The 29th Annual OTBA Scramble Golf Tournament is September 23, 2026.
Goose Gossage speaking at the 88th Old Timers Baseball Association Banquet.
Recap of the 88th OTBA Banquet w/ Goose Gossage
The 88th Annual OTBA Banquet welcomed the Middle Tennessee baseball community for an evening of tradition and recognition, highlighted by Hall of Famer Goose Gossage.
The program included scholarship presentations to twelve outstanding local student-athletes, annual awards honoring lifelong contributions to the game, and a silent auction benefiting the organization’s mission.
In Memoriam
We've LOST SOME WONDERFUL MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE TN BASEBALL COMMUNITY THIS PAST YEAR. And we’d like to remember them at this time.
Tommy “Buckshot” Brown, Dave Van Gorder, Joe Borelli, Jim Sprankle, Brian Dayett, Jim Marshall, Roger Davis, George Altman, Hollis Johnson, Richard Hurt, Billy Lynch, and longtime board member and OT Amateur Hall of Fame inductee, Larry Cole.
Their contributions, passion, and love for the game will forever remain a part of the OTBA legacy.
A Recap of The 28th Annual OTBA Scramble Golf Tournament
The Old Timer’s Baseball Association 87th Annual Banquet Was an Evening to Remember Thanks to Don Mattingly and Over 500 Guests.
On January 19th, the Old Timers Baseball Association 2025 banquet was an evening that guests will surely remember. Over 500 people filled the Music City Sheraton to hear the guest speaker, Don Mattingly, grace the crowd.
But before Mattingly took the stage, Larry Schmittou, the former owner and president of the Nashville Sounds, greeted the audience as the evening’s guest of honor.
While president of the Nashville Sounds, the Sounds led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance during its inaugural season, and went on to lead the Southern League in attendance in each of Schmittou's seven seasons as president.
After sharing a few stories, Schmittou gave a hall-of-fame worthy introduction of Don Mattingly to the 500 guests in attendance. Mattingly played for the Sounds in 1981, before debuting with the Yankees in 1982.
He shared exhilarating stories about his legendary 13-year career with Yankees and his 10-year career (so far) as a MLB manager. Mattingly spoke with admiration about Rickey Henderson, who recently passed away and was arguably the greatest leadoff hitter of all time, as his favorite player and teammate.
Mattingly also spoke passionately about his Nashville roots and why he believes Nashville would be a great city to have it's very own MLB team. This year's banquet had many former Nashville Sounds players in attendance, including Mattingly's former batboy and play-by-play announcer from his 1981 season with the Sounds.
Banquet guests will likely always remember Mattingly and how gracious he was while signing autographs. He warmed the room, told memorable stories, and shared laughs with banquet attendees all evening long.
The Old Timer’s Baseball Association and its guests would like to thank Mr. Don Mattingly, also known as ‘Donnie Baseball’ & ‘The Hit Man’, for being one of best banquet speakers to date.
Old Timers Creed
"To enjoy fellowship with baseball enthusiasts and to honor and support the great game of baseball at all levels."