This Week in SABR: June 16, 2017

June 16, 2017/in This Week in SABR /by admin

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 June 16, 2017:

SABR 47: Casey Stengel: A Man for All Seasons

We’re excited to announce another featured panel at SABR 47 in New York City.

The SABR 47 convention will be held June 28-July 2, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt New York in midtown Manhattan. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Full registration or single-day registration can be purchased online by clicking here or on-site during convention registration hours beginning on Wednesday, June 28 at the Grand Hyatt.

Casey Stengel: A Man For All Seasons, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 29, will focus on one of New York City’s most beloved baseball figures.

Casey Stengel spent 30 of his 55 baseball seasons in New York, as the only man to wear the uniforms of the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, New York Yankees, and New York Mets. He spanned from John McGraw to Tug McGraw, and his baseball universe extended from the playing fields to the hotel bars, from the players to “my writers” to the fans. He lived at the Essex House Hotel during his Yankee and Met years, and was always ready to talk baseball with anyone he encountered. He had no hobbies — he didn’t hunt, fish, golf, go to the movies, or play cards — and he got through the offseason by reading The Sporting News and giving baseball speeches. As a player, he would have been an occasional All-Star. As a manager, he hit the heights and the depths of the profession, winning 10 AL pennants and seven World Series championships. MLB Network named him the greatest character in the history of the game; you could look it up.

Our panelists are expected to include:

Ira Berkow, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and retired columnist with the New York Times
Steve Jacobson, retired Newsday writer and author
Marty Appel, author of Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character
Moderator: Ed Randall, host of “Talking Baseball” on WFAN Radio and MLB Network Radio

Click here to learn more about our featured speakers and panelists. Please note: All speakers are subject to change depending on availability.

For more information, visit SABR.org/convention.

SABR 47 updates: Della Britton Baeza added to Jackie Robinson panel, How to do Baseball Research Q&A

We’re pleased to announce that Della Britton Baeza, the President and CEO of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, has been added to the A Celebration of 70 Years: Jackie Robinson’s Journey panel on Friday, June 30 at SABR 47.

She will join William C. Rhoden, columnist and editor-at-large for TheUndefeated.com and former award-winning columnist and author at the New York Times; Lee Lowenfish, author of Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman, and moderator Larry Lester, SABR Negro Leagues Committee chair and co-organizer of the annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, to discuss the legacy of Brooklyn Dodgers pioneer Jackie Robinson.

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At SABR 47, stop by the How to Do Baseball Research table in the Vendors Room (Ballroom V) at the Grand Hyatt New York to ask questions of SABR researchers.

These informal Q&A sessions will be focused on baseball-oriented techniques and resources that are available to help you improve your research and writing. Whether you are an experienced SABR researcher or a first-time author, you can learn something new about information and tools — both online and off — that can help aid your baseball research.

Here is the schedule for the How to Do Baseball Research table:

11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Thursday, June 29: SABR Director Bill Nowlin will be available to discuss SABR publications and answer questions related to SABR’s book projects and journals
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Friday, June 30: SABR Vice President Leslie Heaphy will be available to discuss research resources and answer questions on improving your research techniques

Please check the SABR 47 schedule as more times and guest speakers are added to the How to Do Baseball Research table.

SABR 47: Check out our All-Star lineup of featured panel discussions

We’re just two weeks away from SABR 47 in the Big Apple! We hope you’ll join us June 28-July 2, 2017 at the Grand Hyatt New York in Midtown Manhattan.

All baseball fans are welcome to attend; full conference registration and single-day registration is now available at SABR.org/convention or on-site at the Grand Hyatt during SABR 47.

