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San Francisco Baseball Old Timers Association "From The Dugout" May 2019 Edition
San Francisco Baseball Old Timers Association "From The Dugout" May 2019 Edition
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There is a rumor going around that the evening’s entertainment will be provided by
Ernie Golding doing his imitation of Edgar Bergen with Mortimer Snerd, with Bobbie
Mitchell playing the part of Mortimer. Fact or Fiction? Show up and find out!
Wednesday, May 22, 2019---the Marino Pieretti Drum and Bugle Corp meets once
again, this time at Dominic’s in SSF’s Oyster Point, with cocktails at 11:00 and a fine
lunch at 12:00. Again, in the rumor mill, it is alleged that Emil Ruggiero will be
giving a lecture on the techniques of smuggling bootleg whiskey in the dead of night
in high seas with Dave Longa as his deckhand. Truth or Baloney? Once more, you
gotta be there to find out.
Friday, May 31, 2019---the Annual Ultimate Old Timer and Men of the Year Awards
Dinner will be held at Nick’s, cocktails at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00. This year’s
honorees will be Nick Poppin (Ultimate Old Timer) and Mike Bagdon and Don Basso
(Men of the Year). What a deserving line-up!! (A flyer is included in this newsletter.)
Tuesday, June 11, 2019---the monthly meeting at Nick’s will be on tap. SPECIAL
NOTE: BEGINNING WITH THIS JUNE GATHERING, DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT 6:30.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AT 5:00. AND JUST SO WE
ARE CLEAR ON THE CONCEPT, THE 6:30 START TIME FOR DINNER WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019---the Marino Pieretti Group tees off for their monthly
gathering at Nick’s, with a Tibetan prayer service led by Ernie Golding at 11:00 AM
and lunch at 12:00 Noon.
Golf News
Moffett Field Results
5th Hole: Forward Tees (1) Mike Bagdon 16-4 (2) Nick Cannuli 25-6
Back Tees---Nobody
7th Hole: Forward Tees (1) Nick Cannuli 21-0 (2) Bill Angel 38-11
Back Tees (1) Peter Sugar 21-3 (2) Paul Giambra 25-0
13th Hole: Forward Tees---Nobody
Back Tees---Nobody
15th Hole: Forward Tees (1) Bill Angel 49-9 (2) Nobody
Back Tees (1) Dean Asimos 21-11 (2) Nobody
Alameda Results
5th Hole: Forward Tees (1) Jack Scramaglia 7-5 (2) Ken Mooney 13-5
Back Tees (1) Tyler Ribera 3-7 (2) Paul Giambra 25-3
7th Hole: Forward Tees (1) Jerry Nuneman 9-5 (2) Bob Fife 14-8
Back Tees (1) Kevin Barry 8-8 (2) Tom Callen 11-7
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11th Hole: Forward Tees (1) Cliff Righetti 6-10 (2) Nobody
Back Tees (1) Dean Asimos 14-2 (2) Tom Callen 31-2
16th Hole: Forward Tees (1) Leo Martinez 7-1 (2) Nobody
Back Tees: Nobody
On the Mend
This month’s list: Jim Dowd (who has had a serious set-back but is doing a bit better),
Charlie Silvera, Don Collopy, long-time Old Timer Bill McCullough. and Virginia
Simon, wife of the late Bob Simon. Chuck Garcia lost a scuffle with gravity and was
injured in a fall, but tough cookie that he is, he is on the mend and recovering. And
last, word just in to the newsroom, Roger Ferrari has had a medical issue and is
reported to be resting comfortably at home.
A continuing reminder: Jim Perry, who is this year’s winner of the prestigious Good
Guy Award, remains on the DL at Laguna Honda Home. Jim is brightened up by cards
and letters addressed to him at Laguna Honda Home, 375 Laguna Honda Blvd,
Building 1 North, Room 133A, San Francisco, Calif. 94116. Jim really loves it when
he hears from his Brother Old Timers. Jim, by the way, is our newsletter’s Baseball
Trivia Contributor and a donor to Kathy’s Fund.
You Know You’re an Old Timer When…
---Happy Hour is a nap.
---the many candles on your birthday cake set off your home sprinkler system.
---your memory is shorter and your complaining is longer.
---your idea of weightlifting is standing up.
Bobbie Mitchell-Again??
As we all know, Bobbie Mitchell is a proud graduate of Balboa High School, and the
four best years of his life were spent as a sophomore at Bal! But one of his weak
spots was English class. One day, his teacher, Mrs. HooRah, said “Mr. Mitchell, I
want you to use the word ‘fascinate’ in a sentence.” Bob looked around for a minute,
hoping a classmate might whisper a hint to him. No such luck. Then all of a sudden,
Bob beamed brightly and said “I got it!” Bob puffed his chest out and said “I have ten
buttons on my shirt but I only like to fasten eight!” Mrs. HooRah resigned as a
teacher that day and went to work for a firm that makes false teeth in Siberia.
Rogues’ Gallery
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And a Reminder: from Gary Bader, the SF Prep Hall of Fame 37th Annual Awards Banquet will take
place on Saturday, May 18, at the Spanish Cultural Center at 2850 Alemany Blvd. in SF. (A flyer is
attached to this newsletter for your convenience.)