This Week in SABR: February 6, 2015

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Rosengren: Meet the only high school pitcher to strike out Joe Mauer

From SABR member John Rosengren at SI.com on February 6, 2015:Paul…

Bloom: Joe Black’s storied life continues to inspire

From SABR member Barry M. Bloom at MLB.com on February 6, 2015:The…

Mitchell: Forecasting major-league pitching with minor-league stats

From Chris Mitchell at The Hardball Times on February 6, 2015:Shortly…

Sharma: Baseball’s greatest one-hit wonder, Joe Black

From SABR member Sahadev Sharma at Baseball Prospectus on February…

Arthur: Using PITCHf/x to predict hitter injuries

From SABR member Robert Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on February…

Felber: Good vs. evil in Beaneaters vs. Orioles, 1897

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

Benbow: Dodgers great Carl Erskine trades horsehide for harmonica

From Dana Hunsinger Benbow at the Indianapolis Star on February…

Nash: Looking at the legacy of Bud Selig through memorabilia

From SABR member Peter Nash at Hauls of Shame on February 5,…

Baseball Prospectus: A mixed approach to measuring catcher framing

From Jonathan Judge, Dan Brooks and SABR member Harry Pavlidis…

Cuban National Series stats added to Baseball-Reference.com

From SABR member Mike Lynch at Baseball-Reference.com on February…

SiriusXM and SABR team up for new show on MLB Network Radio

NEW YORK – February 5, 2015 – SiriusXM will team up with…

SABR member Alan Nathan joins Diamond Kinetics as technical advisor

From Richard Lee at Diamond Kinetics on February 5, 2015, on…

Students: Apply for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend SABR 45 in Chicago

With generous funding from The Anthony A. Yoseloff Foundation,…

Sullivan: Opposition quality seems hardly a factor

From Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs on February 4, 2015:Remember…

SABR Digital Library: Winning on the North Side: The 1929 Chicago Cubs

As we get ready for SABR 45 this summer in Chicago, add a Windy…

Neyer: Is it too late to fix pre-Statcast defensive statistics?

From SABR member Rob Neyer at FoxSports.com on February 4, 2015:One…

Arangure: How the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame was brought back to life

From Jorge Arangure Jr. at VICE Sports on February 4, 2015:On…

Carleton: The power of changing speeds

From Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus on February 3, 2015:“Hitting…

SABR member Bob Elliott selected for Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

From Mike Koreen at the Toronto Sun on February 4, 2015, on SABR…

Jaffe: Remembering Rocky Bridges, one of baseball’s most colorful characters

From SABR member Jay Jaffe at Futility Infielder on February…

Gardner: Home video from 1938 Cubs game gives an early look at Wrigley Field

From Kyla Gardner at DNAInfo.com on February 3, 2015:A home video…

Tomasik: Denny McLain on Dizzy Dean, Bob Gibson, and the 1968 Cardinals

From SABR member Mark Tomasik at RetroSimba on February 2, 2015:In…

Thurm: MLB’s awful blackout rules are finally under attack in court

From SABR member Wendy Thurm at Deadspin on February 3, 2015:Major…
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