This Week in SABR: September 21, 2018

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Diamond: Bullpen Day turns into a winning formula in baseball

From Jared Diamond at the Wall Street Journal on September 20,…

Brown: Four baseball uniform innovations from 1894

From SABR member Craig Brown at Threads of our Game on September…

Simon: Highlight reel heroes: the most telegenic defensive players this season

From SABR member Mark Simon at The Athletic on September 20,…

Sheinin: The long, obscure and bittersweet history of ‘Phantom Big-Leaguers’

From Dave Sheinin at the Washington Post on September 20, 2018,…

Ashwill: A new Negro Leagues no-hitter discovered from 70 years ago

From SABR member Gary Ashwill at Agate Type on September 19,…

Join us on September 30 for Bob Caruthers grave marker dedication ceremony in Chicago

By Peter MancusoAll baseball fans are invited to join us at 11:00…

Dale: To reseed or not to reseed? Improving the MLB playoffs

From Christopher Dale at The Hardball Times on September 14,…

Kagan: It’s physics: the batter’s grip doesn’t matter

From SABR member David Kagan at The Hardball Times on September…

De La Cretaz: Sports teams’ social media accounts are increasingly dominated by women

From Britni de la Cretaz at The Verge on September 19, 2018:The…

Wills: Studying the baseball to find the ‘how’ of the home run surge

From SABR member Meredith Wills at The Athletic on September…

Carleton: Fixing the service-time manipulation problem

From Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus on September 19,…

McDaniel: The anatomy of an 11-game losing streak

From Rachael McDaniel at Baseball Prospectus on September 19,…

Stark: Rooting for maximum October chaos

From SABR member Jayson Stark at The Athletic on September 19,…

Cooper: Triple-A’s switch to MLB baseballs will likely increase scoring in 2019

From J.J. Cooper at Baseball America on September 18, 2018:Tuesday’s…

Save the date! SABR 49 will be in San Diego in 2019

Save the date! SABR will be returning to San Diego for our…

Sarris: Kyle Freeland, old-school ace

From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on September 18,…

Petriello: MVP candidate Lorenzo Cain stars in new directional outfield metric

From Mike Petriello at MLB.com on September 18, 2018:Lorenzo…

Vigderman: Top minor-league defenders in 2018

From Alex Vigderman at ACTA Sports on September 18, 2018:When…

Mains: Solo homer-a-rama

From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on September…

Gleeman: The legend of La Tortuga, Willians Astudillo

From SABR member Aaron Gleeman at Baseball Prospectus on September…

Wyllys: In Detroit, new salvage project links baseball past with community’s future

From Jared Wyllys at The Sporting News on September 18, 2018:Everything…

Lindbergh: Ohtani’s abbreviated rookie season has still been a near-miracle

From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at The Ringer on September 14,…