This Week in SABR: August 26, 2011

Here's what we've been up to as of August 26, 2011:From the archives:…

Kurkjian: Mike Flanagan, A Memorable Man

SABR member Tim Kurkjian of ESPN.com offers a tribute to former…

Jair Jurrjens’ Date With Regression

From SABR member Kevin Orris at ESPN.com on August 20:Entering…

A Look at MLB Team Baserunning

From SABR member Christina Kahrl at ESPN.com on August 25:One…

Coors Field: A Love Letter

From SABR member Rob Neyer at SB Nation on August 18:Coors Field…

Five-Tool Players By The Nerdiest Possible Numbers

From SABR member Carson Cistulli at FanGraphs.com on August 18:If…

A Q&A With Knuckleballer Charlie Haeger

From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs.com on August 17:David…

A Look at Mike Flanagan’s Career Highlights

From SABR member Chris Jaffe at The Hardball Times on August…

MLB Network to Air “Behind the Seams: The Stat Story” on September 18

MLB Network will air "Behind the Seams: The Stat Story" at 10…

A Q&A With SaberWizard Tom Tango

From Justin Bopp at Beyond the Box Score on August 24:Tom Tango,…

Houston’s Brad Mills Pulls a Waxahachie Swap

From SABR member Rob Neyer at SB Nation on August 24:Tuesday…

A New ‘Field of Dreams’ for Detroit

From SABR member Jeff Samoray at DBusiness.com in June 2011:In…

Most Consecutive Games Versus Over and Under .500 Teams

From SABR member Tom Ruane at Cybermetrics on August 20:I thought…

Breaking Down 10 Uniform Myths

From SABR member Paul Lukas at ESPN.com on August 18:The [Packers']…

Anatomy of a Failed GM

From SABR member Chris Jaffe at The Hardball Times on August…

Plattsburgh’s Old Ball Game

From Ryan Hayner at the Plattsburgh Press Republican on August…

Looking Past Mere Wins and Losses

From SABR member Sean Forman at NYTimes.com on August 20:This…

Which Baseball Statistics Are The Most Telling?

From Ben Bolch at the Los Angeles Times on August 21, with mention…

This Week in SABR: August 19, 2011

Here's what we've been up to as of August 19, 2011:"Endless Seasons:…
Bill Weiss (Courtesy of Mark Macrae)

In Memoriam: William J. Weiss

Bill Weiss, 86, one of SABR's earliest members and a longtime…

Cold Calling Old Ballplayers

From SABR member Graham Womack at Baseball Past and Present on…

An Enigmatic 1805 ‘Game of Bace’ in New York

From SABR member George A. Thompson at John Thorn's "Our Game"…

Tying A Century-Old Record

From Lynn Zinser at The New York Times on August 18, with quotes…
The trigger for the biggest brawl in PCL history. Hollywood Stars outfielder Ted Beard slides spikes-high into Los Angeles Angels third baseman Murray Franklin, August 2, 1953.

The National Pastime: When the Angels and Stars Ruled Los Angeles

Long before the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles and the Angels sprang…
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