This Week in SABR: January 8, 2021

January 8, 2021/in This Week in SABR /by sabr

Welcome to “This Week in SABR!” — our 500th edition as SABR celebrates its 50th anniversary this year! Click here to view this week’s newsletter on the web. Here’s what we’ve been up to as of January 8, 2021:

Register now to join us for virtual SABR Day on January 30

SABR commemorates its 50th anniversary in 2021 and will launch its year-long celebration with SABR Day on Saturday, January 30. SABR Day will be hosted virtually around the globe for the first time, giving baseball fans a chance to come together — wherever they live — to share their love of the game.

The program will include conversations with broadcasting legend Bob Costas of MLB Network and National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum President Tim Mead.

“We are honored and thrilled to have Bob Costas and Tim Mead join us for the first-ever virtual SABR Day,” SABR CEO Scott Bush said. “There is not a better way to lead off our Golden Anniversary and we excitedly look forward to sharing SABR with the entire baseball community.”

SABR Day registration will be free for SABR members. A $10 donation will be requested of non-members. Click here to register online. The virtual SABR Day program will run from 2:00-4:00 p.m. EST on January 30.

2021 SABR Virtual Analytics Conference: Biomechanics in MLB Panel

SABR and the American Baseball Biomechanics Society are pleased to announce the Biomechanics in MLB: The Next Competitive Edge in Analytics panel on Friday, March 12 at the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference.

The SABR Analytics Conference will be held online from March 11-14, 2021. The conference is open to all baseball fans — the early-bird registration discount is available only through January 31. Register today to join us!

The Biomechanics in MLB panel is expected to include:

Dr. John De Witt, Senior Biomechanist with the Chicago Cubs
Dr. Ben Hansen, Senior Biomechanical Engineer with the Chicago White Sox
Dr. Mike McNally, Biomechanist with the Tampa Bay Rays
Moderator: Dr. Glenn Fleisig, Research Director of the American Sports Medicine Institute and the Founding President of the American Baseball Biomechanics Society

Please note: All speakers are subject to change depending on availability.

Stay tuned as we announce more speakers and panelists for the 2021 SABR Virtual Analytics Conference! For more information, visit SABR.org/analytics.

Early registration discount expires soon for 2021 SABR Virtual Analytics Conference

Early registration is open only through January 31 for the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference, which will be held over four days in online sessions from March 11-14, 2021. We’ll bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Register today to join us!

Programming will run on Thursday and Friday evening from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Eastern, all day Saturday from 12:00-8:00 p.m. Eastern, and Sunday afternoon from 1:00-5:00 p.m. EDT.

Registration: Click here to register for the 2021 SABR Virtual Analytics Conference. Early-bird registration is $75 for SABR members, $100 for non-members, and $50 for currently enrolled high school or college students (includes one-year SABR membership) through January 31, 2021. Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive the discounted registration link.
Diamond Dollars Virtual Case Competition: Register your team or learn more about the 2021 Diamond Dollars Virtual Case Competition.
Research Awards: Stay tuned for more information on the 2021 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards.

Stay tuned for more details on guest speakers, panelists, and presenters! Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more.

Apply now to participate in the 2021 Diamond Dollars Virtual Case Competition

The 2021 Diamond Dollars Virtual Case Competition will be held online from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EST on Friday, March 12, 2021, as part of the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference.

Register: Click here to register your team for the 2021 Diamond Dollars Virtual Case Competition. Registration is $995 per team, which includes admission to all SABR Virtual Analytics Conference sessions and a one-year SABR membership for each participants. Please include your school name, along with names and contact information for up to 5 participants.
Questions: Please contact Vince Gennaro with any questions about participating.

Visit SABR.org/analytics/case to learn more.

Register now for the virtual SABR Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference in 2021

Registration is now open for the 11th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference, which will be held virtually on April 22-24, 2021. All baseball fans are welcome to register for this special online event.

The 2021 virtual conference will be highlighted by a keynote address from Major League Baseball’s Official Historian John Thorn, along with a panel discussion on National League president William Hulbert with Jack Bales, Richard Hershberger, Bill Lamb, and moderator Bill Ryczek; a special presentation by Jim Gates on the “Penny Marshall Sheet Music Collection” at the Baseball Hall of Fame; a Member Spotlight interview of Tom Gilbert by Bob Bailey; plus research presentations.

