If anyone cares about me I will be part of the panel Saturday at 12:30 with Greg Prince, Joe Dubin, Matthew Callan, Michael Donato (aka Ceetar), Shannon Shark, Matthew Artus, Kerel Cooper, and Howard Megdal. Should be a good crew.
Hofstra Hosts Amazin’ Mets Conference
Commemorating the Team’s 50th Anniversary, April 26-28, 2012
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY … Join beloved former players including Rusty Staub and Ed Kranepool, cultural and baseball historians, sportswriters, statisticians, bloggers, biographers and fans at an interdisciplinary conference commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the New York Mets at Hofstra University April 26-28, 2012.
The 50th Anniversary of the New York Mets conference is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Dana Brand, a beloved Hofstra professor who was former chair of the Department of English and a lifelong Mets fan. He had started planning the conference shortly before his passing in 2011. He was the author of the books Mets Fan (2007) and The Last Days of Shea (2009).
SELECTED CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, April 26
1 p.m. Conference Opening Ceremony featuring John Thorn, official historian, Major League Baseball, and a reading from Dana Brand’s The Last Days of Shea.
4 p.m. Amazin’ Media: Broadcasters and Sportswriters panel, featuring Hal Bock, former sports writer, Associated Press; Ed Ingles, WRHU; Stan Isaacs and Steve Jacobson, former sports writers, Newsday; and Sal Marchiano, Emmy-winning former sports anchor, CW11.
Friday, April 27
9 a.m. “Metmoirs” and Managers with former Mets player Skip Lockwood.
10:45 a.m. Concurrent Panels – By the Numbers: Statistics and Analytics with Vince Gennaro, the Society for American Baseball Research; Mark Simon, ESPN.com; and Ben Baumer, New York Mets AND In a League of Their Own: Author Roundtable with Matthew Silverman, Stanley Cohen and John Thorn.
1:30 p.m. The Miracle Mets with Bud Harrelson, Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky.
3:15 p.m. Poetry in Motion with The New York Times’ George Vescey and Ed “The Glider” Charles.
4:15 p.m. Four Long Years Before the Birth of the ’69 Mets with George Vescey, Mrs. Gil Hodges, Gil Hodges Jr., Ed Kranepool and Joe Pignatano.
6:30 p.m. VIP Reception, followed by a Gala Banquet featuring an address by Rusty Staub
Saturday, April 28
Featuring panels such as The Writer’s Game; Met-Life: The ‘80s and Beyond; Los Mets; The Passion of the Bloggers; and Fan-Addicts and “MetsMobilia.”
A complete program, which includes all conference events, the entire lineup of guest speakers and registration and ticket fees is available at www.hofstra.edu/mets.
