This Week in SABR: December 6, 2024
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, December 6, 2024.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
Read SABR biographies of 2025 Hall of Fame candidates
Call for papers: The National Pastime 2025
Scholarships available to attend 2025 SABR Analytics Conference
Apply now for a SABR Local Grant in 2025
Join us December 17 for a Live Oral History with Frank Viola
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Read SABR biographies for 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame candidates
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced the eight-player ballot that will be considered by its Classic Baseball Era Committee for Hall of Fame election for the Class of 2025. The Classic Baseball Era Committee — which includes SABR members Larry Lester, Leslie Heaphy, Steve Hirdt, and Bob Elliott — will meet on Sunday, December 8 at baseball’s Winter Meetings in Dallas, Texas.
The Classic Baseball Era ballot includes Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris, Tommy John, Dave Parker, and Luis Tiant. Click on a link above to read their SABR biographies. The results of the Classic Baseball Era Committee vote will be announced live on MLB Network on Sunday, December 8.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Call for papers: The National Pastime 2025
The next SABR national convention will be held on June 25-29, 2025, in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. The 2025 issue of our annual convention journal, The National Pastime, will focus on the region, which includes not only the DFW Metroplex but also North, Central, and West Texas, as well as Oklahoma and parts of Louisiana and Arkansas (but not Houston or South Texas). If it is covered by the Rangers Radio Network, we’re interested.
All SABR members are welcome to submit an article for TNP. To submit an article idea or abstract, please fill out this form by December 15, 2024. If the form does not give enough space to adequately explain the idea, please upload a document. Only submissions sent using the online portal will be considered.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Early registration is now open for 2025 SABR Analytics Conference
Early registration is now open for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held in person from March 14-16, 2025, 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!
- Registration: Click here to register for the 2025 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. Students should email Scott Carter with a photo of their student ID to receive the discounted registration link.
- 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. Both include access to General Session panels and presentations on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 13. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo certification course ($395 value). SABR membership will be fulfilled after event sign-up and access to Rapsodo course will be delivered after the conference.
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Click here to register your team for the 2025 Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Registration is $1,750 per team, which includes admission to all SABR Analytics Conference sessions and a one-year SABR membership for each participant.
- Yoseloff Scholarship: Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference. Deadline: January 3, 2025.
- Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship: Applications are now open for the 2025 Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship. Deadline: January 3, 2025.
- Research Awards: We’re seeking nominations for the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards. Deadline: December 31, 2024.
- Certification Courses: The first three courses in the online, on-demand SABR Analytics Certification program, including the newest offering Level Three – Introduction to Baseball Programming, are available now. Click here to learn more or to sign up.
Apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship or Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship
With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four Yoseloff Scholarships to high school and college students who wish to attend the SABR Analytics Conference on March 14-16, 2025, 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.
Awarded annually to four recipients, the Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship will provide meaningful professional development and networking opportunities for female identifying students or young professionals pursuing a career in baseball analytics and data science. This scholarship will pay for all registration fees and expenses associated with the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference in Phoenix, Arizona; plus registration for all courses in the online SABR Analytics Certification program. Click here to learn more or to apply.
Click here to learn more about SABR Scholarships.
Help us Bring It Home in 2024 and invest in SABR’s future
SABR has made great progress toward our vision of becoming the essential community for the world of baseball, but there is still work to be done to fulfill that goal. By investing in mission-focused initiatives and outreach, SABR will be well positioned to sustain and grow into the future. Key areas of focus to achieve that growth include the continual addition of research resources, expansion and amplification of programming, and an emphasis on connection for our members and the wider baseball community. Gifts from members like you will help us BRING IT HOME, ensuring we achieve a successful 2024 while making investments in our collective future.
You can support SABR’s annual Bring it Home Campaign by making a gift of $150 or more by December 31, 2024. 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 critical in supporting SABR as we add to our research resources, expand programming, and strengthen the connection of our baseball community.
Visit SABR.org/donate/2024 to learn more.
Call for papers: 2025 SABR Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
SABR’s Negro Leagues Research Committee will host the 25th annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference on August 7-9, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky. This interdisciplinary conference welcomes proposals for oral and poster presentations from all research fields. 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 Black baseball topics. Some possibilities include Louisville Black Caps, Louisville Unions, Louisville Black Colonels, Felton Snow, Sammy Hughes, barnstorming, future research, Malloy history, and much more. Proposals should include a 250-word abstract, plus a brief biographical note with contact information. For poster presentations, please indicate the number and size of posters you wish to display.
