Gregorian: Negro Leagues players made history fighting for country that wasn’t fighting for them
From Vahe Gregorian at the Kansas City Star on June 8, 2019:Chances…
McCullough: How baby boomer managers reach these dang millennial players
From Andy McCullough at the Los Angeles Times on June 8, 2019:Ron…
Castle: How Jane Leavy came to write books about Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Sandy Koufax
From George Castle at the Chicago Jewish News on May 30, 2019,…
Diamond/McGinty: MLB draft sends message to high-schoolers: go to college
From Jared Diamond and Tom McGinty at the Wall Street Journal…
This Week in SABR: June 7, 2019
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Thorn: Preston Orem’s “A New Major League” on the origin of the American Association
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on June 6, 2019:Before…
Deane: Adjusted stolen bases: A better measure of pilfering proficiency
From SABR member Bill Deane at Wordpress on May 28, 2019:Few…
Arthur: The Red Sox have come back from the brink
From SABR member Rob Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on June 6,…
King: Aviva Kempner doc seeks ‘the real story’ of Moe Berg
From Susan King at the Los Angeles Times on June 6, 2019, on…
Sankey: Harvey Haddix pitched the perfect game that became imperfect
From Jim Sankey at Allied News on June 5, 2019:If you just qualified…
Burgos: La Vida voices: Duane Rieder, Roberto Clemente Museum
From SABR member Adrian Burgos Jr. at La Vida Baseball on June…
Whirty: New 19th-century Negro Leagues chronicle by James Brunson is a labor of love
From SABR member Ryan Whirty at Home Plate Don't Move on June…
Gietschier: D-Day, rocket boats, and Yogi Berra
From SABR member Steve Gietschier at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
Mains: 1992, the year before the dam broke in baseball
From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on June 4,…
Laurila: Alex Cobb, Ryan O’Rourke, and Carl Willis on how they settled on their splitters
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on June 4, 2019:Pitchers…
Rogan: Sports’ Forgotten Heroes: Hank O’Day
From SABR member Warren Rogan at Sports' Forgotten Heroes on…
Jaffe: Down goes (Clint) Frazier when it comes to defensive metrics
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on June 3, 2019:Clint…
Linden: Big-league balls in minor-league stadiums
From Jason Linden at The Hardball Times on June 5, 2019:There…
McDaniel: Getting to know you
From SABR member Rachael McDaniel at The Hardball Times on June…
Kagan: The physics of cheating baseball’s humidors
From SABR member David Kagan at The Hardball Times on June 3,…
Sarris: The unique brilliance of Hyun-Jin Ryu
From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on June 5, 2019:Hyun-Jin…
Jenks: The tragic spectacle of Eddie Gaedel
From Jayson Jenks at The Athletic on June 5, 2019:Maybe you’ve…
Ashwill: Cuba’s champions of 1907
From SABR member Gary Ashwill at Agate Type on June 1, 2019:Here’s…
Miller: Mike Trout is now better than three more Hall of Famers
From Sam Miller at ESPN.com on June 4, 2019:Mike Trout is squarely…