This Week in SABR: December 2, 2022
Welcome to “This Week in SABR!” Click here to view this week’s newsletter on the web. Here’s what we’ve been up to as of December 2, 2022:
Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal is on its way!
Good news! The Fall 2022 edition of the Baseball Research Journal has been mailed out to all SABR members. This issue includes a special illustrated cover of Hank Greenberg by SABR member Gary Cieradkowski.
Those of you who receive the print edition should find your BRJ arriving in the next two to four weeks. For digital subscribers, the e-book edition was delivered on Monday, November 28.
- Click here to download the PDF e-book edition of the Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal.
- Click here to order a copy of the print edition of the Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal from Amazon.com.
- All articles from the Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal will be available to read online soon at SABR.org.
We hope you enjoy reading the Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal!
Register now for SABR’s Ballpark Figures with Craig Goldstein on December 8
Join us each month for SABR’s Ballpark Figures, a new interview series hosted by Shakeia Taylor. The virtual Zoom event is free and open to all active SABR members.
On Thursday, December 8, our guest will be Craig Goldstein, editor-in-chief at Baseball Prospectus.
Goldstein recent articles at Baseball Prospectus include essays on the Houston Astros World Series championship, the expansion of baseball’s postseason, upcoming rules changes, and bullpen management. His work has also appeared in Sports Illustrated, Vice Sports, Fox Sports MLB, and SB Nation MLB.
Visit SABR.org/ballpark-figures to learn more or watch replays from previous events.
Help us Bring it Home and make 2022 a historic success for SABR!
As SABR continues toward our vision of becoming the essential community for the world of baseball, it is gifts from members like you who sustain our organization, allowing us to produce wonderful baseball research and programming that reaches people everywhere.
You can support SABR’s end of year Bring it Home Campaign by making a gift of $150 or more today. We will use your best gift of $150, $300, $500, or $1,000 to boost SABR’s general operations.
Contributions from generous donors like you are vital in helping SABR maintain core mission programming, develop new initiatives, and ensure affordable membership access:
- Support for Core Programming: Your donations help make SABR events possible and accessible, while fueling the productivity and development of our publishing efforts.
- Support for New Initiatives: Your donations allow SABR to maintain its relevance and respectability in an ever-changing environment.
- Support for Affordable Membership Access: Your donations are crucial to keeping SABR membership affordable for all, a critical aspect of fulfilling our vision to become the essential community for the world of baseball.
Visit SABR.org/donate/2022 to learn more.
Call for papers: 2023 The National Pastime
The next SABR convention will be held on July 5-9, 2023, in Chicago, and we are seeking articles for our annual convention journal, The National Pastime, on teams, figures, and events around Chicago, Illinois, and other areas of the Midwest.
For example, the Cubs’ television rights include Indiana and Iowa, which wouldn’t otherwise normally receive coverage in The National Pastime. Areas around Lake Michigan are also fair game.
If you have an idea for an engaging, impeccably researched article on any aspect of baseball in the Midwest, including people, players, teams, stadiums, leagues, championships, and more, please email an abstract or article topic description, along with expected word count length and information on how you plan to research the topic, with email subject line “TNP: 2023” to PubDir@sabr.org by Friday, December 30, 2022. First drafts will be due in March 2023, with final drafts needed by the end of April 2023.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Call for papers: 2023 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
SABR’s Negro Leagues Research Committee will host the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, which will be held on July 20-23, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to two days of research presentations and player/author panels, attendees will also enjoy special presentations about local Black baseball and a baseball game as part of the Detroit Tigers’ Negro Leagues Weekend.
This interdisciplinary conference welcomes proposals for oral and poster presentations from all research fields. This year’s theme is “Turkey Stearnes Centennial, the Negro Leagues and Civil Rights.” Previous presenters have included college faculty, public school teachers, graduate students, and independent scholars. Presentations may focus on any topic related to the theme, or other Negro Leagues issues, especially the Negro Leagues and Civil Rights. Some possibilities include Turkey Stearnes; the Detroit Stars; games at Hamtramck Stadium; integration and re-integration of baseball; ballplayers as civil rights pioneers and more.
Proposals should include a 250-word abstract, plus a brief biographical note with contact information. For oral presentations, please indicate whether you will require any AV equipment. For poster presentations, please indicate the number and size of posters you wish to display. Please email your proposal as a Word attachment to Dr. Leslie Heaphy before March 6, 2023.