SABR 47 will be highlighted by these innovative and interesting panel discussions:

One on One: Jean Afterman with Claire Smith: New York Yankees’ Senior Vice President/Assistant General Manager Jean Afterman, one of the highest ranking women in baseball, will sit down for an interview with acclaimed sports writer Claire Smith, the 2017 J.G. Taylor Spink Award recipient from the Baseball Hall of Fame. 9:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29
Casey Stengel: A Man For All Seasons: This panel will celebrate one of New York City’s most beloved baseball figures, with Ira Berkow, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and retired New York Times columnist; Steve Jacobson, retired Newsday writer and author; Marty Appel, author of Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character; and moderator Ed Randall, host of “Talking Baseball” on WFAN Radio and MLB Network Radio. 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29
MLB Now: The Changing State of Sabermetrics: MLB Network host Brian Kenny will lead a wide-ranging discussion on the current state of the game with panelists Mark DeRosa, former major-leaguer; Joel Sherman, New York Post columnist; Mike Petriello of MLB.com; and SABR President Vince Gennaro. 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 29
A Celebration of 70 Years: Jackie Robinson’s Journey: Panelists include William C. Rhoden, columnist and editor-at-large for TheUndefeated.com and former award-winning columnist and author at the New York Times; Della Britton Baeza, President and CEO of the Jackie Robinson Foundation; Lee Lowenfish, author of Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman, and moderator Larry Lester, SABR Negro Leagues Committee chair and co-organizer of the annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, and more. 9:00 a.m., Friday, June 30
It Ain’t Over: The Legacy of Yogi Berra: Panelists include Lindsay Berra, MLB.com correspondent and the granddaughter of Yogi and Carmen Berra; Harvey Araton, best-selling author of Driving Mr. Yogi and a New York Times reporter and columnist; George Vecsey, best-selling author and a retired New York Times reporter and columnist; and Dave Kaplan, former director of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center. 9:15 a.m., Saturday, July 1
Jim Bouton: A Life in Baseball: Panelists include Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four and former major-league pitcher; Paula Kurman, Jim’s wife; Mark Armour, author of Jim Bouton’s SABR biography and founding director of the BioProject; authors Mitchell Nathanson and Marty Appel, and moderator John Thorn, MLB Official Historian. 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 1

Click here to learn more about our featured speakers and panelists.

The full schedule, including panels, presentations, and research committee meetings, can be found online by clicking here.

For more information, visit SABR.org/convention.

SABR 47: Mets GM Sandy Alderson, manager Terry Collins to highlight “A Day at the Ballpark” session at Citi Field

For the second year in a row and third time in four years, SABR will present “A Day at the Ballpark” before the New York Mets game on Friday, June 30 at Citi Field. Click here to register for SABR 47 and join us! Full registration and single-day rates are available for purchase.

The pregame ballpark session will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon at Citi Field, followed by the game that night between the Mets and the Phillies. Our guest speakers are expected to include:

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, in a one-on-one session moderated by MLB.com’s Barry Bloom
Mets manager Terry Collins, also in a one-on-one interview with Bloom

Mets Broadcasters Panel with

Josh Lewin, New York Mets radio play-by-play announcer
Wayne Randazzo, New York Mets pregame and postgame show host
Steve Gelbs, New York Mets field reporter

Mets Analytics Panel with

T.J. Barra, New York Mets’ Director of Baseball Research and Development
Joe Lefkowitz, Senior Manager, Baseball Systems & Development for the Mets
Pat Roessler, Assistant Hitting Coach for the Mets
Moderator: Vince Gennaro, SABR President

Note: Purchase of either full SABR 47 conference registration or Friday single-day registration AND a Mets game ticket will be required to attend this special session. Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more.

For anyone just going to the Mets game on Friday, June 30 and not attending the SABR 47 ballpark session at Citi Field, there will be a group leaving the hotel together in the late afternoon and taking the subway to the ballpark. More details will be posted on the bulletin board near the SABR registration area at the Grand Hyatt during the convention.

Full and single-day registration is open for SABR 47 in New York City; sign up now to join us!

In addition to regular registration for the full conference, single-day registration for SABR 47 is now available at SABR.org/convention.

The SABR 47 convention will be held June 28-July 2, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt New York. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Full registration or single-day registration can be purchased online by clicking here or on-site during convention registration hours beginning on Wednesday, June 28 at the Grand Hyatt.

