2014 SABR Convention: SABR 44 in Houston
July 30-August 3, 2014
Royal Sonesta Houston
2222 W Loop S Fwy.
Houston, TX 77027
Cronkite School at ASU
555 N. Central Ave. #406-C
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: 602-496-1460
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SABR 44: Research Committee Meetings
Here is the tentative schedule for research committee meetings at SABR 44 — July 30-August 3, 2014, at the Royal Sonesta Houston in Houston, Texas.
Register today to join us! All baseball fans are welcome to attend.
BALLPARKS
Stan Meradith, co-chair (smeradith@dlrgroup.com)
Gary Gillette, co-chair (ggillette@247baseball.com)
Jim Gordon, co-chair (JimBruin@roadrunner.com)
Saturday, August 2, 8:00 a.m., Champions VI/VII
BASEBALL AND THE ARTS
Jeff Campbell, co-chair (hungryformusic@worldnet.att.net)
Joanne Hulbert, co-chair (jhulbert@earthlink.net)
Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 p.m., Champions VI/VII
BASEBALL AND THE MEDIA
Chuck Hildebrandt, chair (chuck.sabr@gmail.com)
John McMurray, vice-chair (Mcmurrayj@aol.com)
Saturday, August 2, 8:00 a.m., Champions I/II
BASEBALL RECORDS
Lyle Spatz, chair (lspatz@comcast.net)
Trent McCotter, vice-chair (treant985@gmail.com)
Saturday, August 2, 7:00 a.m., Champions I/II
BIBLIOGRAPHY/BASEBALL INDEX PROJECT
Andy McCue, chair (agmccue44@earthlink.net)
Robert McAfee, vice-chair (xerxes7@earthlink.net)
Thursday, July 31, 4:15 p.m., Champions VI/VII
BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
Bill Carle, chair (bbxpert@aol.com)
David Vincent, vice-chair (grandslams@aol.com)
Saturday, August 2, 7:00 a.m., Champions VI/VII
BIOPROJECT
Mark Armour, director (markarmour04@gmail.com)
Thursday, July 31, 7:30 a.m., Champions I/II
BLACK SOX SCANDAL
Jacob Pomrenke, chair (buckweaver@gmail.com)
Friday, August 1, 5:30 p.m., Champions I/II
BUSINESS OF BASEBALL
Michael Haupert, co-chair (mhaupert@uwlax.edu)
Steven Weingarden, co-chair (steveweingarden@gmail.com)
Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 p.m., Champions I/II
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL
Karl Green, chair (greenk@mindspring.com)
Thursday, July 31, 5:15 p.m., Champions VI/VII
- Audio: Mike Gustafson, Executive Director for the College Baseball Hall of Fame, spoke to the Collegiate Baseball Committee about the 1947 and 1948 College World Series, in addition to his comments on the College Baseball Hall of Fame. His presentation was recorded; you can listen by clicking here to download the MP3 file.
DEADBALL ERA (1901-19)
John McMurray, chair (deadball@sabr.org)
Trey Strecker, vice-chair (tstrecker@bsu.edu)
Friday, August 1, 7:00 a.m., Champions I/II
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Andy Andres, chair (Andy.Andres@Post.Harvard.edu)
Bill Nowlin, vice-chair (bnowlin@rounder.com)
Friday, August 1, 6:30 p.m., Champions V
GAMES AND SIMULATIONS
Steve Krevisky, chair (sakrevisky@sbcglobal.net)
Thursday, July 31, 4:00 p.m., Champions V
LATINO BASEBALL
Anthony Salazar, chair (salazar8017@yahoo.com)
Thursday, July 31, 5:15 p.m., Champions I/II
MINOR LEAGUES
Joe Werner, co-chair (J_Werner92@ymail.com)
Joe Wancho, co-chair (jw2462@sbcglobal.net)
Thursday, July 31, 7:30 a.m., Champions VI/VII
NEGRO LEAGUES
Dick Clark, co-chair (tstearnes@comcast.net)
Larry Lester, co-chair (NTResearch@comcast.net)
Friday, August 1, 6:30 p.m., Champions VI/VII
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Peter Mancuso, chair (peterplus4@earthlink.net)
Bob Bailey, vice-chair (bobbailey@cox.net)
Thursday, July 31, 6:15 p.m., Champions VI/VII
ORAL HISTORY
John McMurray, chair (sabroralhistorycommittee@gmail.com)
Thursday, July 31, 7:30 a.m., Champions V
- Audio: At SABR 44 in Houston, Rob Neyer of FoxSports.com spoke to members of the Oral History Committee about his approaches to interviewing current and former major leaguers. You can listen to Rob’s remarks in their entirety by clicking here to download the MP3 file.
ORIGINS
Lawrence McCray, chair emeritus (lmccray@mit.edu)
Friday, August 1, 6:30 p.m., Champions I/II
PICTORIAL HISTORY
T. Scott Brandon, co-chair (t_scott_brandon@msn.com)
Mark Fimoff, co-chair (bmarlowe@comcast.net)
Cary Smith, co-chair (zinnbeck@aol.com)
Friday, August 1, 5:30 p.m., Champions VI/VII
RETROSHEET
David W. Smith, president (dwsmith@retrosheet.org)
Thursday, July 31, 6:15 p.m., Champions I/II
SCIENCE AND BASEBALL
Eric Van, chair (emvan@post.harvard.edu)
Thursday, July 31, 4:15 p.m., Champions I/II
SCOUTS
Rod Nelson, chair (rodericnelson@gmail.com)
Friday, August 1, 7:00 a.m., Champions V
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Phil Birnbaum, chair (birnbaum@sympatico.ca)
Friday, August 1, 7:00 a.m., Champions VI/VII
WOMEN IN BASEBALL
Leslie Heaphy, co-chair (lheaphy@kent.edu)
Justine Siegal, co-chair (justinebaseball@gmail.com)
Friday, August 1, 5:30 p.m., Legends IV/VII (immediately following panel discussion)
Some committees have not scheduled meetings yet. Please check back for updates.
For more details on SABR 44, visit SABR.org/convention.