Registration: Click here to register online. The cost is $35 per person. Each attendee must register separately in order to receive the Zoom meeting information.
Schedule: Click here to view the full schedule for the 2021 Ivor-Campbell Conference. Online sessions will be held from 8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 22; 12:00-5:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 23; and 12:00-5:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 24. Registration provides access to all panels and presentations for each day.

For questions, please contact Peter Mancuso at peterplus4@earthlink.net.

To learn more about the conference, visit SABR.org/ivor-campbell19c

Related link: Join us on Tuesday, January 12 for a 19th Century Speaker Series monthly presentation by Tom Shieber on “Around the World with A.G. Spalding: The Mystery of an 1888-89 Tourist’s Diary.” Click here to learn more.

Join us for more Stay Home With SABR virtual events

SABR chapters and committees are encouraged to set up virtual meetings to stay engaged with our members throughout the world at SABR.org, as part of our Stay Home With SABR initiative to assist in limiting the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Can’t-Miss Event: On Saturday, January 9 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. EST, the Detroit Chapter will host a Hank Greenberg 100th Birthday Symposium with featured guests Steve Greenberg, filmmaker Aviva Kempner, and authors John Rosengren and Herm Krabbenhoft. All baseball fans are invited to attend. Click here for the full schedule or click here to register online for this free Zoom meeting.
Live Transcripts in Zoom meetings: To enhance the accessibility of SABR’s virtual events, attendees for all online meetings that use SABR’s Zoom account now have access to live closed-caption transcripts through Rev.com. Just click on the Live Transcript button in the Zoom control panel at the bottom of your screen and choose between on-screen subtitles or a full transcript window. After you turn on the closed captioning, a text file with the transcript will automatically download to your computer after you exit the Zoom meeting. Closed-caption transcripts for selected video recordings will be available on request from the SABR office.

This week, we heard from Jacob Pomrenke, who provided a tour of the SABR.org website’s extensive Research Collection and resources for SABR members.

Here are some more upcoming virtual events you can attend online; check the Events Calendar for complete details:

January 9: Rogers Hornsby (Texas) Chapter winter meeting with Ross Ohlendorf and Tony Kemp (9:00 a.m. CST)
January 9: Detroit Chapter: Hank Greenberg Symposium with Steve Greenberg, Aviva Kempner, Herm Krabbenhoft, and John Rosengren (1:00 p.m. EST)
January 11: Elysian Fields (N.J.) Chapter meeting with Tim Wiles and Olivia Garvey (9:00 p.m. EST)
January 12: 19th Century Speaker Series with Tom Shieber (8:00 p.m. EST)
January 16: Babe ‘n’ Bob (Md.) Chapter Breakfast (9:00 a.m. EST)
January 16: Hank Gowdy (Ohio) Chapter meeting with Randy Mobley (9:30 a.m. EST)
January 16: Jack Graney (Ohio) Chapter meeting with Ken Rosenthal, Zack Meisel, and Clint Longenecker (1:00 p.m. EST)
January 16: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter meeting with Ralph Carhart (3:00 p.m. EST)

Find more upcoming virtual meetings on our SABR Events Calendar page.

Click here to view replays of hundreds of recorded SABR virtual events.

Friends of SABR: December 2020

Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of December 2020:

