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,…

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…

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…