This Week in SABR: April 10, 2015
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Lovallo: An interview with former Negro Leagues star Buck Leonard
From Dan Lovallo at Baseball on the Fly on April 9, 2015:In 1983,…
Krauss: City of divided champions, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays
From Margaret J. Krauss at WESA.fm on April 9, 2015:The baseball…
Pajot: Manning Vaughan and his long-forgotten baseball writing style
From SABR member Dennis Pajot at SABRMedia.org, the Baseball…
Hesson: 11 women who would make kickass MLB announcers
From Ted Hesson at Fusion.net on April 10, 2015, with mention…
Womack: Historic Locke Field in Texas to become apartment complex
From SABR member Graham Womack at Baseball Past and Present on…
Neyer: Has Don Newcombe been cheated out of the Hall of Fame by his ‘missing’ years?
From SABR member Rob Neyer at FoxSports.com on April 10, 2015,…
McMurray: Stolen bases in the Deadball Era: A relentless approach
Editor's note: This column was originally published in the Deadball…
Fryberger: Q&A with Morris Eckhouse of Baseball Heritage Museum
From Sam Fryberger at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage on…
Swanson: ‘They beat the hell out of us’: Jackie Robinson’s final game
From SABR member Ryan Swanson at The National Pastime Museum…
Mikesell: SABR member Filipi to present rare baseball films in Columbus
From Terry Mikesell at the Columbus Dispatch on April 9, 2015,…
SABR member Roland Hemond honored by Arizona Diamondbacks with youth field in his name
The Arizona Diamondbacks dedicated Roland Hemond Field on April…
Lindbergh: Ready, set, Statcast: What the new data stream can teach us about MLB
From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at Grantland.com on April 9, 2015:Sometime…
Thurm: Major League Baseball reaches for its stars in the post-Jeter era
From SABR member Wendy Thurm at the New Yorker on April 9, 2015:The…
Adler: Pac-12 Conference pride in the majors
From SABR member Niall Adler at Pac-12.com on April 6, 2015:On…
Lahman: Scout Dorothy Fox had an eye for baseball talent
From SABR member Sean Lahman at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle…
McCormick: SABR member Ted Knorr preserves memories of Negro Leaguer Rap Dixon
From M. Diane McCormick at PennLive.com on April 8, 2015, on…
Radom: Cardinals’ birds-on-bat logo opened to mixed reviews in 1922
From SABR member Todd Radom at ToddRadom.com on April 7, 2015:The…
Staples: America’s other ‘colored’ leagues: The legacy of Japanese-American baseball
From SABR member Bill Staples Jr. at Out of Bounds Magazine on…
DeGregory: Don Zimmer’s wife documented every day of his 66 years in baseball
From Lane DeGregory at the Tampa Bay Times on April 6, 2015:The…
Whirty: Sioux City holds special place in black baseball history
From SABR member Ryan Whirty at the Des Moines Register on April…
Whirty: Top black baseball pitcher Yellowhorse Morris played briefly in Iowa
From SABR member Ryan Whirty at the Des Moines Register on April…
Lauber: Arizona State students devise trade to send Cole Hamels to Red Sox
From Scott Lauber at the Boston Herald on April 5, 2015:Leave…
Herrmann: As baseball evolves, replacing past is price of progress
From Mark Herrmann at Newsday on April 3, 2015:Baseball takes…