
This Week in SABR: December 6, 2013
Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Here's what we've been up to…

Cwik: A guide to fielding stats
From Christopher Cwik at Sports on Earth on December 6, 2013:No…

Thorn: Slivers, the baseball clown you’ve never heard of
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on December 4, 2013:Circus…

Wendel: The Gibson-McCarver bond
From SABR member Tim Wendel at The National Pastime Museum on…

Kagan: Why is a sinker ‘heavy’?
From David Kagan at The Hardball Times on December 3, 2013:On…

Levine: Why have we seen so many transactions?
From SABR member Zachary Levine at Baseball Prospectus on December…

Granillo: Asking about first-ballot Hall of Famers
From SABR member Larry Granillo at Baseball Nation on December…

Laurila: Q&A with Kyle Crick, San Francisco Giants pitching prospect
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on December 5, 2013:Kyle…

Hill: Before the main course, a Winter Meetings app-etizer
From SABR member Benjamin Hill at MiLB.com on December 4, 2013:The…

Jaffe: Hideo Nomo and the Hall of Fame ballot
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at SI.com on December 4, 2013:It is…

Joe Garagiola named recipient of 2014 Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to longtime SABR member Joe Garagiola, who was…

Schoenfield: ‘Ball Four’ still an American classic
From David Schoenfield at ESPN.com on December 4, 2013:Jim Bouton…

Lukehart: The greatest Chicago-area baseball players
From SABR member Jason Lukehart at Ground Ball With Eyes on November…

Are you going to the 2013 Baseball Winter Meetings? Let us know
SABR will have a booth at the 112th annual Baseball Winter Meetings,…

Birnbaum: Do ‘nice’ teammates make their teammates worse?
From SABR member Phil Birnbaum at Sabermetric Research on December…

Preston: Super-low strikeout pitchers of the 1970s and ’80s
From SABR member J.G. Preston at The J.G. Preston Experience…

Goold: Cardinals scout Mike Roberts is a mentor, fighter
From Derrick Goold at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on November…

Lester: Buck O’Neil, captain of the mother ship
From SABR member Larry Lester at The National Pastime Museum…

Ball: Holiday shopping for baseball books
From SABR member Andrew Ball at Beyond the Box Score on November…

Stats discussion captures Venezuelan audience at first SABR event
MARACAIBO, Venezuela — A sunny afternoon of 110 degrees was…

Carleton: Was there ever a golden age of high pitch counts?
From Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus on December 2, 2013:How…

Rohan: Three GMs true to one school
From Tim Rohan at the New York Times on December 1, 2013:If becoming…

Weinberg: Mike Trout and the best players at every age
From Neil Weinberg at Beyond the Box Score on December 2, 2013:To…

Ryczek: The day Rocky Colavito pitched
From SABR member Bill Ryczek at Our Game on December 2, 2013:They…