This Week in SABR: July 6, 2018

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Mains: What the heck happened in June?

From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on July 6,…

Taylor: The Civil War, civil rights, and black baseball

From Shakeia Taylor at The Hardball Times on July 6, 2018:For…

Tourtellotte: Losing the Red Queen’s Race, and other tales from the road

From SABR member Shane Tourtellotte at The Hardball Times on…

Jaffe: Dexter Fowler and the Cardinals’ foul-up

From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on July 5, 2018:While…

Sullivan: The MLB landscape of negative WAR

From Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs on July 3, 2018:It’s not that…

Laurila: Manager’s perspective: Rick Renteria on mentoring young players

From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on July 3, 2018:In…

Rogan: Sports’ Forgotten Heroes: Lyman Bostock

From SABR member Warren Rogan at Sports' Forgotten Heroes on…

Kevlin: Homer M. Osterhoudt dies at 100, attended all but three Hall of Fame inductions

From Jim Kevlin at AllOtsego.com on July 3, 2018:Homer M. Osterhoudt,…

Ashwill: The Negro Leagues on television

From SABR member Gary Ashwill at Agate Type on July 4, 2018:A…

Albertson: Phillies finally abandon Baker Bowl, 80 years ago

From SABR member Matt Albertson at Sports Talk Philly on July…

Bates/Parker: This Week in Baseball History podcast: A League Almost Their Own

From SABR members Mike Bates and Bill Parker at This Week in…

Sarris: Is Manny Machado really as bad as he’s looked at shortstop?

From SABR member Eno Sarris at FanGraphs on July 5, 2018:The​…

Davies-Stofka: The early days of baseball cartooning

From Beth Davies-Stofka at Baseball Prospectus on July 4, 2018:Eddie…

Brown: 19th-century uniform database: 1877 Cricket in Binghamton

From SABR member Craig Brown at Threads of Our Game on July 3,…

Glanz: When sports betting is legal, value of game data soars

From James Glanz and Agustin Armendariz at the New York Times…

Lefton: A 50-year-old Japanese baseball record unites two American players

From Brad Lefton at the New York Times on July 2, 2018:Pitching…

Hanlon: The birth of the World Series with Steve Steinberg

From Tim Hanlon at the Good Seats Still Available podcast on…

Martin: Q&A with Ty Cobb biographer Howard Rosenberg

From Philip Martin at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on July 1,…

Fagan: Brett Gray and the 25-K performance you probably have never heard of

From Ryan Fagan at The Sporting News on June 28, 2018:Bruce Gray was annoyed and angry…

Thorn: The ‘unchanging game’ of baseball

From SABR member John Thorn at the Library of Congress Magazine…