SABR Diamond Report: August 2012

Editor's note: Welcome to the first edition of the Diamond Report.…

Talking autographed baseball books with Bobby Plapinger

From Tom Owens at Baseball By The Letters on July 31, 2012, with…

Polman: Retrosheet is still retro cool

From SABR member Jeff Polman at Full Spectrum Baseball on July…

Young: Where has Justin Upton’s power gone?

From SABR member Geoff Young at Baseball Prospectus on July 31,…

Territo doing his part to preserve baseball history in Rochester

From Alan Morrell at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on…

Laurila: Q&A with ex-Red Sox outfielder Reggie Smith

From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on July 30, 2012:Earlier…

Evans: Pulling back the curtain on the trade deadline

From SABR member Dan Evans at Baseball Prospectus on July 30,…

Gennaro: Adjusting players’ stats for the quality of their opponents

From SABR member Vince Gennaro at Diamond Dollars on July 30,…

Tomasik: How the Cardinals placed a Marlins team in West Virginia

From SABR member Mark Tomasik at RetroSimba on July 20, 2012:The…

Dewan: Is Ramirez an upgrade for Dodgers?

From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on July 27, 2012:With…

Gennaro: The value of an extra year of control at the trade deadline

From SABR President Vince Gennaro at Diamond Dollars on July…

This Week in SABR: July 27, 2012

Here's what we've been up to as of July 27, 2012:SABR 42 research…

Leavengood: Walter Johnson’s innings limit in 1924

From SABR member Ted Leavengood at Seamheads.com on July 25,…

Granillo: The Willie Mays trade

From SABR member Larry Granillo at Baseball Prospectus on July…

Petti: At what point should we worry about velocity loss?

From SABR member Bill Petti at FanGraphs on July 26, 2012:I’ve…

Thorn: Rural ritual baseball games in Libya

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on July 25, 2012:This…

Ruane: A history of three-inning baseball

From SABR member Tom Ruane at Retrosheet.org on July 25, 2012:Many…

Lowenfish: A fine weekend in Cleveland, farewell to Robert Creamer

From SABR member Lee Lowenfish at BookTrib on July 23, 2012:Don’t…

Rocky Mountain SABR lunch with Ozzie Guillen

Ozzie Guillen is having lunch with Rocky Mountain SABR!Ozzie…

AJC: Klima recounts 1957 Braves’ World Series victory

From Chris Vivlamore at AJC.com on July 23, 2012, with mention…

Minor league veterans celebrate baseball at Peekskill Museum

From Liz Geigerich at Patch.com on July 22, 2012, with mention…

Thurm: Fans want more instant replay, but does MLB care?

From SABR member Wendy Thurm at FanGraphs on July 23, 2012:Several…

Gennaro: How will second wild card impact MLB’s trading deadline?

From SABR President Vince Gennaro at Diamond Dollars on July…

Cameron: Are the wild cards now a trap?

From Dave Cameron at FanGraphs on July 22, 2012, with mention…