Carleton: Is there a pinch-fielding penalty?
From Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus on June 18, 2013:I…
Tenney: Base Ball at the Tucson Indian Boarding School
From SABR member John Tenney at Base Ball in Arid Land on June…
Amore: ‘New’ Smoky Joe Wood interview provides a voice from the past
From Don Amore at The Hartford Courant on June 15, 2013:The gruff,…
SABR member Christina Kahrl inducted into inaugural class of Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame
From Cyd Zeigler at Outsports.com on June 17, 2013, with mention…
Gray: New findings upturn beliefs on baseball’s intro to Britain
From SABR member Joe Gray at Project COBB on June 17, 2013, with…
Lester: Norman ‘Turkey’ Stearnes, the silent slugger
From SABR member Larry Lester at The National Pastime Museum…
Caple: Celebrating ‘Bull Durham’ 25 years after its release
From SABR member Jim Caple at ESPN.com on June 14, 2013:Twenty-five…
Cieradkowski: Jimmy Horio, the Japanese Ty Cobb
From SABR member Gary Cieradkowski at The Infinite Baseball Card…
Darowski: At what age did Hall of Famers become Hall-worthy?
From SABR member Adam Darowski at The Hall of Stats on June 17,…
Thorn: The first baseball broadside, from Beloit in 1867
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on June 17, 2013:I spent…
This Week in SABR: June 14, 2013
Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Here's what we've been up to…
Keri: The flawed importance of the closer
From Jonah Keri at Grantland.com on June 14, 2013:For baseball…
Cameron: The hidden juggernaut in Oakland
From Dave Cameron at FanGraphs on June 14, 2013:One of my favorite…
New discovery by SABR member David Block confirms baseball was played by royalty in England in 1700s
A prominent member of the British royal family played baseball…
Levine: Bayes and the hit-by-pitch
From SABR member Zachary Levine at Baseball Prospectus on June…
Marchi: Measuring catcher framing in the minor leagues
From Max Marchi at Baseball Prospectus on June 13, 2013:In my…
Appel: King Kelly, baseball’s first celebrity, part 2
From SABR member Marty Appel at The National Pastime Museum on…
Staude: Better forecasting strikeout rates using matchup data
From Steve Staude at FanGraphs on June 12, 2013:“Riddle me…
Jaffe: A juiced baseball scandal in Japan
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at SI's The Strike Zone on June 12,…
SABR member David Block discovers new reference to baseball in 1749
From the BBC on June 10, 2013, with mention of SABR member David…
Thurm: MLB and BioGenesis, a primer
From SABR member Wendy Thurm at FanGraphs on June 11, 2013:Major…
Pittsburgh Pirates put their own spin on history
From Michael Sanserino at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on June…
Jaffe: Gerrit Cole and the spotty careers of pitchers drafted No. 1 overall
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at SI's The Strike Zone on June 11,…
McCloskey: The alternate inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1936
From Dan McCloskey at High Heat Stats on June 11, 2013:For some…