Olbermann: Remembering Jim Creighton, the inventor of the fastball

From SABR member Keith Olbermann at ESPN on April 15, 2014:Original…

Birnbaum: Accurate prediction and the speed of light

From SABR member Phil Birnbaum at Sabermetric Research on April…

Carleton: Why sabermetrics needs translational research

From Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus on April 15, 2014:My…

Lukas: Decades before Jackie, black trainers wore MLB uniforms

From SABR member Paul Lukas at Uni Watch on April 15, 2014:Today…

Brooklyn’s African-American baseball tradition didn’t start with Jackie Robinson

From SABR member Ryan Whirty at the Brooklyn Eagle on April 15,…

Wyatt: They called him Big Ed

From Daniel Wyatt at The National Pastime Museum on April 14,…

Corcoran: Remember the players who broke the color barrier for the other 15 MLB teams

From Cliff Corcoran at SI.com on April 15, 2014:Tuesday marks…

The sweater that Ruth wore: Baseball’s stylish legacy

From Christian Chensvold at Ralph Lauren magazine on April 15,…

Shieber: Updating the encyclopedias, one baseball card at a time

From SABR member Tom Shieber at Baseball Prospectus on April…

This Week in SABR: April 11, 2014

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Here's what we've been up to…

VanDeMortel: Candlestick, High Society, and Hot Pants

From SABR member Dan VanDeMortel at Nob Hill Gazette on April…

SABR’s Project COBB releases “This Diamond Isle” compilation on British baseball

Project COBB, a SABR Chartered Community, has released "This…

Dewan: Can the first 10 games predict playoff chances?

From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on April 11, 2014:Over…

Kepner: MLB report highlights sobering number of black players

From Tyler Kepner at the New York Times on April 10, 2014, with…

Ferkovich: Heilmann’s last-day rush won him a batting title in 1927

From SABR member Scott Ferkovich at Detroit Athletic Co. on April…

Keri: The historic rate of Tommy John surgeries

From Jonah Keri at Grantland.com on April 11, 2014, with mention…

Johnson: The wondrous and withering baseball weather

From Brad Johnson with SABR member Daren Willman at The Hardball…

Lindbergh: A comprehensive history of knuckleballers in the PITCHf/x era

From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at Baseball Prospectus on April…

Soderholm-Difatte: John McGraw and the refinement of the platoon system

From SABR member Bryan Soderholm-Difatte at Baseball Historical…

Henry Chadwick Archives unveiled at MLB.com’s Baseball Memory Lab

SABR member John Thorn announced on Thursday, April 10, 2014,…

Schechter: Ernie Lombardi, immortalized too late

From SABR member Gabriel Schechter at The National Pastime Museum…

Retroactive All-Star Game Project: 1930 NL stars outslug AL, 8-6

Editor's note: This game summary is from the Retroactive All-Star…

Nipper: Nat Peeples and the feeble attempt to integrate the Southern Association

From SABR member Skip Nipper at 262 Down Right on April 9, 2014:This…

Lindbergh: The minor league leaders who haven’t made it

From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at Baseball Prospectus on April…