Please email your proposals to Leslie Heaphy before March 3, 2025.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Apply now for a SABR Local Grant in 2025
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 2025 SABR Local Grant at SABR.org/local-grants. Submissions will be accepted until January 31, 2025. A Grants Review Board will review all submissions and respond with their final determination in February 2025.
Visit SABR.org/local-grants to learn more or to apply.
Join us on December 17 for a Live Oral History with Frank Viola
Baseball fans, join us for a special virtual event at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, December 17: a live SABR Oral History interview with former Cy Young Award winner and Minnesota Twins great Frank Viola.
All fans are invited to attend this interview session on Zoom, which will be conducted by Oral History Committee chair John McMurray. The interview will be recorded and added to SABR’s Oral History Collection archive afterward.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Save the date! SABR Day is February 1, 2025
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, February 1, 2025, when we will hold our annual SABR Day celebration! SABR Day is a way for all baseball fans to come together, regardless of where they live, and talk about the game we all love.
Regional chapters are also encouraged to plan their own SABR Day events (virtually or in person, where it’s safe to do so) throughout the months of January or February to celebrate the start of a new baseball season.
Chapter leaders, please email Jacob Pomrenke as you finalize your SABR Day plans so we can update our comprehensive schedule of events, which will be posted online soon at SABR.org/sabrday.
Call for volunteers: Weiss Baseball Player Questionnaires
Thanks to the hard work of a fantastic team of volunteers, more than 100,000 Bill Weiss Baseball Player Questionnaires of players from 1945-2005 have now been transcribed. These questionnaires will give baseball researchers tremendous first-hand knowledge from the pens of 18-year-old minor-leaguers.
We’re now seeking volunteers to help match the players to their Baseball-Reference IDs, making it easier for everyone to find their favorite player. We have finished more than one-third of the players so far, and we are seeking more help to finish by the end of 2024. No experience or time commitment is needed, just a love for baseball, data, and history. You can jump right into volunteering at tinyurl.com/WeissPage, or reach out to Jason Sigler to get an informational video and more instructions.
Seeking submissions for Found Poetry of Baseball Announcers book
This is the last call for submissions for an upcoming SABR book project, Here Comes The Pizzer: The Found Poetry of Baseball Announcers, scheduled for publication in the spring of 2025.
SABR members are asked to take play-by-play calls from throughout history and fashion them into “found” poems. Found poems take existing texts and refashion them, reorder them, and present them as poems. Examples can be found in the most recent edition of Turnstyle.
To send in a submission, fill out the following form by December 15 or contact editor Eric Poulin with questions.
Writing Opportunities: 2005 White Sox, Oakland Coliseum
All active SABR members are encouraged to get involved with our upcoming or ongoing research projects. Authors are urgently needed for a soon-to-be-published book on the 2005 Chicago White Sox, to write a biography of Juan Uribe or a Games Project article on Game Two of the ALCS. In addition, we are interested in authors who have essay ideas for our book on memorable moments at the Oakland Coliseum (scheduled for publication in 2026).
Please contact editor Bill Nowlin if you would like to contribute with these projects.
Retrosheet announces Fall 2024 updates
Retrosheet is pleased to announce its semi-annual update for Fall 2024 at Retrosheet.org.
Event files for the 2024 and 1914 seasons are now available. Thanks to MLB for providing the 2024 data and thanks to Ted Turocy for doing the heavy lifting in converting it to Retrosheet’s event-file format. Event and box-score files are available for download for all 2024 regular-season and postseason games as well as the 2024 All-Star game. Thanks to Rob Wood for leading the 1914 effort and thanks to our team of deducers: Cliff Blau, Dick Cramer, Jim Herdman, Dave Smith, Wayne Townsend, and Rob Wood.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
November 2-3 Board minutes posted
Minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on November 2-3, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio, have now been posted on the SABR website.
Click here to view all past minutes of SABR Board meetings.
Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.
6 new stories published at SABR BioProject
- Ken Bolek, by Barrett Snyder
- Murphy Currie, by Darren Gibson
- Dave Phillips, by Kimberly Phillips Groneck (first-time author)
- Epp Sell, by Kurt Blumenau
- El Tappe, by Steve Dunn
- Exhibition Stadium (Toronto), by Larry DeFillipo
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR Biography Project or to get involved.
