This Week in SABR: June 17, 2016

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SABR Defensive Index rankings released through June 12, 2016

JUNE 17, 2016 — Chicago right fielder Adam Eaton has a commanding…

Dewan: The White Sox’s defensive decline

From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on June 17, 2016:The…

Giaimo: America’s first woman sports writer broke glass ceilings without a bat

From Cara Giaimo at Atlas Obscura on June 17, 2016:On May 21,…

McMurray: A ‘Giant’ among Topps baseball card sets

From SABR member John McMurray at Sports Collectors Digest on…

Tomasik: How the Cardinals got Grover Cleveland Alexander

From SABR member Mark Tomasik at RetroSimba on June 16, 2016:Ninety…

Posnanski: Pete Rose, Ichiro Suzuki, and what it means to be the Hit King

From SABR member Joe Posnanski at NBC Sports on June 16, 2016:OK, magnanimity…

Goldman: The St. Louis Browns: tomb of the unknown baseball team

From SABR member Steven Goldman at The National Pastime Museum…

Schifman: Why are ground balls hit?

From SABR member Gerald Schifman at The Hardball Times on June…

Thorn: Ruth, Lindbergh, and everyday heroes

From SABR member John Thorn at The Diary of Myles Thomas on June…

Kuttler: Q&A with Mike Epstein, proud to be known as ‘Super Jew’

From Hillel Kuttler at the Jewish Baseball Museum on June 16,…

Whirty: Former Negro Leaguer Dave Malarcher finally gets due at Louisiana Sports Hall

From SABR member Ryan Whirty at The Advocate on June 15, 2016:Soon…

Savage: Can we just call it New Wrigley Field?

From SABR member Bill Savage at ESPN.com on June 15, 2016:Wrigley…

Womack: The rest of this season could make or break Joey Votto’s HOF case

From SABR member Graham Womack at The Sporting News on June 15,…

Sarris: The knuckleball is more conventional than it seems

From SABR member Eno Sarris at FanGraphs on June 15, 2016:We…

Gleeman: 365 days of a shortstop revolution

From SABR member Aaron Gleeman at Baseball Prospectus on June…

Petti: Using Statcast data to predict hits

From SABR member Bill Petti at The Hardball Times on June 14,…

Video: Don Harrison on “The 100 Year Journey of Mike Sandlock”

SABR member Don Harrison recently appeared on "Beyond the Game"…

Reising: Revisiting Ernest Hemingway and baseball: sanity, success, and suicide

From SABR member Robert Reising on June 6, 2016, at the Journal…

Johnson: Minnesota’s own field of dreams is in Miesville

From SABR member Sarah Johnson at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune…

Thorn: Ali, Jackie, and the Babe

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on June 13, 2016:Witnessing…

Richard: Real baseball by real women at 11th annual Diamond Classic

From A.J. Richard at Baseball Sisters on June 11, 2016:After…