Valley's Silver Sluggers Hits 400th Gathering

Rich Marazzi

ANSONIA - Ansonia’s own Rich Marazzi recently reached a milestone with his 400th Silver Slugger baseball talk shop at Derby Public Library.

In front of his usual Thursday morning capacity crowd of baseball worshippers, Rich leads his interactive audience with topical baseball happenings of the week mixed with stories of yesteryear.

His guest speaker on this milestone day was Ansonia resident Bob Pollack, a former Evening Sentinel editor and sports writer. Mr. Pollack entertained the group with many wonderful professional and amateur baseball stories experienced throughout his sports writing years.

(Information shared from City of Ansonia Facebook page) 


Bob Pollack

Let's Talk Baseball in Derby

DERBY - The Derby Public Library will begin its 11th season of Sports Talks at 10 a.m. April 7.

These informal sessions are held Thursday mornings throughout the baseball season.  

They will again be facilitated by radio talk show host, author, and Major League Baseball rules consultant Rich Marazzi. 

Each session will include trivia contests, videos, lively conversation, and more.
 

All ages, from rookies through veterans, are invited to join Rich and his group of Silver Sluggers.  
 

No registration is necessary.  

 

For more information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth 

St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.

 

(This is a press release from Derby Public Library)

 

Lets Talk Sports in Derby

DERBY- The Derby Public Library has scheduled a Hot Stove Roundup session of its

popular Sports Talk series on Thursday, February 4 at 10:00 AM.

 

Rich Marazzi, who has authored six sports books, is a Major League Rules Consultant, former high

school and college umpire, and host of the radio talk show, Inside Baseball for 17 years,

has been the leader of the Derby Public Library’s Silver Sluggers for the past ten years.

 

Trades, signings and rumors of the Major League Baseball’s off season will be discussed.

 

As always, new members of all ages are welcome! The eleventh season of the weekly

Sports Talk sessions will begin in April.

 

For more information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St. or call 203 736-1482 or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org. 

 

(This is a press release from Derby Public Library)