8th Annual D.C. Baseball History Meeting
- Remembering the 15th Anniversary of the 2005 Washington Nationals
- Celebrating The 2019 MLB World Series Champions
- Local Player makes debut in 2006
Hosted by Mark Hornbaker
Our emcees are Ed “Scoreboard Boy” Baruch & Bill “Batboy” Turner
Save the Date – Saturday, February 8, 2020
*Time of Meeting – 11:00am to 5:00pm
Time of Dinner – 6:00pm to 9:00pm – dinner is sold out.
Location – Hilton Garden Inn
7301 Waverly Street
Bethesda, MD 20814
Cost per seat for meeting is $25.00 / 90 seats
Cost for Dinner is $75.00 / 50 seats – Sold Out
To reserve a seat, you will need to send a check to Mark Hornbaker at 17204 Hoskinson Road – Poolesville, MD 20837.
11:00 – 11:30 / Mark Hornbaker will welcome the guest and show two videos.
- Washington Nationals World Series Game 7
- The Game Comes Home clip
Mark, will introduce Brian Alves who will speak a little about why he traveled down from Maine to Maryland to see Fred Valentine.
11:30 – 11:45 / Emcees Ed “Scoreboard Boy” Baruch & Bill “Batboy” Turner will take over the event.
11:45 – 12:30 / James Welch Cooke & Susan Mooring will talk about their Nationals Victory Song (Go Go, Red White & Blue)
12:45 – 1:00 / Ed and Bill will tell you how to purchase 50/50 tickets and review items that will be raffled off.
1:00 – 1:45 / Lunch
Lunch Menu / Pre-Made Sandwich Buffet Various Pre-made Deli Sandwiches (Ham, Turkey and Roast Beef) Mustard, Mayonnaise, and Horseradish Dill Pickles, Tomatoes and Lettuce Individual Bags of Chips Assorted Whole Fresh Fruit Assorted Soft Drinks and Bottled Water.
2:00 – 2:45 / Mike Wallace / Jimmy O Williams – Will speak about the 2019 World Series Champions and what their thoughts about the 2020 Nationals team. MASN’s Nats Talk, Mike also pitched for four Major League teams in the 70’s.1960’s.
2:45 – 3:30 / Mike O’Connor – Local player talks about playing time with Nationals In 2006 he made his MLB debut for the Washington Nationals and has spent parts of 3 seasons in the Major Leagues with Nationals (2006, 2008) and Mets (2011).
3:30 – 3:45 / Raffle and 50/50 drawing
3:45 – 5:00 / 2005 -Nats Panel
Gary Bennett – Gary was known to come up with big hits during the 2005 season. On June 2nd Bennett hit his first home run of the season in the 2nd inning to give the Nats a 2-0 lead. Bennett came to the rescue with a three-run double in the eighth inning to lead the Nats to an 8-6 win over the Braves, The Nats will go on to win 9 consecutive games after Bennett’s big game.
Chad Cordero – ‘The Chief’ saved 47 games for the Nationals in their inaugural 2005 season and played in the ’05 All-Star MLB All Star game.
John Patterson – Had a breakout season in 2005, posting a 9–7 record for the Nationals while setting career bests in ERA (3.13), innings pitched (198.3), and strikeouts (185) in 31 starts.
5:00 – 5:45 / Vendors selling books, baseball memorabilia and baseball paintings
6:00 – 9:00 / Dinner held at the hotel restaurant
Dinner Menu / Three Entree Dinner Buffet Blacken Chicken (A chicken breast that is blackened and topped with corn and tomato salsa) Prime Rib with Horseradish Cream Salmon with White Wine Cream Sauce Fresh Green Salad with choice of dressing Cucumber, onion and tomato salad Rosemary Roasted Potatoes Grilled Asparagus Sautéed Market Vegetables Chef’s Selection of Cakes and Pies Assorted Soft Drinks and Bottled Water Basket of Bread
*Time for the meeting may change.
