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SABR 39 research presentations

Here are audio recordings and slide shows from the research presentations given at SABR 39 in 2009 in Washington, D.C.:

RP1
Forfeit: The Final Game of the Washington Senators Rick Schabowski
9.0M  
RP2
Stadium Construction and Fan Attendance for Minor League Baseball Seth Gitter, Thomas Rhoads
8.9M  

RP2 slides
2.4M  
RP3
Senators’ Hitting Streaks, and Their Contributions to Pennants in 1924 and 1933 Steve Krevisky
7.1M  

RP3 slides
878K  
RP5
21* Tim Herlich
11M  
RP6
The Whole Show: George Wilson 1875-1915 Todd Peterson
8.9M  

RP6 slides
45M  
RP7
The Big Train vs. The Big Bambino: Walter Johnson Against Babe Ruth Eric Weiss
11M  
RP8
Baseball’s Lost Generation: The Profound Effect of the Great Depression on Baseball in the 1960s Anthony Giacalone
9.9M  

RP8 slides
3.0M  
RP9
Frank Howard in 1969: Can an Old Dog Learn New Tricks to Get on Base? Steve Walker
10M  

RP9 slides
677K  
RP10
Pull Up a Chair: Vin Scully’s Niche In Baseball History Curt Smith
9.1M  
RP11
How Does the Quality of a Team’s Defense Impact Pitching Usage? Vince Gennaro
9.2M  

RP11 slides
1.3M  
RP12
Mis-Management 101: The American League Expansion of 1961 Andy McCue
9.0M  

RP12 slides
3.9M  
RP13
Closers, Setup Men, and LOOGYs: The Evolution of the Modern Bullpen, 1960-2008 Mike Emeigh
9.4M  
RP14
Baseball's First Expansion Draft Eric Thompson
9.4M  

RP14 slides
188K  
RP15
Does Running the Bases Harm Pitching Performance? David W. Smith
9.2M  

RP15 slides
94K  
RP16
Doubled Up: The Mysterious Illness that Almost Ended George Sisler’s Hall-of-Fame Career Jim Provenzale, Rick Huhn, David Goss
9.9M  

RP16 slides
1.4M  
RP17
Strategy, Fatigue, or Something Else? Patrick Kilgo, et al
8.9M  

RP17 slides 18-Sep-2009 08:48 1.6M  
RP18
Rickey Being Rickey: Branch Rickey’s 1948 Wilberforce Speech, An Ironic Waterloo Lee Lowenfish
9.8M  
RP19
Perfect: Don Larsen’s Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made It Happen Lew Paper
11M  
RP20
A Framework for Analysis to Evaluate Managers: Indicators of a Manager’s Impact Bryan Soderholm-Difatte
9.3M  

RP20 slides
1.1M  
RP21
The Value Production Standings: 1946-2008 Steve Treder
9.5M  

RP21 slides
179K  
RP22
The Baseball Philosophy of Charles Comiskey Chris Jaffe
8.2M  

RP22 slides
3.2M  
RP23
Do Players Try Harder When a Big Goal is in Sight? Phil Birnbaum
10M  

RP23 slides
123K  
RP24
“Then from 5,000 throats and more there rose a lusty yell:” Baseball and Electroacoustic Technology Alex Kupfer
8.1M  

RP24 slides
1.4M  
RP25
The Green and the Blue: The Irish-American Umpire, 1880 to 1965 David Fleitz
28M  

RP25 slides
1.9M  
RP26
Once and For All: “Who’s On First?” Ray Zardetto
9.4M  
RP27
A Tale of Two Umpires Mark Armour
9.6M  
RP28
Deadball and the Silent Filmmaker Jill Singleton
9.9M  
RP29
What Do Rock/Paper/Scissors and Baseball Have in Common? Mark Pankin
8.0M  

RP29 slides
178K  
RP30
Baseball and the Automobile: An American Love Affair Ed Mayo, William M. Anderson, Dobb Mayo
8.0M  
RP31
AggPro: Aggregate Projection System Ross Gore, Cameron Snapp
8.0M  

RP31 slides
5.0M  
RP32
Extra Innings: One of Baseball’s Favorite Features Zak Hudak
6.8M  
RP33
Dominican Connection George Gedda
7.0M  
RP34
“I’ll Go When They Collar Me”: Athletic Heroes, Citizen-Soldiers, and the Press Coverage of Hank Greenberg Jacob Baska
9.6M  
RP35
Baseball’s Global Trend and Emergence in China Ryan Hutzler
9.2M  

RP35 slides
906K  
RP36
The Promotion of Baseball Players in a Global Market Jennifer McGovern
9.5M  
RP38
Cal and Bill Ripken: It's Not What You Think Bill Haelig
8.1M  
RP39
Henry P. Edwards: Making a Case for His Induction into J.G. Taylor Spink’s Writers Wing of the Hall Jim Odenkirk
8.7M  
RP40
Winning Percentage Contribution: Extending the Reach of Wins Probability Added David Shplgler
10M  

RP 40 slides
1.1M  

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