NAME		NAME
Ben Abel		Timothy Liljeberg
Harry Adamo		Ed Lockett
Mark Anderson		Charles Mackey
Rich Arpi		Robert Mains
Dennis Auger		John Maloney
Robert Axelrod		David Mamuscia
Patricia Aylsworth		Peter Mancuso
Bob Bailey		Richard Maniglia
Jack Bales		William Markel
Bill Ballew		Alex Marks
Perry Barber		T. Wayne Marshall
Charles Barlow		Bill Marston
Stephen Barnes		Daniel Massey
Robert Barrier		Richard Masson
Robert Beaty		Jack McCarthy
Travis Becker		Andy McCue
Paul Bennett		Jim McCurdy
David Biesel		Todd McDorman
Dick Bily		David McEllis
Thomas Blankley		Justin McKinney
Kurt Blumenau		Roberta Mendonca
Robert Bluthardt		Thomas Merrick
Richard Bogovich		Donald Meyer
Phillip Bolda		Ron Meyer
Jean Booth		Joseph Mielke
Maurice Bouchard		Noel Milan
Gary Box		Ernestine Miller
Thomas Bradley		Marilyn Miller
Stephen Bratkovich		Collin Miller
Ian Braun		John Mitchell
Scott Brickwood		Alan Mooneyham
Ron Brown		Robert Morris
D. Bruce Brown		Thomas Mullen
Sue Bryant- Still		Matthew Mullin
Stephen Buckner		John Murphy
Bob Buege		Steve Murphy
John Burbridge III		Tad Myre
Allan Burdick		Tom Naylor
Paul Canavan		Rob Nee
Ralph Carhart		Roderic Nelson
Ken Carrano		Anna Newton
Angel Castillo		Andrew North
William Christensen		Bill Nowlin
Bill Chuck		Jon Ohman
Jonathan Clemente		Gary Olson
Rodger Coauette		Gene Oppenheim
Philip Cola		Jeff Orner
Robert Cole		Eduardo Ortega
Fred Collignon		Karl Orth
Leander Collin		James Overfield
Peter Coolbaugh		Michael Pagano
Ray Corio		Robert Parham
Jerrod Cotosman		Brian Parme
Peter Cottrell		Gary Passamonte
Jim Cox		David Pearson
Alfred Davis		Laura Peebles
Carlos de Armas-Kendall		Peter Pepper
Robert Dean		Gregg Pericich
Dennis Degenhardt		Todd Peterson
Thomas Drake		Zac Petrillo
Dennis Duquette		Larry Phillips
Stanley Dziurgot		Steven Phillips
Ed Edmonds		Peter Pierce
Maximilian Effgen		Mel Poplock
Gary Eller		Laurel Prieb
Ron Elliott		Bill Pruden
Steven Elsberry		Richard Puerzer
Bob Emling		John Rall
Donald Etheridge		Alan Raylesberg
John Ezell		Carl Rogan
Ren Farley		Stephen Roney
Jerry Feitelberg		James Rook
Jan Finkel		Steven Roscoe
Diane Firstman		Michael Roselli
Ken Fischer		Greg Rosenbaum
Adam Foldes		Michael Rosenwasser
Sean Forman		Charles Roussel
Richard Frank		Thomas Ruane
John Fredland		Charlie Rubin
Kent Fredrickson		Bob Russon
Steve Friedman		William Ryczek
Greg Gajus		Ruth Sadler
Michael Gallichio		Marideth Sandler
James Gangawere		Michael Sass Jr
Gabriella Garr		Elliot Satinoff
James Gates		Charlie Sawyer
Gordon Gattie		Jason Scheller
Vince Gennaro		Douglas Schoppert
Gary Gillette		Tom Schott
Sol Gittleman		John Schwarz
Carl Goldberg		Jonathan Schwebel
Steven Goldstein		John Scott
Rob Gonzales		Anthony Segreti
Peter Gordon		Daniel Seklecki
Tom Hall		Jeff Self
Steve Hall		David Senkow
Roger Hammond		Arnold Serotsky
Michael Hanks		Jeff Shames
Steven Hannigan		Andrew Sharp
Tom Hanrahan		Mary Shea
Timothy Harner		Robert Shelton
Bruce Harris		Blake Sherry
Michael Harvey		Dan Shirley
Mike Haupert		Brent Shyer
Leslie Heaphy		Warren Simpson
Andrew Heckroth		Mike Skoog
John Heer		Curt Smith
John Heiselman		John Smith
Peter Henrici		Tony Stahl
Paul Hensler		Steve Steinberg
Richard Hershberger		Sumner Steinfeldt
Lon Hildreth		Joel Sternberg
Aaron Hill		Thomas Stone
Rockwell Hoffman		Wesley Story
James Holl		Dennis Strobel
David Holtz		David Studenmund
Dick Huebner		Stephen Suknaic
Jim Hughes		Timothy Szczesny
David Hughes		Brian Teague
Rick Huhn		Andrew Terrick
Joanne Hulbert		Dennis Thiessen
Noel Hynd		David Thomas
Martin Jatlow		Eric Thompson
Tim Jenkins		Joseph Thompson
Scott Jennings		John Thorn
Donald Jensen		Robert Tiemann
Steven Jeremko		Richard B Tourangeau
Stephen Johnson		Neal Traven
Christopher Kaempfer		Chuck Traxler
Chad Kahl		Eric Van
Louis Kaufman		Paul Vastola
Joseph Keaney		Marlene Vogelsang
Matthew Keelean		M J Volkovitsch
Kostya Kennedy		Warren Waldron
Roger Klein		Joseph Wancho
Tom Kleinworth		Thomas Watson
Michael Klitsch		Ronald Weaver
Steve Klugman		Mike Webber
Ted Knorr		Mark Wendling
Sean Lahman		Brian Werner
Russ Lake		Steve West
Bill Lamb		Thomas Wheeler
William Lamberty		Eric White
Dirk Lammers		Matthew Whitehorn
Thomas Larwin		Robert Wilson
Thomas Lee		Jeffrey Wood
Joe Leisek		Steve Wulf
Bill Leisenring		Jack Yabroff
Bob LeMoine		Peter Yee
Allison Levin		Tony Yoseloff
Leonard Levin		Jack Zerby
Mark Levinthal		Don Zminda
Henry Levy		Larry Zorn
Robert Lewis		Rick Zucker
James Libbin		Joe Zureick
John Liepa		Robert Zwissig