For conference updates, visit SABR.org/malloy.
- Related link: Learn more or apply now for the 2023 Negro Leagues high school essay contest, art contest, or school library grants
Cliff Kachline Chapter unveils historical baseball exhibit in Gloversville, New York
SABR’s Cliff Kachline Chapter, the recipient of a SABR Local Grant in 2022, has completed the creation of a historical exhibit commemorating baseball in upstate New York. The new display in Gloversville, which also received funding from the Fulton County Baseball and Sports Hall of Fame along with private donations, is on the site of a former minor-league ballpark that served as a home to professional baseball dating back to 1895.
Notable players featured in the exhibit are Chuck Harmon and Jack McKeon. Harmon, a member of the Glovers in 1947 and 1949, would go on to become the first African-American player for the Cincinnati Reds in 1954. McKeon, a 1950 Glover, became a respected manager in both the minor leagues and major leagues, leading the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 2003.
For more information on the SABR Local Grants program, visit SABR.org/local-grants.
Click here to read the full article at SABR.org.
Read SABR bios of Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Era candidates
The results of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Baseball Era Committee vote will be announced live on MLB Network at 8:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, December 4.
Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro, and Curt Schilling are the candidates the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee will consider for Hall of Fame election for the Class of 2023. All candidates are living.
Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of the ballots cast by the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee will earn election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 23, 2023, along with any electees who emerge from the 2023 Baseball Writers’ Association of America election, to be announced on January 24, 2023.
Click on a link above to read SABR biographies for these players.
In Memoriam: Gaylord Perry
Gaylord Perry was one of the premier pitchers of his generation, winning 314 games and striking out 3,534 batters during his 22-year Hall of Fame career. But his place in baseball history rests mainly with his notorious use of the spitball, or greaseball, which defied batters, humiliated umpires, and infuriated opposing managers for decades to come.
As Mark Armour writes at the SABR BioProject, “Make no mistake: Perry was also a brilliant craftsman with several excellent pitches in his repertoire, a hurler whose mastery of the spitter provided the batter yet another thing to think about as the pitch sailed toward the plate. After the game, he sheepishly denied any wrongdoing, slyly grinning like a poker player who knows he’s one step ahead of everyone else.”
Perry, who died at the age of 84 on Thursday, December 1, became the first pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in both the American and National Leagues, first with the Cleveland Indians (now the Guardians) in 1972 and with the San Diego Padres in 1978, when he was 39 years old.
Click here to read the full article at SABR.org.
Apply now for a SABR Local Grant in 2023
The SABR Local Grants program provides an opportunity for chapters, research committees, and chartered communities to apply for funding for their projects under SABR’s Four Pillars: Research, Scholarship, Preservation, and Future of the Game. Applications are now open for a 2023 SABR Local Grant at SABR.org/local-grants. Submissions will be accepted until January 16, 2023. A Grants Review Board will review all submissions and respond with their final determination in February 2023.
All SABR chapters, chartered communities, and research committees are eligible to apply. Individual SABR members and non-SABR groups are not eligible, so if you have an individual idea for a program grant, please follow up with your local chapter leadership or appropriate research committee to discuss an application.
The seven projects that received a SABR Local Grant in 2022 are well under way, including the dedication of a historical marker at Kelly Field in Daytona Beach, Florida, where Jackie Robinson and John Wright integrated Dodgers spring training in 1946; a new marker commemorating Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th hit at the site of Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh; and the repainting of a championship mural at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: Renewing Your Membership
As a SABR member, you have vast resources and benefits at your disposal. With so much information at your fingertips, we realize it can be overwhelming to absorb it all! To highlight key benefits, read on for a SABR Member Benefit Spotlight, an email series that identifies and explains some of the most valuable features of your membership. We hope this allows you to take full advantage of all SABR has to offer.
Our most recent issue shows you how to renew your membership and update your profile information.
Click here to watch a short video on how to renew your membership.
Early registration open for 2023 SABR Analytics Conference in Phoenix
Early registration is now open for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held in person from March 10-12, 2023, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
We’ll bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Register today to join us!
