
     
    Pre-Festivus Hot Stove Grumpy’s Gathering of Baseball Enthusiasts
     
    Join your fellow fans to talk baseball at Grumpy’s Bar and Grill, 2200 4th Street Northeast, Minneapolis 55418, on Friday, December 21. Gathering begins at 5 PM
     
    Fred Souba Hot Stove Saturday Morning
     
    The next Fred Souba Hot Stove Saturday Morning, an informal breakfast gathering for the purpose of talking baseball, will be at 9:00 AM on Saturday, January 5 at Bunny’s Northeast, 34 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis 55413, 612-545-5659 (in what was the keg warehouse of the Grain Belt Brewery).
     
    Chapter Outing to Play Ball! Exhibit in Shakopee
     
    Jim Cox is organizing an outing to the Play Ball! Sports in Scott County exhibit at the Scott County Historical Society, 235 Fuller Street South, Shakopee 55379 on Saturday, January 12. Jim attended the opening of the exhibit on September 27 and invites others to join him on a return visit. Admission is $4. Those interested in lunch may meet at 11 AM at Wampach’s Restaurant, 126 Fuller Street. The congregation will then go two blocks south to the museum at noon.
     
    Twinsfest
     
    The Halsey Hall Chapter will again have a table at Twinsfest at Target Field from Friday, January 25 to Sunday, January 27. If you are interested in volunteering for a shift at the table, contact Doug Skipper, 612-876-1408.
     
    Caribbean Series Viewing Party
     
    A Caribbean Series viewing party will be Sunday, February 3 at 2:00 PM at Adelita’s Mexican Restaurant, 2405 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis 55418.
     
    Book Club
    The Halsey Hall Chapter Book Club will meet Saturday, February 9 at 9:30 AM at the usual spot, Barnes & Noble in Har Mar Mall in Roseville. The book selection is Powerball: Anatomy of a Modern Game by Rob Neyer.
     
    More Information
     
    For more information about SABR and the Halsey Hall Chapter:
     
    http://www.sabr.org
    http://www.halseyhall.org
     
    Hans Van Slooten is the Membership Chair of the Halsey Hall Chapter of SABR. He currently works in the Baseball Operations department of the Minnesota Twins. He is also the former Manager of Baseball Operations at Sports Reference.
  2. hvs
    "Baseball research" in modern circles tends to be seen solely in the analytical sense. However, the group for which "sabermetrics" was named (by Bill James), the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), is so much more than analytics. In fact, they are a research society focused on every aspect of baseball research which includes committees ranging from ballparks and the Black Sox to statistical analysis and Women in Baseball. Not currently researching anything or not really planning on researching anything? No worries, most of us are just there because we enjoy talking about baseball. You don't need to be a researcher to be a member and take part.
     
    The Halsey Hall Chapter of SABR is based in the Twin Cities and welcomes everyone interested in baseball to come to any of our events. We meet semiannually at our chapter meetings (in the Fall and the Spring) and have a number of research presentations as well as guest speakers. At our most recent meeting in November, we had former Twins pitcher Dick Stigman and Gulf Coast League umpire Emma Charlesworth-Seiler.
     
    We have a number of events upcoming the in new year, including:
    Halsey Hall will have a table at TwinsFest, January 19th-21st. Stop by and say "hi"!
    We will be having our Spring chapter meeting in April (specific date TBD)
    Our research committee meeting is Monday, December 18th at 7PM at the Hennepin County Southdale Library, 7001 York Avenue South, Edina. It is continuing its work on an exhibit displaying the names of Hall of Famers who played in Minnesota prior to the arrival of the Twins.
    The next Fred Souba Hot Stove Saturday Morning, an informal breakfast gathering for the purpose of talking baseball, will be at 9:00 AM on Saturday, January 6 at Bunny’s Northeast, 34 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis 55413

    In addition, the national organization has its Analytics Conference in Phoenix from March 9th-11th and its National Convention is in Pittsburgh on June 20th-24th.
     
    If you are interested in keeping track of what we are doing and want to know when our next event is, you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter (HalseyHallSABR).
     
    For more details about joining SABR or attending Halsey Hall Chapter events, feel free to contact me, Hans Van Slooten. We look forward to seeing you at our next event!
     
    Hans Van Slooten is the Membership Committee Chair for the Halsey Hall Chapter of SABR as well as the Manager of Baseball Operations at Sports Reference
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