Want to become a Friend of SABR? Click here to make a recurring monthly contribution or click here to learn more about our Giving Circles to make a one-time contribution.

In Memoriam: Phil Niekro and Tommy Lasorda

After a year in which the baseball world experienced immeasurable losses, two more Hall of Famers passed away recently.

Phil Niekro was born in Blaine, Ohio, on April Fools’ Day — April 1, 1939. That was appropriate, for he spent much of his career fooling batters with a pitch that most other pitchers wanted no part of. The knuckleball specialist spent 24 seasons in the major leagues from 1964 to 1987, mostly with the Atlanta Braves, winning 318 games and induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame a decade later. He died at the age of 81 following a battle with cancer on December 26, 2020. Phil and his younger brother Joe — who combined to win more games (539) than any other siblings in major-league history. Click here to read Phil Niekro’s biography, by SABR founding member Tom Hufford.

Tommy Lasorda, the gregarious manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers for 21 seasons from 1976 to 1996, died of a heart attack on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at the age of 93. Lasorda spent seven decades in the Dodgers organization as a pitcher, coach, scout, executive, and all-around ambassador for the game, spanning the franchise’s history from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. He pitched for parts of three seasons in the majors, including Brooklyn’s first World Series winner in 1955. Lasorda took over for fellow Hall of Famer Walter Alston as Dodgers manager and immediately captured two National League pennants in 1977 and ’78, then led the team to World Series titles in 1981 and 1988. “I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I’m going to the big Dodger in the sky,” he often liked to say.

Read articles from the Fall 2020 Baseball Research Journal online

Good news! The Fall 2020 edition of the Baseball Research Journal was recently mailed out to all SABR members. This issue includes a special illustrated cover of Hall of Fame catcher and Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson by SABR member Gary Cieradkowski. Click here to learn more about Gary’s design for the new BRJ cover.

Those of you who receive the print edition should find your BRJ arriving in the next two to four weeks. For digital subscribers, the e-book edition was delivered on December 21.

All articles from the Fall 2020 Baseball Research Journal can now be read online at SABR.org.
Click here to download the e-book edition of the Fall 2020 Baseball Research Journal.
Click here to order a copy of the print edition of the Fall 2020 Baseball Research Journal from Amazon.com.

We hope you enjoy reading the Fall 2020 Baseball Research Journal!

Call for papers: 2021 The National Pastime

The National Pastime is SABR’s annual summer journal, which since 2009 has been themed to the location of the SABR national convention. Last year’s theme was Baltimore, but the 2020 convention was pushed forward to 2021 due to the global pandemic — meaning that in 2021 we were free to explore a new thematic direction. We are taking advantage of this unique opportunity to expand and challenge our thinking and become Baseball Futurists.

