This Week in SABR: May 3, 2019
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Laurila: Q&A with Reds’ Jesse Winker on hitting
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on May 2, 2019:Jesse…
Kagan: The physics of humidors, a second case study at Chase Field
From SABR member David Kagan at The Hardball Times on May 1,…
Goldman: C.C. Sabathia and me, after the balloon animals
From SABR member Steven Goldman at The Hardball Times on May…
Corcoran: Something from nothing: How the Royals, Padres, Expos and Brewers sprung to life 50 years ago
From Cliff Corcoran at The Athletic on May 3, 2019:Fifty years…
Arthur: MLB teams are tanking attendance
From SABR member Rob Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on May 3,…
Cramer: Excerpt from ‘When Big Data Was Small’
From SABR member Dick Cramer at the University of Nebraska Press…
Miller: What Noah Syndergaard did is so rare — it deserves its own name
From Sam Miller at ESPN.com on May 2, 2019:On Thursday afternoon,…
Given: Satchel Paige, the House of David, and a decades-old mystery
From Karen Given at WBUR on April 19, 2019: Phil Leece…
Lindbergh: ‘Lords of the Realm’ at 25, the book that foreshadowed the 1994 baseball strike
From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at The Ringer on May 2, 2019:“There…
Stark: Ten things we learned in April
From SABR member Jayson Stark at The Athletic on May 1, 2019:How…
Thompson: 7 things we learned from new Harry Caray book that tries to separate fact from legend
From Phil Thompson at the Chicago Tribune on May 2, 2019, with…
Jaffe: C.C. Sabathia joins the 3,000-strikeout club
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on May 1, 2019:On Tuesday…
Simon: The defensive player of the month for March/April
From SABR member Mark Simon at ACTA Sports on May 1, 2019:Brewers…
Shoken: How Babe Ruth became Babe Ruth in Baltimore
From SABR member Fred Shoken at the Baltimore Sun on April 29,…
Searle: MLB uniforms are getting too uniform
From Ginny Searle at Baseball Prospectus on May 1, 2019:We talk…
Thorn: Cap Anson’s first baseball contract
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on May 1, 2019:On Twitter…
Sarris: Is it the ball that’s different this season … or the hitters?
From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on May 1, 2019:Maybe…
Hauser: Before video games, ‘All-Star Baseball’ captured the imagination
From Thomas Hauser at The Sporting News on April 30, 2019:You've…
Harrington: The true story of Si Johnson of Sheridan
From Mark Harrington at WSPY Radio on Aril 6, 2019, with mention…
Carig: An appreciation of ‘red ass,’ baseball’s most colorful turn of phrase
From Marc Carig at The Athletic on April 30, 2019, with mention…
Announcing finalists for 2019 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2019 Dorothy…
SABR seeks candidates to fill vacant Board of Directors seat
All interested candidates for the vacant seat on the SABR Board…
SABR Digital Library: Wrigley Field: The Friendly Confines at Clark and Addison
Take a stroll through Wrigleyville with a copy of our newest…