The Darien Men’s Association will hear a presentation by Kelley Franco Throop about how baseball has evolved, and cover topics such as playoff expansion, the designated hitter, and the impact of analytics on how teams are built and the game is played.
— an announcement from the Darien Men’s Association
Photo from the DMA website
Kelley Franko Throop
Both casual and serious baseball fans will find something of interest in her talk, “A Whole New Ballgame: 10 Ways That Baseball Has Changed Since We Were Kids,” which starts at 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 12, in the in the Garden Wing of the Darien Community Association, at 274 Middlesex Road.
Kelley is a former guest lecturer at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and a former baseball contributor on CNN’s Financial Network.
She is also a practicing attorney in New Canaan at her firm, Franco and Associates. Kelley tweets about baseball at @threeinningfan, and her baseball videos and other information about her can be found on her website, ThreeInningFan.com.
From the DMA website:
Speakers’ presentations are usually delivered in-person in the Garden Wing of the Darien Community Association, at 274 Middlesex Road, Darien, though, occasionally, speakers may join the group on a remote basis via Zoom.
The DMA’s weekly meetings are typically conducted on a hybrid basis with many DMA members attending in-person while others participate online via Zoom. Our meetings start promptly at 10 a.m., with the speaker program commencing at about 10:45 a.m., followed by a lively Q&A session. Our meetings end at 12 noon. Importantly, spouses and significant others are cordially invited to attend the speaker part of our weekly meetings.