This Week in SABR: June 5, 2015

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Whirty: Tulane pigskin coach honors Negro Leagues father

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

Malinowski: Baseball strikes out with its streaming policies

From SABR member Erik Malinowski at Rolling Stone on June 5,…

Laurila: Paul Molitor, and the Twins as the Orioles

From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on June 4, 2015:In…

Arthur: Are six-man rotations ever worth it?

From SABR member Rob Arthur at FiveThirtyEight on June 4, 2015:Noah…

Miller: SABR Media database of network TV broadcasts updated

From SABR member Tony Miller at SABRMedia.org on June 3, 2015:The…

Stark: Why Joe Maddon bats the pitcher eighth in the Cubs lineup

From SABR member Jayson Stark at ESPN.com on June 4, 2015:There…

Grow: A primer on baseball’s antitrust exemption

From SABR member Nathaniel Grow at FanGraphs on June 4, 2015:To…

Wendel: When Nolan Ryan turned the corner

From SABR member Tim Wendel at The National Pastime Museum on…

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Thorn: The inspiration for ‘Casey at the Bat’

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on June 3, 2015:Let’s…

Rubin: Mets’ six-man rotation all about protecting arms

From Adam Rubin at ESPN.com on June 3, 2015, with mention of…

Hirsch: Whitey Herzog, the Cardinals, and cocaine in Montreal

From SABR member Dan Hirsch at The Baseball Gauge on May 16,…

Kahrl: Tim Lincecum adapting to new, slower mix

From SABR member Christina Kahrl at ESPN.com on June 2, 2015:Time…

Schreiner: Why Babe Ruth should have hit leadoff

From SABR member Chris Schreiner at Bullpen by Committee on June…

Sarris: Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Joc Pederson on the hot hand

From SABR member Eno Sarris at FanGraphs on June 3, 2015:Hitting…

Olbermann: SABR member Jeff Katz talks about the “Split Season” of 1981

SABR member Jeff Katz, author of Split Season 1981 and the mayor…

Ferkovich: P.K. Wrigley and the College of Coaches

From SABR member Scott Ferkovich at The Hardball Times on June…

Darowski: First look at the 2016 Pre-Integration Hall of Fame ballot

From SABR member Adam Darowski at Hall of Stats on June 2, 2015:In…

Watson: What hard-hit rate means for batters

From SABR member Owen Watson at FanGraphs on June 2, 2015:Recently,…

Simon: Standing ovation probably means more to Mets’ Syndergaard than we know

From SABR member Mark Simon at ESPN.com on June 1, 2015:The most…

Carleton: Have relievers really gotten better over the years?

From Russell Carleton at FoxSports.com on June 2, 2015:At some…

Neyer: The oldest living player for each MLB franchise

From SABR member Rob Neyer at FoxSports.com on June 2, 2015:You…

Francis: Study of the game at 27th annual Cooperstown symposium

From SABR member Bill Francis at BaseballHall.org on May 30,…