General sessions will be held in person on Friday, March 10 through Sunday, March 12 at the Beus Center for Law and Society in downtown Phoenix. General Session registration includes access to all programming held at the Beus Center for Law and Society, including research presentations, panel discussions, Friday evening networking reception, a boxed lunch on Friday and Saturday afternoon, and coffee talks on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Students will have two registration options, virtual or in-person, with both including access to the General Session on Friday, March 10 through Sunday, March 12, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 9.
- Registration: Click here to register for the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference. Early-bird registration is $395 for SABR members, $495 for non-members, and $150 for currently enrolled high school or college students. Student-only virtual registration is $50.
- Student Registration: Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive a special link to register at a discounted rate. Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. All student registrations also include a complimentary one-year SABR membership, which will be fulfilled after event sign-up.
Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more.
Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference
With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four scholarships to high school and college students who wish to attend the SABR Analytics Conference on March 10-12, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. This scholarship will pay for registration, transportation and lodging fees associated with the conference up to a total value of $1,250.
The objective of this scholarship fund is to encourage student engagement with baseball analytics, and to engender an active interest in baseball research and SABR. The Yoseloff scholarship is to assist young researchers who want to attend the SABR Analytics Conference and to introduce them to fellow SABR members and professionals within the baseball community. Through this fund, SABR hopes to inspire future baseball research, expose students to high-quality research and build the research capability of interested students.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Sign up now for SABR Analytics Certification online course
It’s time to get SABR Certified! The first course in the new SABR Analytics Certification program — Conversational Analytics and Critical Thinking in Baseball — is available online now.
The SABR Analytics Certification program is an online, on-demand curriculum offering professional development and learning opportunities for those interested in elevating their skills and knowledge relating to baseball analytics. The curriculum was developed by current baseball professionals, including employees of Major League Baseball and its clubs.
SABR members get a significant discount on this Analytics Certification course registration, saving $55 off the regular price.
Visit SABR.org/analytics/certification to sign up today or learn more.
SABR Events Calendar
SABR chapters and committees are encouraged to set up virtual meetings to stay engaged with our members throughout the world at SABR.org.
- Can’t-Miss Event: SABR’s Roush-Lopez Chapter in Tampa, Florida, will hold a virtual Zoom meeting at 8:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, December 7. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Our guest speaker is Adam Korengold, who has prepared a presentation covering all the new rules being put in play in the upcoming season. Click here to register in advance for this Zoom meeting.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Houston Astros Hall of Famer Terry Puhl and minor-league broadcaster Jill Gearin, along with meetings of the Games and Simulations Committee and the Northern New England Chapter. Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.
Here are some more upcoming virtual events all members can attend online; check the Events Calendar for complete details:
- December 3: Talkin’ Baseball: Justin Mckinney (9:00 a.m. EST)
- December 6: Casey Stengel (NYC) Chapter meeting with Mark Armour (7:30 p.m. EST)
- December 7: Roush-Lopez (FL) Chapter meeting with Adam Korengold (8:00 p.m. EST)
- December 8: Ballpark Figures with Shakeia Taylor and Craig Goldstein (8:00 p.m. EST)
- December 8: Baseball Think Factory meeting (8:30 p.m. EST)
- December 10: Ike Brooks: Black Baseball Stories: A Year in Review (10:00 a.m. EST)
- December 10: Bud Metheny/Virginia Eastern Shore Chapter meeting (11:00 a.m. EST)
- December 10: Allan Roth (CA) Chapter meeting with Justin Mckinney and Dan Taylor (1:00 p.m. PST)
In addition, the following events will be held in person:
- December 3: Sebring-Stovey Williamsport Chapter meeting (Williamsport, PA)
- December 3: Maddux Bros.-Las Vegas Chapter meeting (Las Vegas, NV)
- December 7: Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter meeting (Tallahassee, FL)
- December 7: Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter fellowship meeting (St. Louis, MO)
- December 7: Dayton Chapter meeting (Dayton, OH)
- December 10: Halsey Hall Chapter book club meeting (Roseville, MN)
- December 10: Roush-Lopez Chapter meet-up (Pinellas Park, FL)
Find more upcoming SABR meetings on our Events Calendar page.
