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This Week in SABR: December 23, 2015
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Save the date! 2016 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference to be held July 7-9 in Kansas City
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE: The 19th annual Jerry Malloy Negro…
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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…
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Thorn: Shoeless Mike Landmann, and no-hitters in pro debuts
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on January 12, 2016:Stop…
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Hagerty: Where was baseball’s longest home run? A five-city mystery
From SABR member Tim Hagerty at The Sporting News on January…
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Womack: Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent talks PEDs, Buck O’Neil, gambling
From SABR member Graham Womack at The Sporting News on January…
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Judge/Pavlidis: Catching up to defensive metrics behind the plate
From Jonathan Judge and SABR member Harry Pavlidis at Baseball…
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Whirty: A mass grave for a beisbol legend?
From SABR member Ryan Whirty at Home Plate Don't Move on January…
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Bode: Fully immersed: Diving into baseball’s player development culture
From Michael Bode at Waiting For Next Year on January 6, 2016:As…
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Lynch: Fred Odwell, improbable home run champ
From SABR member Mike Lynch at The National Pastime Museum on…
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Osborne: It’s raining, it’s pouring: ‘Rain delay theater’ is never boring
From SABR member Chad Osborne at Sports Illustrated on January…
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Rowand: Scouting for diamonds in new film on scouts
From Rick Rowand at Sons of Sam Horn on January 8, 2016:You’ve…
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Laurila: Tal Smith and the Houston Astros’ first database
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on January 10, 2016,…
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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…
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Malatzky: Some old-fashioned SABR metrics
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on January 8, 2016:ou…
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Hall of Very Good Podcast with Jeff Katz
From Shawn Anderson at the Hall of Very Good on January 8, 2016,…
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Felber: Soured grapes: Dutch Leonard
From SABR member Bill Felber at The National Pastime Museum on…
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Birnbaum: When log5 works and when it doesn’t
From SABR member Phil Birnbaum at Sabermetric Research on January…
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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…
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Uberti: Baseball writers face moral dilemma in Hall of Fame vote
From David Uberti at the Columbia Journalism Review on January…
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Dewan: Relief pitcher leaderboards
From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on January 7, 2016:Context…
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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…
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Sandomir: A flawless swing, but three votes shy of a perfect ballot
From Richard Sandomir at the New York Times on January 6, 2016,…
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Fagerstrom: Appreciating Jim Edmonds
From August Fagerstrom at FanGraphs on January 7, 2016:Hall of…