The 2021 issue of The National Pastime will focus on the future through the lens of baseball. Just as baseball and its history is a reflection of the culture and society of the past and present, it can also serve as input, context, and/or predictor of plausible futures for sports in the United States and other countries. Tentatively subtitled The Future According to Baseball, this issue of The National Pastime will collect thought-provoking articles from a variety of disciplines.

This issue of The National Pastime will be co-edited by Marty Resnick and Cecilia Tan. Marty will be taking queries and abstracts until January 15, 2021, and will make assignments no later than January 30. First drafts of articles will be due no later than March 8 and rewrites (if needed) will be due by April 15. To query, send an email to marty@teamresnick.com with the subject line “TNP Query” and a key word or two on your subject.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.

New SABR project on baseball tickets seeking contributors

SABR is excited to announce a new research project focused on the history, evolution, and future of baseball tickets. Led by Sacramento-Dusty Baker Chapter member Tony Oliver, the project will weave an investigation on how and when each ticket element originated, analysis on design changes throughout the eras of the sport, and how industry advances drove adoption of technology.

Tony is seeking volunteers to help with the research, writing, and editing, as well as anyone wishing to share stories about their ticket collections and the meaning behind the tickets they’ve saved.

Interested in helping out? Contact Tony Oliver for more details.

SABR office continuing to work remotely

The SABR office, housed at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, Arizona, has been closed indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. Staff members will work remotely until it is advisable to resume normal operations on-site.

Please contact a member of the SABR staff by email or phone with any questions.

SABRcast with Rob Neyer: Listen to an interview with Willie Mays co-author John Shea

Baseball fans, tune in this season to SABRcast with Rob Neyer, a weekly podcast hosted by award-winning author and longtime SABR member Rob Neyer.

Episode #92 on Monday, January 4 featured John Shea, award-winning national baseball columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle and co-author with Willie Mays of 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid. He has written several books, including the autobiography of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, Off Base: Confessions of a Thief. He is seen regularly on MLB Network and NBC Sports Bay Area and has contributed to ESPN.com, The Sporting News, and USA Today.

Visit SABR.org/sabrcast to listen to the full episode.

Subscribe to SABRcast on your favorite podcast networks, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher, and listen to each episode as soon as it’s released on Mondays. To learn more, visit SABR.org/sabrcast.

5 new SABR biographies published

Five new biographies were posted this week as part of the SABR Baseball Biography Project. Here are the new bios published this week:

Johnny Bates, by Chris Rainey
Nino Espinosa, by Malcolm Allen
Reid Nichols, by Matthew Perry
George Shuba, by Vince Guerrieri
Ed Wheeler, by Terry Bohn

All new biographies can be found here: SABR.org/bioproject

Find any SABR biography: You can visit sabr.org/bioproject to search for any player — or manager, executive, scout, spouse, broadcaster, or umpire — who appears in the SABR BioProject. In addition, we have pages for Ballparks, Broadcasters, Executives, Games, Managers, Scouts, Spouses, Umpires, Writers, people who were Famous Outside Baseball, and a lot more.
Seeking authors for 2021 Hall of Fame candidates: As part of our BioProject Hall of Fame Ballot initiative, we are still seeking authors for all of the first-time players on this year’s ballot, including Tim Hudson, A.J. Burnett, Nick Swisher, and Shane Victorino. Please contact bioassign@sabr.org if you are interested in writing about one of these players.

5 new stories published by the SABR Games Project

Five new game stories were posted this week as part of the SABR Games Project. Here are the new game stories:

September 23, 1890: Browns teenager George Nicol tosses 7-inning no-hitter in debut, by Gregory H. Wolf
April 26, 1913: Chicago’s Reb Russell earns a walk-off first win thanks to Shano Collins, by Thomas E. Merrick
July 22, 1999: Manny Mix-Up: Reversed Ramírezes lead to AL pitcher batting at home, by Laura H. Peebles
July 18, 2011: Despite Ortiz’s absence, Red Sox offense erupts in Baltimore, by Bill Pruden
August 11, 2020: Big-league baseball returns to Buffalo more than 100 years later in Blue Jays win, by Gordon Gattie

New Games Project stories can be found at SABR.org/gamesproject.