4 new biographies posted at SABR BioProject
Four new biographies were posted this week as part of the SABR Baseball Biography Project:
- Jack Boyle, by David E. Boyle (first-time author)
- Jay Dahl, by Rory Costello
- Ray Morehart, by Terry Bohn
- Frank Naleway, by Terry Bohn
All new biographies can be found here: SABR.org/bioproject
- Find any SABR biography: You can visit sabr.org/bioproject to search for any player — or manager, executive, scout, spouse, broadcaster, or umpire — who appears in the SABR BioProject. In addition, we have pages for Ballparks, Broadcasters, Executives, Games, Managers, Scouts, Spouses, Umpires, Writers, people who were Famous Outside Baseball, and a lot more.
7 new stories published at the SABR Games Project
Seven new game stories were posted this week as part of the SABR Games Project:
- October 18, 1886: Chicago’s John Clarkson ‘calcimines’ the Browns in World Series opener, by Larry DeFillipo
- July 4, 1929: Wilson-Kolp brawl in dugout mars Independence Day at Wrigley Field, by Steve Dunn
- May 5, 1950: ‘That Williams is quite a hitter and you just can’t keep getting him out forever’, by Bill Nowlin
- July 13, 1962: Boston’s Lou Clinton hits for the cycle, drives in game-winner in 15th, by Mike Huber
- May 5, 1983: Red Wings shine in the dark, beat parent Orioles in exhibition, by Kurt Blumenau
- September 2, 1997: ‘Freak Show’ Pirates get closer in NL Central race with Shawon Dunston’s two-homer debut, by John Fredland
- June 3, 2001: Tom Glavine injures thumb as Braves use big third inning to beat Pirates, by Madison McEntire
In addition, these stories from Metropolitan Stadium: Memorable Games at Minnesota’s Diamond on the Prairie were posted online this week:
- April 24, 1956: ‘Play of Four Decisions’ ensures Metropolitan Stadium’s debut is memorable, by Joel Rippel
- April 13, 1957: Braves and Millers put on a cold-weather exhibition in Minneapolis, by Joel Rippel
- April 30, 1957: Baby ‘Baby Bull’ Cepeda wows Minneapolis fans, by Robert Tholkes
- May 26, 1957: Millers rally from 8 runs down to sweep Wichita, by Alan Cohen
- August 5, 1957: A harbinger of things to come: Metropolitan Stadium hosts Reds-Tigers exhibition, by Joel Rippel
- April 16, 1966: Dean Chance, Jackie Warner, and baserunning blunders doom the Twins, by Thomas E. Merrick
New Games Project stories can be found at SABR.org/gamesproject.
- Get involved: Have memories of a game you attended? Or a game you watched that caught your interest? Write about it! Writing for the Games Project is an easy way to get involved as a SABR member. Find out how by reading the Games Project FAQs section or checking out the Authors’ Guidelines. We have editors and fact checkers who are willing to help you write your first article.
- Social media: Follow the SABR Games Project on Twitter or Facebook to keep up with new stories and updates.
- Read stories from Baseball’s Greatest Comeback Games: In 2021, SABR published Baseball’s Greatest Comeback Games, edited by Bill Nowlin, a mathematical ranking of the most unlikely wins in baseball history since 1901. All of the game stories from Baseball’s Greatest Comeback Games can now be found online at the SABR Games Project. To download the e-book or purchase the paperback edition of Baseball’s Greatest Comeback Games, click here.
SABRcast with Rob Neyer: Listen to an interview with broadcaster Mike Parker
Baseball fans, tune in this season to SABRcast with Rob Neyer, a weekly podcast hosted by award-winning author and longtime SABR member Rob Neyer.
Episode #190 on Monday, November 28 featured Mike Parker, the voice of Oregon State University athletics since 1999. He has been behind the microphone for some of the Beavers’ crowning sports achievements, including three baseball national championships and multiple football bowl games. He co-hosts the popular Beaver Sports Podcast every week and has been named Oregon Sportscaster of the Year six times.
Visit SABR.org/sabrcast to listen to the full episode.
Subscribe to SABRcast on your favorite podcast networks, including Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, or Stitcher, and listen to each episode as soon as it’s released on Mondays. To learn more, visit SABR.org/sabrcast.
Listen to archives of Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM
During the MLB offseason, you can listen to archives of Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM, a radio show hosted by former SABR Board President Vince Gennaro, on-demand on the SiriusXM Internet Radio app.
Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM focuses on examining and interpreting the statistical analysis that plays a critical role in baseball today. It airs weekly throughout the year on MLB Network Radio, available to subscribers nationwide on XM channel 89, Sirius channel 209, and on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App.
Call for SABR award nominations
- Seymour Medal (history/biography books; deadline: 12/31/2022)
- SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards (baseball analytics research; deadline: 12/31/2022)
- Larry Ritter Book Award (Deadball Era books; deadline: 12/31/2022)
- Ron Gabriel Award (Brooklyn Dodgers research; deadline: 12/31/2022)
- Russell Gabay Award (New Jersey baseball; deadline: 12/31/2022)
- SABR Baseball Research Award (outstanding research articles/projects: deadline: 12/31/2022)
- McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award (best history/biography articles; deadline: 12/31/2022)
Please note: Only ONE entry per nomination will be considered (do not submit multiple nominations for the same award). For more information on SABR Awards, click here.
Friends of SABR: November 2022
Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of November 2022:
| NAME | NAME | |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Abelon | Mary Knox | |
| Harry Adamo | Don Lagomarsino | |
| John Alcamo | Bill Lamb | |
| Mark Armour | Todd Lebowitz | |
| Robert Axelrod | Dennis Lechman | |
| James Ball III | Tom Lee | |
| Ed Baranoski | Bob LeMoine | |
| Perry Barber | Harry Lesser | |
| Sandy Barlow | Allison Levin | |
| John Bauer | Michael Levine | |
| Jake Bell | Ira Levine | |
| Michael Bender | Daniel Levitt | |
| Barry Bengtsson | Henry Levy | |
| Harvey Berger | Timothy Liljeberg | |
| Jay Berman | Jack Lindung | |
| Thomas Biblewski | Andrea Long | |
| Dick Bily | Walter Long | |
| Randal Bjerke | Joseph Luchok | |
| William Blair | Charles Luppert | |
| John Blake | David Mahon | |
| Kurt Blumenau | Rob Mains | |
| Robert Bluthardt | John Maloney | |
| David Bohmer | Peter Mancuso | |
| Phillip Bolda | Alex Marks | |
| Ryan Brecker | Bill Marston | |
| Robin Brecker | Richard Masson | |
| John Brooks | Robert McCann | |
| D. Bruce Brown | Thomas McCauley | |
| Ron Brown | Bruce McClure | |
| John Burbridge | Dave McHugh | |
| Scott Bush | Marilyn Miller | |
| Wilfred Bussing | Sheldon Miller | |
| JC Camp | Jeremy Mills | |
| Ralph Caola | John Mitchell | |
| Pat Carlucci | Alan Mooneyham | |
| Ken Carrano | Anthony Morante | |
| John Carter | Robert Morris | |
| Walter Chadwick | Matthew Mullin | |
| William Christensen | Jim Myers | |
| Karl Cicitto | Tad Myre | |
| Phil Coffin | Alan Nathan | |
| Frank Collins | Bill Nowlin | |
| Vincent Comparato | Ron Oberman | |
| Harrington Crissey | James Odenkirk | |
| Mary Critchfield | Nelson Okino | |
| Carter Cromwell | Ralph Olliges Jr | |
| Keith Crook | Tim Otto | |
| Tom Cuggino | James Overmyer | |
| William Cummings | Michael Pagano | |
| Adam Darowski | Bill Pearch | |
| Sidney Davis | Gregg Pericich | |
| Tim Deale | Steve Perry | |
| Robert Dean | Terry Phelps | |
| Ralph Deptolla | Paul Plaine | |
| Paul DeRosa | David Polich | |
| John Dewan | Mel Poplock | |
| Tom DiGiandomenico | David Powell | |
| Peter Donhauser | Gregory Puchalski | |
| Thomas Dunn | John Rall | |
| Stanley Dziurgot | Gregory Rhodes | |
| Lewis Edgers | Ned Ribback | |
| Ed Edmonds | Paul Rogers | |
