Staples: Nisei vs. Negro League baseball behind barbed wire in 1943

From SABR member Bill Staples Jr. at Blogspot on October 18,…

Connell: Q&A with Janet Marie Smith, ballpark architect

From Sarah Connell at Worcester Magazine on October 18, 2018,…

Springer: Just breathe: Finding new ways to test for banned substances

From Stephanie Springer at The Hardball Times on October 16,…

Mains: The fastest teams ever

From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on October…

Torres: The good hands of Ray Ramirez, baseball’s first Puerto Rican trainer

From SABR member Danny Torres at Hispanic Outlook on October…

Sullivan: The fan interference call was probably good

From SABR member Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs on October 18, 2018:Let’s…

Watson: The Kansas City Royals and the 1968 expansion draft

From SABR member Darin Watson at Baseball Prospectus on October…

Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1948 stats

We are pleased to pass along this update from SABR member Gary…

Shieber: A second look at illustrations in ‘Our National Game’

From SABR member Tom Shieber at Baseball Researcher on October…

Dewan: Fielding Bible Awards preview

From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on October 16, 2018:For…

Adams-Wade: Dallas event to commemorate Negro League pitcher Bill Blair Jr.

From Norma Adams-Wade at the Dallas Morning News on October 16,…

Dodd: Once ahead of his time, A.J. Hinch is fueled by lessons from the past

From Rustin Dodd at The Athletic on October 16, 2018:The​ clubhouse…

Casway: The Irish and Jim Crow baseball: competing for the badge of assimilation

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on October 15, 2018,…

Cuicchi: A look at baseball family ties through the cardboard hobby

From SABR member Richard Cuicchi at Sports Collectors Digest…

Yellon: A modest proposal for Wrigley Field’s landmark scoreboard

From SABR member Al Yellon at Bleed Cubbie Blue on October 12,…

Bergman: Umpire ejections and player ethnicity: an analysis

From Sydney Bergman at The Hardball Times on October 15, 2018:The…

Burgos: Jose Santiago, pioneering Puerto Rican pitcher, dies at 90

From SABR member Adrian Burgos Jr. at La Vida Baseball on October…

Sheinin: Magic dust, spin rates, and buy-in: How the Astros make good pitchers better

From Dave Sheinin at the Washington Post on October 15, 2018:Relief…

Helfand: Jane Leavy and what it took to write about baseball as a woman

From Zach Helfand at The New Yorker on October 15, 2018, with…

This Week in SABR: October 12, 2018

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