Kerry Robinson will be one of the panelists for the upcoming 2012 Hot Stove Luncheon of the Bob Broeg (St. Louis) SABR Chapter. From chapter president Jim Rygelski:

Reserve your place now for the 2012 Hot Stove Luncheon of the Bob Broeg Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research. It will be Saturday, January 28, at the usual spot, Mike Shannon’s Steaks and Seafood, 620 Market St., Downtown St. Louis. Doors open at 11:30, with a ballpark-buffet lunch at noon. Invited guests include former Cardinals outfielder Kerry Robinson and Pat Daly of the Cardinals’ Event Services Department. Also included will be chapter members’ research presentations, a trivia quiz, prizes and the chance to just talk baseball with other fans like yourself. Cost is $35 per person. Send a send for that amount payable to “SABR Bob Broeg Chapter” to Fred Heger, 9388 White Ave., Brentwood, MO 63144 by Tuesday, January 24.

No word on whether K-Rob will be signing copies of Three Nights in August…

At the monthly roundtable meeting of the St. Louis-based Bob Broeg SABR chapter this past Monday, we conducted an impromptu poll of the members present, asking “Irrespective of team, when will Albert Pujols sign?” We offered the following deadlines:

• By Thanksgiving (11/24)
• By end of winter meetings (12/8)
• By Christmas (12/25)
• By winter warmup (1/16)
• By spring training (2/15)

The plurality figures that the most accomplished free agent of this offseason will sign sometime between the winter meetings and Christmas. Will the wisdom of this crowd prove to be reliable?