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Distelheim: James Holzhauer on baseball betting, revisited
From Joel Distelheim at The Hardball Times on January 31, 2020:The…
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Minasian: Scouting reports detail early careers of Jeter, Walker
From Isabelle Minasian at the Baseball Hall of Fame on February…
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Sharpe: MLB’s pitch classification system
From Sam Sharpe at MLB Technology Blog on February 3, 2020:When…
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This Week in SABR: January 31, 2020
Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this week's…
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Stark/Sarris: Does electronic sign stealing work? The Astros’ numbers are eye-popping
From SABR members Jayson Stark and Eno Sarris at The Athletic…
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2020 SABR Analytics speakers: Eno Sarris, Jay Jaffe, Mike Ferrin, MLB Statcast updates
We are pleased to announce more of our featured speakers and…
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Vote now for 2020 SABR Analytics Conference Research Award winners
Here's your chance to vote for the 2020 SABR Analytics Conference…
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Nesbitt: The inside story of ‘Professor’ Ben Cherington’s semester at Columbia
From Stephen J. Nesbitt at The Athletic on January 30, 2020,…
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Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1932 stats
From SABR member Gary Ashwill at Seamheads.com on January 30,…
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Call for nominations: 2020 SABR Board of Directors election
The SABR Nominating Committee is now seeking nominations for…
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Brisbee: Dusty Baker will manage the Astros in 2020, and he’ll probably manage them well
From SABR member Grant Brisbee at The Athletic on January 30,…
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Sarris: Infrared saunas, DNA testing for diet, and MAT: Are baseball’s one-percenters paying for science, or pseudo-science?
From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on January 30, 2020:In…
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Cieradkowski: Roy Campanella: Race, opportunity and the 1942 pennant
From SABR member Gary Cieradkowski at Studio Gary C on January…
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Paschal: The roof will set you free, sort of
From John Paschal at The Hardball Times on January 28, 2020:“There’s…
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Jaffe: Dusty Baker is a fascinating, counterintuitive choice to manage Astros
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on January 30, 2020:When…
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Gawlowski: The Cardinals may have missed an opportunity
From Brendan Gawlowski at FanGraphs on January 30, 2020:It’s…
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Arthur: The banging scheme hurt the Astros as much as it helped them
From SABR member Rob Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on January…
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Carig: How one angry Astros fan sought his own answers in the sign-stealing scandal
From Marc Carig at The Athletic on January 29, 2020:In 2017,…
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Jeremy Beer’s ‘Oscar Charleston’ wins 2020 SABR Seymour Medal
Oscar Charleston: The Life and Legend of Baseball's Greatest…
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Lucey: MLB suffers black eye, but not another Black Sox Scandal
From SABR member Bill Lucey at Daily News Gems on January 26,…
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Topkin: These female baseball players were in a league of their own
From Marc Topkin at the Tampa Bay Times on January 24, 2020:Until…
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Given: ‘Kind hearts everywhere I went’: Roadtripping with the Baseball Brit
From Karen Given at NPR's Only a Game on January 24, 2020, on…
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Shieber: Zee-Nuts and Zee-Numbers
From SABR member Tom Shieber at Baseball Researcher on January…
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Bain: Retro computer baseball game review: Full Count Baseball
From SABR member Derek Bain at Baseball Analytics on January…