FanGraphs Meetup in Boston: August 16th

With several FanGraphs authors descending on Boston for the 2013 Saber Seminar, we’ve decided to put together a meet up. On Friday night, August 16th, we will be gathering at The Mead Hall in Cambridge beginning at 7 pm. The Mead Hall has over 100 beers on tap, and we’ll hang out in their upstairs area and watch the first game of the Red Sox/Yankees series.

Among the FanGraphs crew in attendance:

David Appelman
Dave Cameron
Paul Swydan
Bill Petti
Steve Slowinski
David Laurila
Carson Cistulli

Because a lot of smart baseball folks will be in town for the weekend conference, expect a few guests — perhaps some even named Bannister, Brooks, and Pavlidis, potentially — to be there as well. If you haven’t been to a FanGraphs meet up before, it’s a great time to just watch baseball and interact with others who generally think math is okay.

We look forward to seeing you guys there.

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IZZY2112
13 years ago

Is it 21+?

Jonathan
13 years ago
Reply to  IZZY2112

Presumably. The Mead Hall is a bar.

IZZY2112
13 years ago
Reply to  Jonathan

Looks like a bar/restaurant.

Jonathan
13 years ago
Reply to  IZZY2112

Pretty much primarily a bar. I lived about a five minute walk away from the place until about two weeks ago.

Sure, they serve food, but the place is for drinking, they’re not going to let under-21’ers in at game time.

Sorry to say, but you’re out of luck.

Brian Cartwright
13 years ago
Reply to  IZZY2112

You can do that in Pa, but I don’t know the Mass laws. When I was 18 I went to a bar every week with a group I bowled with. I ordered lots of food, just no alcohol.

mch38
13 years ago
Reply to  IZZY2112

It sucks you’re turning 21 in 120 years.

Chris sale
13 years ago
Reply to  mch38

I don’t get it…..

rg29
13 years ago
Reply to  Chris sale

his username has 2112 in it. Now do the math 😉

julia11
13 years ago
Reply to  IZZY2112

just as Russell implied I didnt know that a mother can get paid $6130 in four weeks on the computer. have you seen this web page……. Yad7 com

Guy
13 years ago
Reply to  julia11

Russell’s implications are true. He is quite the pimp.

Maxamuz
13 years ago

No ENO? Who will I talk Lucas Duda with?

Jonathan
13 years ago
Reply to  Maxamuz

And no Mike Newman? How am I supposed to pester him about Garin Cecchini?!

Maxamuz
13 years ago
Reply to  Jonathan

This is a travesty!

Maxamuz
13 years ago
Reply to  Maxamuz

Go Red Sox fans though!

lorecore
13 years ago

If Fangraphs ever comes to Philadelphia, can we just form an angry mob and riot Amaro’s office instead of a meet up?

Max
13 years ago

come to NY!!!

JFK
13 years ago
Reply to  Max

Come to Berlin

Scott
13 years ago

Phenomenal venue choice! I’ll be there!

Paul B.
13 years ago

Come to Toronto please, i hate being 20 and not able to go to these things.

Danny
13 years ago

Looking forward to it!

Billy
13 years ago

Sounds fun. How many people are usually at these sorts of things?

cougs4bcs
13 years ago

Good thing Jeff will be hanging out with me, Felix, Seags, and Bobby Ayala. Always a good night with the gang

Spunky
13 years ago

I can’t wait to attend! Thank you all for organizing this!

DBRunsMember since 2025
13 years ago

I fly into Boston from Chicago late night Friday and won’t be able to attend. Will see you guys at the conference instead. Can’t wait!

Brian Cartwright
13 years ago

I’ll be there, looking forward to meeting several of the FanGraphs crew for the first time.

kdm628496
13 years ago

shucks. i bought spinners tickets for that friday night since i didn’t think anything else was happening. oh well, see you guys at the seminar.

saskatunes
13 years ago

nice! will try to make it. need to find out once and for all if cistulli is a real person or not.

if anyone’s on the fence, they serve all beers in the brewery’s own style-appropriate glass, which is kind of unnecessary but awesome.

long dong silvers
13 years ago

One of you lucky girls might get to visit DC’s hotel room later too.

Tyler Norton
13 years ago

Will be there for sure. Cannot wait.

tclippardsspecs
13 years ago

Looking forward to it – one of my fave bars from my Boston days.

jswede
13 years ago

Dave Cameron: your ESPN article on the Tribe is, in a word, bizarre. With cherry-picked stats (and omissions) and weak arguments (young players are not supposed to improve?), I can’t help but think you were asked by ESPN to write an article with the title “Why the Indians’ Success Won’t last”, and you obliged.

vdandrea
13 years ago

I will be in town for the conference (and just because I live in Boston) — I’ve never met any of the people who are planning to be in attendence or even have the slightest idea of what any of you look like. Friday nights can be pretty crowded at Mead Hall…is there any way I’ll be able to locate you in the bar so I know who to talk to?

tehzachatak
13 years ago
Reply to  vdandrea

As the post mentions – they’ll be upstairs, where it’s a lot easier to locate people.

tehzachatak
13 years ago

BeerGraphs East meetup? No? Dammit.

Scott GilroyMember since 2015
13 years ago

Ill be there after the game. Provided you guys are still there

Patrick
13 years ago

Is there any plan for any kind of a meet up on Saturday evening? I’ve got an invitation I can’t really refuse on Friday, but I’m attending the conference.

If not, I might just try to harass people in to it.

Joe
13 years ago

I’m not sure if David Cone is going to be doing the Yankee-Red Sox game Friday night but if he is, you guys should get him to show up to this after the game. He’s probably the best analyst in baseball because he makes jokes about getting drunk and talks about sabermetrics. Why not combine the two things?

Turbo Sloth
13 years ago

Damn I miss living in Boston. Hartford just ain’t the same.

Daniel Schwartz
13 years ago

Jealous. Mn would love to host you guys …for a mn-Mets matchup this Monday….not nearly as cool because its rotobanter and not fangraphs, twins and Mets instead of yanks and sox, Monday vs. Friday and well… minneapolis vs. Boston.

Goodbread
13 years ago

How am I only seeing this now? Love Mead Hall too. Second best beer list in Boston.

Paul SwydanMember since 2020
12 years ago
Reply to  Goodbread

What’s the best?

Goodbread
12 years ago
Reply to  Paul Swydan

Publick House. Neither technically in Boston-proper.

AHume92Member since 2023
13 years ago

Does Fangraphs ever plan on having a meetup in Toronto?

Matthew TobinMember since 2025
12 years ago

Odd Question, but why didn’t we do a Red Sox-Yankee game meetup?