| Helen Edwards | James Rook | |
| Maximilian Effgen | Steven Roscoe | |
| Ron Elliott | Michael Rosenwasser | |
| Steven Elsberry | Charles Roussel | |
| Frank Epifanio | Stephen Russell | |
| Jonathan Epstein | Bob Russon | |
| Donald Etheridge | Ruth Sadler | |
| Daniel Evans | Gary Sarnoff | |
| Rebecca Fields | Bob Sawyer | |
| David Firstman | Richard Schabowski | |
| Kenneth Fischer | Jason Scheller | |
| F X Flinn | Harry Schoger | |
| Adam Foldes | Douglas Schoppert | |
| Edward Fong | John Scott | |
| Sean Forman | Jeff Self | |
| Steve Friedman | Andrew Sharp | |
| Gary Frownfelter | Punch Shaw | |
| Roy Gedat | Mary Shea | |
| Vince Gennaro | Rob Sheinkopf | |
| Michael Gibbons | Robert Shelton | |
| Gene Gomes | Blake Sherry | |
| Earnie Granville | Mikel Smith | |
| Mary Griswold | Paul Sommers | |
| Dave Gumbley | Mike Sparks | |
| Robert Hagerman | Jeffrey Staats | |
| John Hancock | Steve Steinberg | |
| Frank Hart | Thomas Stone | |
| Gil Hatfield | Wesley Story | |
| Jeff Hauer | Dennis Strobel | |
| Leslie Heaphy | Gerard Tarpey | |
| Julie Hedden | Joseph Thompson | |
| Kent Henderson | Thomas Thress | |
| Paul Hensler | Thomas Tomsick | |
| Tim Herlich | Richard B Tourangeau | |
| Bob Hicks | Wayne Towers | |
| John Paul Hill | Neal Traven | |
| Brenda Himrich | Sam Treynor | |
| Rockwell Hoffman | Stanley Tyler | |
| Karen Holleran | Paul Vastola | |
| David Hughes | Marlene Vogelsang | |
| Barry Hyman | Robert Wakefield | |
| Jerry Iannaccone | Darin Watson | |
| Daniel Ingellis | Mark Wendling | |
| Martin Jatlow | Steve West | |
| Donald Jensen | Robert Whelan | |
| Paul Joggerst | J. R. Wildridge | |
| Douglas Jordan | John Williams | |
| Christopher Kaempfer | Beach Wires | |
| Brent Kallestad | Tom Wolf | |
| Joe Keaney | Jeffrey Wood | |
| Thomas Kern | Mark Yecies | |
| Steve Klugman | Don Zminda | |
| Karl Knickrehm | Larry Zorn |
Want to become a Friend of SABR? Click here to make a recurring monthly contribution or click here to learn more about our Giving Circles to make a one-time contribution.
ICYMI: Highlights from last week’s This Week in SABR
Here are some major headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:
- Jose Trevino, Nolan Arenado win 2022 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards, presented by SABR
- SABR Southern New England 19th Century Baseball Interdisciplinary Symposium highlights and photos
- John Dewan Defensive Analytics Award to be honored beginning in 2023
- SABR Digital Library: From Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium
- Watch highlights from the 2022 SABR/IWBC Virtual Women in Baseball Conference
- Check out highlights, stories, and photos from SABR 50 in Baltimore
- Watch a preview of the Landmarks Committee’s new SABR Baseball Map
- Save the date! SABR 51 will be in Chicago in 2023
- Get a gift for baseball fan in your life with the SABR Store @ CafePress
- All e-books in SABR Digital Library available for free to members
All previous editions of This Week in SABR can be found here: SABR.org/this-week-in-sabr-archives.
Welcome, new members!
We’d like to welcome all of our new SABR members who have joined this week. You can find all Members-Only resources at members.sabr.org and the Membership Handbook can be downloaded here.
Please give these new members a warm welcome and help them make the most of their membership by giving them the opportunity to get involved in their local chapter or a research committee.