Get involved: Have memories of a game you attended? Or a game you watched that caught your interest? Write about it! Writing for the Games Project is an easy way to get involved as a SABR member. Find out how by reading the Games Project FAQs section or checking out the Authors’ Guidelines. We have editors and fact checkers who are willing to help you write your first article.
Social media: Follow the SABR Games Project on Twitter or Facebook to keep up with new stories and updates.
Read all stories from Babe Ruth greatest games book: Click here to read all stories from The Babe (SABR, 2019), edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks, online at the SABR Games Project.

Listen to a new episode of Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM on Saturdays

Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM, a radio show hosted by former SABR Board President Vince Gennaro, is back at a new time. Listen to new episodes at 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET on Saturdays on MLB Network Radio.

You can also listen to archives of recent episodes on-demand on the SiriusXM Internet Radio app.

Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM focuses on examining and interpreting the statistical analysis that plays a critical role in baseball today. It airs weekly throughout the year on MLB Network Radio, available to subscribers nationwide on XM channel 89, Sirius channel 209, and on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App.

Call for SABR award nominations

SABR Baseball Research Award (outstanding research articles/projects; deadline: 1/31/2021)
Jefferson Burdick Award (significant contributions to baseball card hobby; deadline: 1/31/2021)
McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award (best history/biography articles; deadline: 2/15/2021)

Please note: Only ONE entry per nomination will be considered (do not submit multiple nominations for the same award). For more information on SABR Awards, click here.

ICYMI: Highlights from last week’s This Week in SABR

Here are some major headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:

All previous editions of This Week in SABR can be found here: https://sabr.org/content/this-week-in-sabr-archives.

Welcome, new members!

We’d like to welcome all of our new SABR members who have joined this week. You can find all Members-Only resources at members.sabr.org and the Membership Handbook can be downloaded here.

Please give these new members a warm welcome and help them make the most of their membership by giving them the opportunity to get involved in their local chapter or a research committee.

You can find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.

Name	Hometown	Name	Hometown
Anastasia Adams-Giron	Alexandria, LA	Matthew Krewer	Temecula, CA
Todd Andrlik	Naperville, IL	Ken Krsolovic	Concord Twp, OH
Jaime Barta	Ashland, WI	Mark Lewers	Spotsylvania, VA
Dan Blewett	Washington, DC	Dean Lollis	Hodges, SC
Warren Brown	Cincinnati, OH	Jim Maher	Marshall, MI
Felisa Cardenas	Temple, TX	James Mason	Springfield, MO
Scott Came	Olympia, WA	John Mika	Conroe, TX
Ken Camp	Garland, TX	Joseph Monteleone	Farmingdale, NY
Jared Cardinal	Garrettsville, OH	Khari Mosley	Pittsburgh, PA
Mark Carfagno	Philadelphia, PA	Zach Neumeyer	Brooklyn, NY
Samuel Cattau	Park Ridge, IL	Matthew Oudsema	Lansing, MI
Mark Cherpack	Nashville, TN	Brian Patterson	Rochester, NY
Marco Cicchino	Bloomfield, NJ	Joseph Payne	Mechanicsville, VA
Perry Ciccotelli	Monroe Twp, NJ	Bill Porter	Charlottesville, VA
Ryan Collins	Mt. Prospect, IL	Rock Ray	Blythewood, SC
Coop Daley	Evanston, IL	Anju Reejhsinghani	Madison, WI
Cliff Davidson	Conroe, TX	Shaun Rodgers	Dearborn Heights, MI
Russell Dawley	Suffolk, VA	Thomas Schulz	Fayetteville, AR
Pat Deken	Allentown, PA	Charlie Sciabarra	Ellicott City, MD
Douglas Dinsmoor	Lakewood, CO	Dan Soderberg	Mount Wolf, PA
Kelly Fitzgerald	Green Bay, WI	Francis Sullivan	Palo Alto, CA
Graham Fogle	Naperville, IL	Jimmy Sutman	Youngstown, OH
Rob Gardner	Canal Winchester, OH	Jason Tabrys	Marlton, NJ
Dan Hamilton	Atlanta, GA	Aaron Tallent	Alexandria, VA
Barry Harding	Georgetown, TX	Jed Thorn	Rhinebeck, NY
Daniel Haxall	State College, PA	Blake Timm	Forest Grove, OR
Jonathan Hilbun	Gulfport, MS	David Tomatani	Honolulu, HI
Joshua Hook	Fort Wayne, IN	Alfonso Tusa	Maracaibo, VEN
Jeff Jamele	Thetford, VT	Chris Williams	Sylvania, OH
Derek Katz	Santa Barbara, CA	Marc Wise	Vernon, CT
Cole Kehrberg	Golden Valley, MN	Michael Wolff	Lorton, VA
David King	Louisville, KY	Michael Zangri	Chicago, IL