6 new stories published at SABR Games Project
- April 19, 1894: Dan Brouthers and upstart Orioles stun heavily favored Giants on Opening Day, by Tom Delise (first-time author)
- July 12, 1943: Babe Ruth and Ted Williams bat in same lineup for charity game in Boston, by Bill Nowlin
- August 11, 1954: Ted Williams’s two-homer game ties Johnny Mize for sixth place all-time, by Bill Nowlin
- April 19, 1962: Román Mejías draws Houston’s first ejection; manager Harry Craft also thumbed, by Kurt Blumenau
- June 23, 1982: Steve Rogers’ second consecutive shutout lifts Expos into first place, by Gary Belleville
- July 25, 2024: Padres’ Dylan Cease nears perfection again and no-hits Nationals, by Steven C. Weiner
In addition, the following stories from Sandy Koufax (2024) were also posted online this week:
- June 24, 1955: Sandy Koufax makes his major-league debut for Brooklyn Dodgers, by Craig Garretson
- May 25, 1961: Sandy Koufax outduels Bob Gibson in Dodgers’ 1-0 victory, by Tim Odzer
- August 29, 1963: Sandy Koufax meets a milestone, wins 20th game of season, by Jeff Allan Howard
- April 14, 1964: Sandy Koufax stifles Cardinals in his only career Opening Day start, by Andrew Harner
- August 16, 1964: Sandy Koufax blanks Cardinals but receives ominous medical diagnosis, by Chad Moody
- May 17, 1965: Sandy Koufax strikes out 13 in an epic pitching duel at Astrodome, by Quentin Sallat
- June 20, 1965: Sandy Koufax bests Warren Spahn, one-hits Mets, by Kurt Blumenau
- August 22, 1965: Marichal-Koufax duel gets ugly at Candlestick Park, by Alan Cohen
- October 2, 1965: On two days’ rest, Sandy Koufax sends Dodgers to World Series, by Jake Bell
- July 27, 1966: Sandy Koufax and Jim Bunning combine for 28 strikeouts over 11 innings, by Aaron Tallent
- September 11, 1966: Sandy Koufax throws his final career shutout to beat Astros, by Paul Semendinger
- October 2, 1966: Sandy Koufax’s last regular-season hurrah, by Mark Kanter
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs
Edited by Giselle Stancic, Bill Nowlin, and Jacob Pomrenke
Visit SABR.org/dazzling-debuts for exclusive highlights online or to download the free e-book edition.
All SABR members are encouraged to submit nominations for our annual research awards, for works published or completed in 2024. The deadline to nominate is December 31:
- Seymour Medal (history/biography books)
- SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards (baseball analytics research)
- Larry Ritter Book Award (Deadball Era books)
- Russell Gabay Award (New Jersey baseball)
- SABR Baseball Research Award (outstanding research articles/projects)
- McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award (best history/biography articles)
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.
Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:
- Read articles from Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal online
- 2024 Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners announced
- The SABR Bookshelf: Fall 2024
- Read SABR biographies for 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame candidates
- Check out highlights, photos, and recordings from the SABR 52 convention in Minneapolis
- Browse the new, searchable SABR MLB Team Employee Database
- Sean Lahman donates Lahman Baseball Database to SABR
- Watch highlights from 2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
- D. Bruce Brown selected as 2024 Bob Davids Award winner
- Save the date! SABR 53 will be in Dallas/Fort Worth in 2025
- SABR special committee: 1949-50 Negro American League, independent Black teams are major-league caliber
- Call for papers: Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
- Find complete collection of SABR-Rucker Archive baseball images online
- Historical Black Newspapers Collection added to SABR Research Resources
- Get a gift for baseball fan in your life with the SABR Store @ CafePress
Please give a warm welcome to all new SABR members who joined this week! View more Members-Only resources at members.sabr.org or click here to download the Membership Handbook. Find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.
| NAME | HOMETOWN | NAME | HOMETOWN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Barris | Oneida, NY | Christian Hui | Montclair, NJ | ||
| Peter Barston | Charlotte, NC | Jon Illames | Aurora, IL | ||
| Tyler Buga | Berlin Heights, OH | Christopher King | Phoenix, MD | ||
| David Bussell | Herndon, VA | Joe Leonard | New Hyde Park, NY | ||
| James Byland | New Albany, IN | Owen Meyer | Rockville, MD | ||
| Ping Chang | Taipei, TWN | Troy Olszewski | Marlborough, MA | ||
| Matthew Cortez | Tallahassee, FL | Michael Paletta | North Huntingdon, PA | ||
| Jim Davis | Glenmont, NY | Bernard Paul | Zionsville, IN | ||
| Jonas Dixon | Nashville, TN | Jesus Pineda | Baton Rouge, LA | ||
| Tyler Duane | Glenville, NY | Sam Schelfhout | Norwalk, CT | ||
| Joseph Elledge | Due West, SC | Tim Sitar | Fairfax, VA | ||
| Patrick Faerber | Peachtree City, GA | Jeffrey Snyder | Pittsfield, MA | ||
| Kurt Franke | Roseville, MN | Simon Steeves | Bath, NB | ||
| Max Gelernter | Bergenfield, NJ | Sydney Sweitzer | Missoula, MT | ||
| Yonatan Goldstein | Bergenfield, NJ | Connor Train | Evanston, IL | ||
| Nick Hartshorn | Iowa City, IA | Robyn Turner | Phoenix, AZ |
Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of November 2024.
