This Week in SABR: December 23, 2015

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Grow: The impending battle over the future of televised baseball

From SABR member Nathaniel Grow at FanGraphs on January 11, 2016:Next…

Thorn: Shoeless Mike Landmann, and no-hitters in pro debuts

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on January 12, 2016:Stop…

Hagerty: Where was baseball’s longest home run? A five-city mystery

From SABR member Tim Hagerty at The Sporting News on January…

Womack: Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent talks PEDs, Buck O’Neil, gambling

From SABR member Graham Womack at The Sporting News on January…

Judge/Pavlidis: Catching up to defensive metrics behind the plate

From Jonathan Judge and SABR member Harry Pavlidis at Baseball…

Whirty: A mass grave for a beisbol legend?

From SABR member Ryan Whirty at Home Plate Don't Move on January…

Bode: Fully immersed: Diving into baseball’s player development culture

From Michael Bode at Waiting For Next Year on January 6, 2016:As…

Lynch: Fred Odwell, improbable home run champ

From SABR member Mike Lynch at The National Pastime Museum on…

Osborne: It’s raining, it’s pouring: ‘Rain delay theater’ is never boring

From SABR member Chad Osborne at Sports Illustrated on January…

Rowand: Scouting for diamonds in new film on scouts

From Rick Rowand at Sons of Sam Horn on January 8, 2016:You’ve…

Laurila: Tal Smith and the Houston Astros’ first database

From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on January 10, 2016,…

Westcott: How Ted Williams knew a winner in Mike Piazza when he saw one

From SABR member Rich Westcott at the Delaware County Times on…

Malatzky: Some old-fashioned SABR metrics

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on January 8, 2016:ou…

Hall of Very Good Podcast with Jeff Katz

From Shawn Anderson at the Hall of Very Good on January 8, 2016,…

Felber: Soured grapes: Dutch Leonard

From SABR member Bill Felber at The National Pastime Museum on…

Birnbaum: When log5 works and when it doesn’t

From SABR member Phil Birnbaum at Sabermetric Research on January…

Simon: Picked one spot before Piazza, Al Bacosa aspires to be Hall of Fame dad

From SABR member Mark Simon at ESPN.com on January 7, 2016:While…

Uberti: Baseball writers face moral dilemma in Hall of Fame vote

From David Uberti at the Columbia Journalism Review on January…

Dewan: Relief pitcher leaderboards

From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on January 7, 2016:Context…

SABR member Sean Kane named Artist of the Month by National Art Museum of Sport

Congratulations to SABR member Sean Kane, who was named Artist…

Sandomir: A flawless swing, but three votes shy of a perfect ballot

From Richard Sandomir at the New York Times on January 6, 2016,…

Fagerstrom: Appreciating Jim Edmonds

From August Fagerstrom at FanGraphs on January 7, 2016:Hall of…