Research Committee news

Here are the new research committee updates this week:

Ballparks: December 2020 newsletter
Baseball Cards: Call for nominations: 2021 Jefferson Burdick Award
BioProject: We are seeking additional volunteers to serve as fact-checkers for future BioProject submissions. If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Alan Cohen.
Nineteenth Century: Winter 2021 newsletter

Find all SABR research committee newsletters at SABR.org/research/committees.

Regional Chapter news

Here are the new regional chapter updates this week:

Boston Chapter: Read a new “Dispatches From the Mudville Bureau,” by Joanne Hulbert (Boston, MA)
Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter: January 2021 newsletter (Chicago, IL)
Halsey Hall Chapter: January 2021 newsletter (Minneapolis, MN)
Ken Keltner Badger State Chapter: January 2021 newsletter (Milwaukee, WI)
Larry Doby Chapter: Our South Carolina chapter has a new website! Check out updates from the Larry Doby Chapter at larrydobychapter.com.

Visit SABR.org/chapters for more information on SABR regional chapters.

Around the Web

Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:

Jen McCaffrey: Red Sox are next step on Bianca Smith’s pioneering path (The Athletic)
Michael Lee: For the Negro Leagues Museum, a ‘merger’ with Major League Baseball is a win (Washington Post)
Edward McClelland: How a Chicago Data Geek Helped the MLB Sleuth Negro League Stats (Chicago Magazine)
Jayson Stark: The Strange But True Feats of 2020 (The Athletic)
Craig Edwards: Did Payroll Matter in 2020? (FanGraphs)
Eno Sarris: Why missing in-game video meant a poor season for Christian Yelich (and others) (The Athletic)
David Laurila: Reds coach Eric Jagers talks pitching (FanGraphs)
Matt Gelb: How Sam Fuld made a data-driven leap from MLB player to Phillies GM in 4 years (The Athletic)
Gabe Zaldivar: Justine Siegal and Baseball for All Are Making America’s Pastime Available to Everyone (Sports Illustrated)
Rob Mains: Defining Baseball’s “Biblical” Losses in 2020 (Baseball Prospectus)
Jay Jaffe: JAWS and the 2021 Hall of Fame Ballot: A.J. Burnett (FanGraphs)
Alex Coffey: Why Dick Allen wore ‘Wampum’ on the back of his A’s jersey in his 1977 farewell (The Athletic)
Steve Wulf: Clyde Sukeforth, the man who discovered Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente, is the Forrest Gump of baseball (ESPN.com)
Roger Cormier: The Almost Unbelievable True Story of Steve Christmas (Baseball Prospectus)
Kaitlyn McGrath: As the Blue Jays exit Lansing, they leave a legacy of stars and relationships (The Athletic)
Bruce Allardice: The First Baseball Game (and Baseball Club) in Mexico (Our Game)
Ralph Carhart: Interviews with Negro Leagues Researchers Gary Ashwill, Bob Kendrick, Larry Lester, Scott Simkus (The Hall Ball)
Jeff Cohen: Baseball and BBQ interview with ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian (Baseball and BBQ)
M. Shawn Hennessy: A Combat and Baseball Story Uncovered: Discovery From a Lone Name on a Photo (Chevrons and Diamonds)
Benjamin Sabin: A Midsummer Classic Recision (Last Word on Sports)
Alan Reifman: Topps “Bunt 20” (E-Card) Year in Review (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
Jason Schwartz: Overanalyzing 1933 Goudey, part seven (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
Dylan Brennan: My collecting story (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
Michael Kane: Is Bob Oldis the Answer to a Baseball Card Trivia Question? (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)

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