| NAME | NAME | |
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| John Alcamo | Steve Klugman | |
| Kirk Arnott | Robert Kravetz | |
| Joseph Auslander | Bill Lamb | |
| Robert Axelrod | William Larson | |
| John Azevedo | Leonard Levin | |
| Jack Bales | Ira Levine | |
| John Bauer | Michael Levine | |
| Jake Bell | Henry Levy | |
| Michael Bender | Jason Libby | |
| Barry Bengtsson | Timothy Liljeberg | |
| William Blair | John Lord | |
| David Bohmer | Susan Lundstrom | |
| John Boucher | Peter Mancuso | |
| David Boyle | Peter Marcus | |
| Stephen Bratkovich | Rob McBride | |
| Bob Brown | Bruce McClure | |
| D. Bruce Brown | Rodger McKelvey | |
| Ron Brown | Thomas Merrick | |
| Bruce Bumbalough | Michael Misch | |
| John Burbridge | John Mitchell | |
| Thomas Byker | Billy Moore | |
| Ralph Caola | Rod Nelson | |
| Ken Carrano | Linda Nichols | |
| Sam Carter | Bill Nowlin | |
| Walter Chadwick | Terry Phelps | |
| Louis Charlip | Mark Pollak | |
| Karl Cicitto | John Rall | |
| Frank Collins | Patrick Ray | |
| Vincent Comparato | Alan Raylesberg | |
| Peter Cottrell | Stephen Roney | |
| Jim Cox | Michael Rosenwasser | |
| Carter Cromwell | Charles Roussel | |
| Dennis Degenhardt | Bob Russon | |
| Armen Derebegian | Robert Ruzzo | |
| Chris Dial | Gary Sarnoff | |
| Bob Dorrill | Elliot Satinoff | |
| Mark Drucker | Edward Scahill | |
| Mark Dugo | Richard Schabowski | |
| Helen Edwards | Michael Schell | |
| Max Effgen | Jason Scheller | |
| Mike Eisenbath | Douglas Schoppert | |
| Vern Engbar | Jack Selzer | |
| Daniel Evans | Steve Shaiman | |
| Charles Fedak | Mary Shea | |
| David Firstman | Rob Sheinkopf | |
| Scott Fischthal | Janet Marie Smith | |
| Jack Fitzpatrick | Kaye Smith | |
| Adam Foldes | Maxine Stansell | |
| Greg Gajus | Thomas Stone | |
| Ted Giannoulas | Wesley Story | |
| Robert Godwin | Joseph Thompson | |
| Steven Goldstein | Richard B. Tourangeau | |
| Rob Gonzales | Wayne Towers | |
| Stephen Greyser | Neal Traven | |
| Robert Hagerman | Sam Treynor | |
| Stuart Hall | Vincent Vaillancourt | |
| John Hancock | Renee Watters | |
| David Harris | John Wells | |
| Leslie Heaphy | Steve West | |
| Tim Herlich | Robert Whelan | |
| Rockwell Hoffman | Beach Wires | |
| Peter Hovis | Jeffrey Wood | |
| David Hughes | Don Zminda | |
| Rob Janes | Larry Zorn | |
| Martin Jatlow | Joe Zureick | |
| Donald Jensen |
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.
- Events Calendar: Find details of all upcoming SABR events.
