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This Week in SABR: November 1, 2019
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Miller: Why did those World Series games last so long?
From Sam Miller at ESPN.com on November 1, 2019:Baseball's regular…
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Yates: Nats, D.C., and me: Why the World Series was worth the wait
From Clinton Yates at The Undefeated on November 1, 2019:They…
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Arthur: MLB isn’t ready to deploy robot umpires
From SABR member Rob Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on November…
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Rowley: On work and being found wanting
From SABR member Meg Rowley at FanGraphs on October 31, 2019:We…
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Wolfe: A defining moment slips away from Zack Greinke
From Tony Wolfe at FanGraphs on October 31, 2019:It is not an…
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Keene: Oldest living big-leaguer calls Nebraska home
From SABR member Anne Keene at the Lincoln Journal-Star on October…
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Save the date! 2020 SABR Jerry Malloy Conference in Birmingham to celebrate 100 years of the Negro Leagues
By Larry LesterOne hundred years ago, the Negro National League…
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Paul: Michigan pitching coach Chris Fetter a hot commodity, with strong interest from Yankees, others
From Tony Paul at the Detroit News on October 30, 2019, on SABR…
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Lutzke: Inside Frank Scheibeck’s showdown with the owner who built Detroit’s Bennett Park
From SABR member Mitch Lutzke at Tigers History on October 30,…
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Stark: Inside the play that almost swallowed a World Series game alive, on a night of ‘beautiful chaos’
From SABR member Jayson Stark at The Athletic on October 30,…
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Boswell: A baseball miracle or a deal with the devil? Nah, just Nationals baseball
From Thomas Boswell at the Washington Post on October 31, 2019:Pay…
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Baumann: A.J. Hinch lost his managerial magic, and the Astros lost the World Series
From SABR member Michael Baumann at The Ringer on October 31,…
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Dewan: 2019 Fielding Bible Award winners
From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on October 31, 2019:…
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Kallman: Marberry fields forever
From SABR member Jeff Kallman at The Hardball Times on October…
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Starr: Justice for the baseball bandwagon
From Gabrielle Starr at The Hardball Times on October 30, 2019:When…
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Jaffe: Howie Kendrick carves his niche in postseason history
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on October 31, 2019:By…
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Stark: Do you believe in miracles? The highly unlikely tale of the 2019 World Series champions
From SABR member Jayson Stark at The Athletic on October 31,…
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McCullough: How a six-man unit of Nationals pitchers slayed the Astros lineup
From Andy McCullough at The Athletic on October 31, 2019:The…
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Shea: Former All-Star, broadcaster Ron Fairly dies at 81
From John Shea at the San Francisco Chronicle on October 30,…
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Strauss: Murray Chass criticized baseball analytics; his grandson, Zach Kram, relies on them
From Ben Strauss at the Washington Post on October 28, 2019:Zach…
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Mains: The other kind of quality start
From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on October…
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Taylor: CC Sabathia represented history
From Shakeia Taylor at Baseball Prospectus on October 29, 2019:Game…
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Stark: If the Nationals win the Series, they would wipe out 95 years of … well, what exactly?
From SABR member Jayson Stark at The Athletic on October 29,…