VBBA Conference
April 16-18, 2021
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The VBBA is proud to announce the addition of online VBBA Conference videos from 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2020. They are a great source of expert presentations on vintage base ball history and practical vintage base ball club ideas.
The videos for the VBBA 2020 Conference are now posted on the VBBA Website. Go to the Home page and click on the Video tab. www.vbba.org/videos/ ; There are also videos from 2014, 2016, 2019 conferences.
Also the videos for the VBBA 2020 Conference are now posted on the new VBBA YouTube page, as well as videos from 2014, and 2016 conferences. www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZQik5jOLhIGthnIZxV-gw
The videos for the VBBA 2020 Conference are now posted in their entirety on the Go Live Sports Cast page, as well as the 2019 conference. golivesportscast.com/2020/03/vintage-baseball-association-conference-2020-april-18th/
The 2020 VBBA Conference topics and presenters included:
Summer of Beer and Whiskey, Ed Achorn
The Story of Hamtramck Stadium, Then & Now, Tom Derry
Women in Baseball: The Early Years, On the Field and Beyond, Leslie Heaphy
The Case For Doc Adams Election to Baseball’s Hall of Fame, December 2020, Corky Gaskell
Putting the “Fun” in Funding a Vintage Base Ball Program: How to Be Successful at Grant Writing, Matt Stone
It’s a Mystery! Decoding the History in a Game-action Photo of 19th Century Base Ball, Marcus Dickson
Base Ball Revolutionaries, Greg Gajus
The Art of Podcasting Vintage Base Ball Interviews, Rudy Frias
Historical Society-Base Ball Club Relations, Dustyn Dubuque
Base ball and the Civil War, Bruce Allardice
The 19th Century Pitcher, Charlie Sprague, Eric Miklich
For the Love of the Game,
Gary Schiappacasse
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Videos Here you’ll find videos relevant to vintage base ball. Check back for updates. VBBA 2020 Conference Videos If you are having problems finding the right video either return to our website and choose the next video or visit the VBBA YouTube Channel and watch the 2020 Conference Playlist Summe...Hello VBBA members. I’m generating copy for the next VBBA newsletter. Since we’re not playing - and we’re all missing playing, please message me with the name of the vintage baseball ball team you miss playing the most and tell me why. Also, send me a high-resolution photo of yourself in uniform. Thanks. We’ll see about publishing as many responses as we can in our summer 2000 newsletter. Bill Helm, VBBA Secretary, bch.cameraeye@gmail.com
VBBA Town Hall Facebook Group
This VBBA Town Hall group is designed to allow different vintage base ball (VBB) teams and players to learn about upcoming events throughout the nation. The intent is to enable folks from the different parts of this country to have discussions about how their seasons have been going and to facilitate interclub relationships.