You can find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.
| Name | Hometown | Name | Hometown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bogue | Johnston, IA | Elwood Minnick-Wortzel | Madison, WI | ||
| Meridith Coady | San Diego, CA | Jason Morris | Richmond, VA | ||
| Davin Deleon | Fort Worth, TX | Steve Murphy | Aptos, CA | ||
| Howard Dorfman | West Orange, NJ | Michael Nikov | Toronto, ON | ||
| Arnold Dorman | Eloy, AZ | Keith O’Brien | Lee, NH | ||
| Steven Escaravage | Gaithersburg, MD | Juan Reyes | Baldwin Park, CA | ||
| Miller Gentry-Sharp | Philadelphia, PA | Randy Reyes | W. New York, NJ | ||
| Charlie Harris | Chappaqua, NY | Tad Richardson | Bremerton, WA | ||
| Seth Herz | St. Johnsbury, VT | Robert Sarmanian | Gloucester, MA | ||
| Jerry Iannaccone | Staten Island, NY | Justin Soniat | New Orleans, LA | ||
| William Jackson | Opelika, AL | Jonathan Taylor | New York, NY | ||
| Michael Jones | Stuttgart, AR | Derek Tully | Bordentown, NJ | ||
| Matt Kalman | Woburn, MA | Matt Vines | Madison, MS | ||
| Michael Martin | Tampa, FL | Michael Willency | Pacifica, CA | ||
| Carson Miller | Philadelphia, PA | Yu Yan | La Mirada, CA |
Research Committee news
Here are the new research committee updates this week:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Click here to learn more about our newest research committee
Find all SABR research committee newsletters at SABR.org/research/committees.
Regional Chapter news
Here are the new regional chapter and chartered community updates this week:
- Bob Davids Chapter: November 2022 newsletter (Washington, DC)
- Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter: November 2022 newsletter (Chicago, IL)
- Lajoie-Start Southern New England Chapter: November 26 meeting recap (Greenville, RI)
- Larry Dierker Chapter: November 21 meeting recap (Houston, TX)
Click here for more information on SABR regional chapters. Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.
Around the Web
Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:
- Jay Jaffe: In Naming the Era Committee Members, the Hall Again Can’t Avoid the Specter of Cronyism (FanGraphs)
- Tyler Kepner: Hall of Fame Committee Could Be Tough on Players With Steroid Links (New York Times)
- Ryan Fagan: Why Fred McGriff could have the Hall of Fame stage all to himself in 2023 (The Sporting News)
- Mark Simon: Reviewing Hall of Fame Contemporary Era Candidates (ACTA Sports)
- Emma Baccellieri: The Secret of Baseball’s ‘Treehugger’ Pitcher: Fast Showers, Reusable Water Bottles … and Don’t Be Weird (Sports Illustrated)
- Sarah Langs: These are the most unusual pitcher wins of 2022 (MLB.com)
- James Smyth: Do We Need A New Innings Threshold for Qualified Pitchers? (Baseball Prospectus)
- Russell A. Carleton: How the Shift Ban Could Go Wrong (Baseball Prospectus)
- Hayes Gardner: State knocks $600,000 off Orioles’ annual Camden Yards rent for team’s reconstruction (Baltimore Sun)
- Roger Cormier: What Major League Baseball Said When There Was Nothing Left to be Said (Baseball Prospectus)
- Eno Sarris: Let’s play front office analysts, and seek out the best free agent bargains (The Athletic)
- Derrick Goold: Outrunning injury-strewn year, Cardinals Tyler O’Neill has a plan to regain powerful pace (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- David Laurila: J.J. Picollo Addresses the Royals’ New Direction (FanGraphs)
- Alex Speier: What does the future hold for Xander Bogaerts in a loaded shortstop market? (Boston Globe)
- Daniel R. Epstein: Dean Kremer and the DRA-Defiers (Baseball Prospectus)
- Evan Drellich: Tony Clark’s ‘transformational year,’ evolution as MLBPA leader brings 5-year extension (The Athletic)
- Seamheads Ballparks Database announces 2022 updates (Seamheads.com)
- Steven Goldman/Rob Mains: The 101 Most Dominant Teams of All Time (Baseball Prospectus)
- Brad Lefton: The Importance of ‘Mr. Baseball’ (New York Times)
- Isabelle Minasian: Willard Brown’s lone big league homer made history (BaseballHall.org)
- Matt Monagan: The only man to throw out Bo Jackson stealing in high school (MLB.com)
- Michael Baumann: Life Is Meaningless and Short, Just Like Position Player Relief Outings (FanGraphs)
- Stephanie Porter-Nichols: Chad Osborne is publishing new material on Marion Mets (Smyth County News & Messenger)
- Andy Palomino: Going once…going twice…sold! (SABR Baseball Gaming)
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Originally published: December 2, 2022. Last Updated: December 2, 2022.