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Herm Krabbenhoft (“The Pitcher’s Cycle”); Charlie Vascellaro (“2024 MLB Rickwood Field Classic”); and John Racanelli of the Baseball Landmarks Committee. Click here to view video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- December 7: Bob Davids (DC) Chapter Talkin’ Baseball: Erik Sherman (9:00 a.m. EST)
- December 7: Hank Gowdy Columbus (OH) Chapter meeting (9:30 a.m. EST)
- December 7: Jack Graney (OH) Chapter book club meeting with Scott Longert (10:00 a.m. EST)
- December 8: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting (7:00 p.m. EST)
- December 9: Central Florida Chapter meeting with Matt Jacob (7:00 p.m. EST)
- December 9: Clyde Sukeforth (NH/ME) Chapter meeting with Tim Manners (7:00 p.m. EST)
- December 9: Deadball Era Book Talk: Joe Niese (8:00 p.m. EST)
- December 10: Elysian Fields/Goose Goslin (NJ) Chapter meeting (7:00 p.m. EST)
- December 10: 19th Century Speaker Series: Vincent Ciaramella (8:00 p.m. EST)
- December 11: Roush/Lopez Tampa Bay (FL) Chapter meeting with Nancy Finley (7:00 p.m. EST)
- December 11: Joint SABR Chapter meeting with Karl Lindholm (7:00 p.m. EST)
- December 11: Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter meeting with Ed Lynch (7:00 p.m. CST)
- December 11: New SABR Member Experience meeting (8:00 p.m. EST)
- December 12: Central Illinois Chapter meeting with Steve Dunn (7:00 p.m. CST)
- December 12: Games and Simulations Committee meeting with Scott Courlander (8:00 p.m. EST)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- December 7: East Tennessee Chapter meeting (Knoxville, TN)
- December 7: Dayton Chapter book club meeting (Dayton, OH)
- December 7: Halsey Hall Chapter book club meeting (Roseville, MN)
- December 7: Sebring-Stovey Williamsport Chapter meeting (Williamsport, PA)
- December 10: Baseball Industry Network Winter Meetings meet-up (Dallas, TX)
- December 14: Connecticut Smoky Joe Wood Chapter holiday party (Middletown, CT)
- December 14: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting (12:00 p.m. EST)
- December 14: Seymour-Mills Southwest Florida Chapter holiday party (Fort Myers, FL)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Origins: November 2024 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Casey Stengel Chapter: November 2024 newsletter (New York, NY)
- Ken Keltner Badger State Chapter: December 2024 newsletter (Milwaukee, WI)
- Lajoie-Start Chapter: November 30 meeting recap (Greenville, RI)
Sign up for SABR chapter announcements at SABR.org/chapters.
Click here to learn more about SABR chartered communities.
Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:
- Jay Jaffe: JAWS and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot: CC Sabathia (FanGraphs)
- Russell A. Carleton: So You’ve Decided to Trust the Robots (Baseball Prospectus)
- Mark Simon: Who Were 2024’s Most Underachieving Hitters? (Sports Info Solutions)
- Jayson Stark: The Golden At-Bat rule could give MLB a new shine. But is it worth it? (The Athletic)
- A Martínez: MLB is considering a rule change. What is the golden at-bat proposal? (NPR.org)
- Tyler Kepner: What if? 9 legendary baseball moments that could have been altered by a ‘Golden At-Bat’ (The Athletic)
- Noah Furtado: MLB teams now face new competition for talent: college programs awash with money (The Athletic)
- Davy Andrews: Maybe There’s No Such Thing as a Perfectly Fair Strike Zone (FanGraphs)
- Daniel R. Epstein: Austin Wells Made Himself Unscoutable (Baseball Prospectus)
- Ben Clemens: Hedges Are for Gardens (FanGraphs)
- Derek Rhoads/Rob Mains: Dissecting the Injury Bug 2024 (Baseball Prospectus)
- David Laurila: Nick Yorke Went Back to His Old Approach and Became a Pirate (FanGraphs)
- Derrick Goold: While rivals shop, Cardinals trade past expectations for future considerations. But why now? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Patrick Dubuque: Fallen Monuments and Classical Ruins (Baseball Prospectus)
- Esteban Rivera: Brent Rooker Addressed a Key Hole in 2024 (FanGraphs)
- Clinton Yates: Bernie Mac’s ‘Mr. 3000’: 20 years later, the Black baseball accuracy remains (Andscape)
- Alanis Thames: New women’s baseball league names 97-year-old AAGPBL alum honorary chair on advisory board (Associated Press)
- Jeff Cohen/Len Aberman: Baseball and BBQ interview with Lynn Ames (Baseball and BBQ)
- David Bussell: What is the Meaning of Baseball Cards? (SABR Baseball Cards)
- Russ Speiller: Gary Cieradkowski’s Decades Long Quest to Learn What Happened to the Chicago Black Sox Players After the Scandal (SABR Baseball Cards)
- Nick Vossbrink: Bubble Gum Bozos (SABR Baseball Cards)
Please note: Some articles may require a separate subscription to view online. SABR does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for, any content that appears on a third-party website.
This Week in SABR is compiled by Jacob Pomrenke. If you would like us to include an upcoming event, article, or any other information in “This Week in SABR,” e-mail jpomrenke@sabr.org. To find past editions of TWIS, click here.
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Originally published: December 6, 2024. Last Updated: December 6, 2024.