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This Week in SABR: December 9, 2022

This Week in SABR: December 9, 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 9, 2022:


Read articles from Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal online

Fall 2022 Baseball Research JournalThe 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.

We hope you enjoy reading the Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal!


Help us Bring it Home and make 2022 a historic success for SABR

Bring it Home for SABR in 2022!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.


Give the gift of SABR this holiday season!

Give the gift of SABR with a holiday gift membershipThis holiday season, it’s easy to share that passion for the game with friends and family. If you’re looking for a great gift for the baseball fan in your life, how about a SABR Gift Membership?

All baseball fans are welcome to join SABR.

Click here to learn more about how to sign up a family member or friend with a SABR Gift Membership in our latest Membership Benefit Spotlight video.

Visit SABR.org/gift-membership to learn more.


Call for papers: 2023 The National Pastime

Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox (Photo: Jacob Pomrenke)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.

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

2023 SABR Jerry Malloy Negro League ConferenceSABR’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.” Please email your proposal as a Word attachment to Dr. Leslie Heaphy before March 6, 2023.

For conference updates, visit SABR.org/malloy.


Fred McGriff elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by Contemporary Era Committee

Fred McGriff (THE TOPPS COMPANY)Five-time All-Star and 1995 World Champion Fred McGriff earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday via the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee process.

McGriff was the only candidate elected from the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Players Ballot, which was considered by a 16-member committee, including SABR member Steve Hirdt of the Elias Sports Bureau, that held meetings in San Diego. The eight-person ballot was comprised of candidates whose primary contribution to the game came from 1980 to the present.

Click here to learn more about McGriff’s life and legacy in baseball from the SABR BioProject.


Apply now for a SABR Local Grant in 2023

SABR logoThe 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.

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.

Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.


Early registration open for 2023 SABR Analytics Conference in Phoenix

2023 SABR Analytics ConferenceEarly 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. 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 laden with extra benefits. Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. All student registrations also include a complimentary one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo certification course ($395 value).

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

Watch on YouTube: SABR Analytics Certification previewIt’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

Long John Reilly (TRADING CARD DB)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 Nineteenth Century Committee’s Monthly Speaker Series resumes at 8:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 13. All baseball fans are invited to attend. Our guest speaker will be Dan Linnenberg, who will present on Long John Reilly. Click here to register in advance for this meeting. For more information or to watch replays of past presentations from the 19th Century Speaker Series, click here.
  • Video Replays: This week, we heard from authors Mark Armour and Dan Levitt (Intentional Balk) and Adam Korengold (“2023 baseball rule changes”). 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 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)
  • December 12: Northern New England/Gardner-Waterman Chapter meeting with Adam Korengold (7:00 p.m. EST)
  • December 12: Bob Broeg St. Louis (MO) Chapter meeting with Brad Snyder (6:30 p.m. CST)
  • December 13: 19th Century Speaker Series: Dan Linnenberg (8:00 p.m. EST)
  • December 13: Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting with Ryan Divish (6:30 p.m. PST)
  • December 14: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting with Justin Mckinney (7:00 p.m. EST)
  • December 14: New SABR Member Experience meeting with Jessica Smyth (8:00 p.m. EST)
  • December 15: Larry Doby (SC) Chapter meeting with Tina Whitlock (7:00 p.m. EST)
  • December 15: Sweet Lou Johnson Lexington (KY) Chapter meeting with Graig Kreindler (7:00 p.m. EST)
  • December 15: Boston (MA) Chapter meeting with David Laurila (7:00 p.m. EST)
  • December 15: Connie Mack-Dick Allen (PA) Chapter meeting with Justin Mckinney (8:00 p.m. EST)
  • December 19: Halsey Hall (MN) Chapter research committee meeting (7:00 p.m. CST)

In addition, the following events will be held in person:

  • December 10: Halsey Hall Chapter book club meeting (Roseville, MN)
  • December 10: Roush-Lopez Chapter meet-up (Pinellas Park, FL)
  • December 11: Central Illinois Chapter lunch meet-up (Bloomington, IL)
  • December 12: Rocky Mountain Chapter holiday dinner (Denver, CO)
  • December 15: Magnolia Chapter “Third Thursday” meeting (Sandy Springs, GA)
  • December 17: Babe ‘n’ Bob Chapter Breakfast (Edgewater, MD)
  • December 17: Hank Gowdy Columbus Chapter meeting (Columbus, OH)
  • December 17: Connecticut Smoky Joe Wood Chapter holiday party (Berlin, CT)
  • December 18: Rogers Hornsby Chapter meeting (Austin, TX)

Find more upcoming SABR meetings on our Events Calendar page.


3 new biographies posted at SABR BioProject

Bob Melvin (San Diego Padres)Three new biographies were posted this week as part of the SABR Baseball Biography Project:

All new biographies can be found here: SABR.org/bioproject


8 new stories published at the SABR Games Project

Boog Powell (Trading Card DB)Eight new game stories were posted this week as part of the SABR Games Project:

In addition, these stories from Metropolitan Stadium: Memorable Games at Minnesota’s Diamond on the Prairie were posted online this week:

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.

SABRcast with Rob Neyer: Listen to an interview with Brian McRae

SABRcast #191: Brian McRaeBaseball 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 #191 on Monday, December 5 featured Brian McRae, who spent 10 seasons as an outfielder in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals and four other teams. From 1991 to 1994, he played for his father, Royals manager Hal McRae. After retiring in 1999, he worked as an analyst for the Chicago Cubs, MLB.com Radio and ESPN’s Baseball Tonight. He is currently the general manager of the Kansas City Sluggers, a youth travel ball organization.

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

Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM with Vince GennaroDuring 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

For more information on SABR Awards, click here.


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:

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
Ben Abel North Vancouver, BC     Floyd Lapp New City, NY
Mike Barrett Baltimore, MD     Phil Lewis Bridgewater, NJ
Lynsey Barron Atlanta, GA     Brian Logan Tallahassee, FL
Mickey Bates Burkeville, VA     Michael Madden San Diego, CA
Garrett Brock Palm Bay, FL     Silvio Magino Stuttgart, GER
Matthew Burke Leesburg, VA     Adam Micklos Braidwood, IL
Rebekah Callari-Kaczmarczyk Durham, NC     Brian Morris Ann Arbor, MI
Jon Carson Toronto, ON     Ross Retterer Fredericksburg, VA
Louis Charlip Rockville, MD     Mark Richardson Los Angeles, CA
John P. Clark Cranford, NJ     Keley Russo Lunenburg, MA
John Congleton Allendale, NJ     Andrew Schaefer Houston, TX
Bill Daniels Stockbridge, GA     Aaron Schwartz Wilton, CT
Nick Desrocher Etobicoke, ON     Steven Schwartz Parker, CO
David Drewry Durham, NC     Mark Solomon Roswell, GA
Ronald Driscoll Marstons Mills, MA     Michael Sparkman Georgetown, TX
Jason Fibble New Orleans, LA     Mike Steveline Columbus, OH
Davis Hebert River Ridge, LA     Doug Thompson Washoe Valley, NV
Dale Jenkins Cincinnati, OH     Dennis Thompson E. Liverpool, OH
Steven Jones Alameda, CA     Timothy Tyler Indianapolis, IN
Joel Kaplan St Pete Beach, FL     Harry Williams Jr. La Crosse, WI
Josh Kuh Kalamazoo, MI        

Research Committee news

Here are the new research committee updates this week:

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:

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:

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.


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Originally published: December 9, 2022. Last Updated: December 9, 2022.