Welcome to the website of the Chicago Salmon Vintage Base Ball Club!
Started by Ellie "Boss Lady" Carlson in 1996, the Chicago Salmon play a vintage style of base ball dating back dating back to 1858, and are affiliated with the Vintage Base Ball Association. We have a roster consisting of players from around the Chicagoland area, and play matches against other area teams at the Historic Methodist Campground in Des Plaines, IL, as well as Lincoln Park, Naper Setlement, Blue Island, and other area fields. We also “barnstorm” on the road to places such as Central Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. If you are interested in playing for the Chicago Salmon Vintage Base Ball Club, please see our Join Us page, and fill out this form.
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Katie Flapjack Baer, Presenter
April 22-24, 2022 VBBA Conference Dearborn, Michigan
Swimming Up”Stream”: Navigating the Waters of Digital Presence & Online Engagement with a Salmon
Join Katie “Flapjack” Baer of the Chicago Salmon for a dive into the vast digital venues available to your VBBA club. Katie will doggy paddle through the basics of social media platforms, generating attention-grabbing content, increasing online engagement, and creating and maintaining a club website. She will also discuss her experience developing the well-received Salmon Spectator newsletter, and the takeaways she’s learned this season.
Katie is the Publications Liaison (and 2nd basewoman) for the Chicago Salmon. She holds a degree in Creative Writing from Knox College. She has extensive social media experience and focuses on running both the Facebook page and Instagram for the Salmon (find both @ChicagoSalmonBaseBall), and works with a team to maintain and update the Salmon website, chicagosalmon.org. Along with her husband, Brennan “Sketch” Probst, she created the Salmon Spectator newsletter, which comes out after each match, and can be viewed on the Salmon website.
www.vbba.org/2022-presenters-guide/
Schedule April 22-24 for the 2022 VBBA Conference in Dearborn, Michigan. Check for details at www.vbba.org/.
The Chicago Salmon's Katie Flapjeck Baer will be one of the presenters.
This afternoon the Salmon finished out the 2021 season with a spirited match against the Milwaukee Grays at Estabrook Beer Garden in Milwaukee, WI. Though victory belonged to our opponents, the Salmon greatly enjoyed the hospitality of our hosts, and it was a beautiful day for a match in such a scenic location. There was even a polka band playing at the Beer Garden's Oktoberfest, which provided ambiance. All in all 2021 was a memorable season full of highlights, and all the Salmon consider themselves lucky to be ballists for such an excellent club, playing the greatest game. Hoorah!
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Join the Salmon in Milwaukee, WI for the last match of the 2021 season!
The Salmon will be playing the Milwaukee Grays this Sunday, October 3rd at Estabrook Beer Garden at 1:00pm. It is sure to be an excellent match. Hoorah!
(Photo by @brennanprobstart).
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Razor bats at our 2020 season closing match against the Somonauk Blue Stockings in Somonauk, IL on September 27, 2020.
Our 2021 season closing match is this Sunday, October 3 in Milwaukee, WI. Don’t miss your last chance this year to see Salmon base ball!
(Photo by @brennanprobstart.)
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