The single-day rates for SABR 47 are:

Thursday, June 29: $149 for SABR members, $179 non-members
Friday, June 30: $99 for SABR members, $129 non-members (does not include Mets game ticket; you must have a SABR 47 convention badge and your Mets game ticket in order to enter Citi Field early for the SABR 47 ballpark session)
Saturday, July 1: $149 for SABR members, $179 non-members

The single-day rate includes admission to all SABR 47 convention panels, research presentations, and committee meetings at the Grand Hyatt New York. Registration can be purchased on-site via cash, check, or credit card (sorry, no American Express accepted.) Please note: Admission to the SABR 47 Awards Reception, the Donors Breakfast, and the Mets game are not included.

The Grand Hyatt New York, one of the city’s most historic and luxurious hotels, is conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan just steps from Grand Central Terminal and within walking distance of many major attractions, including Times Square, the Empire State Building, and the New York Public Library.

Click on a link below for more information about SABR 47.

Registration: Click here for complete information on SABR 47 registration rates. Or click here to register for SABR 47! Registration is $269 for SABR members or $344 for non-members, and includes access to all panel discussions, research presentations, and committee meetings at the Grand Hyatt New York. Single-day registration is also available ($149 for Thursday, June 29; $99 for Friday, June 30; or $149 for Saturday, July 1.)
“A Day at the Ballpark” pregame session: Attendees at our SABR 47 convention this summer in New York will have a special opportunity to visit Citi Field for an exclusive pregame “A Day at the Ballpark” session with New York Mets executives and players before the game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, June 30. Click here for more information. Please note: Our SABR 47 ticket block in the Big Apple Reserved section is no longer available, so in order to attend the pregame session you must purchase a game ticket on your own by visiting Mets.com.
Hotel: The special SABR group rate at the Grand Hyatt New York of $199/night (plus tax) is now sold out! If you would like to be added to a first-come, first-serve waiting list in case more hotel rooms become available in the future, please contact Deb Jayne immediately at djayne@sabr.org.
Awards Reception: SABR will host a special Awards Reception in the early evening on Thursday, June 29 at the Grand Hyatt New York. The Awards Reception will feature the announcement of SABR’s annual awards — including the Bob Davids Award, our highest honor — plus an array of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The reception will be held this year in place of the Awards Luncheon. One ticket to the Awards Reception is included in the all-inclusive package or guest tickets are available for $69 when you register for SABR 47.
Schedule: Click here to see the detailed schedule for SABR 47.
Speakers: Click here to learn more about our featured speakers and panelists.
Research presentations: Click here to learn more about the SABR 47 research presentations.
Poster presentations: Click here to learn more about the SABR 47 poster presentations.
Committee meetings: Click here to find the schedule of SABR 47 research committee meetings.
Sponsors: Click here to learn more about our SABR 47 sponsors.
Vendors Room: Click here to learn more about our vendors at SABR 47. If you would like to reserve a table in the Vendors Room, please contact Jeff Schatzki. Space is limited.
Transportation tips: The host Casey Stengel Chapter has compiled a list of transportation tips to help visitors and convention attendees enjoy their stay in New York City. Click here to learn more.

We hope you’ll join us in a few weeks in New York City! Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more.

For a multimedia look at every SABR convention since 1971, click here.

SABR 47: Looking for on-site presentation judges

On-site judges are needed for SABR 47 research presentations. Each judge will be responsible for viewing and evaluating oral and poster presentations during SABR 47 in New York City.

Judges need not be “experts” in particular topics. They may choose which oral presentations they wish to evaluate, but are requested to judge all oral presentations they attend.

Through on-site judging, the most highly regarded presentations will receive the Doug Pappas Award for best oral presentation and the SABR Convention Poster Presentation Award for best poster presentation. The Pappas Award winner will have the opportunity to repeat that presentation on Saturday evening.

If you’re interested, send a message to the Research Presentations email at sabr2017presentations@gmail.com and to Neal Traven at beisbol@alumni.pitt.edu.

For the complete SABR 47 presentation schedule, click here.

SABR 47: Transportation tips

As you prepare for your trip to SABR 47 this month, members of the host Casey Stengel Chapter have compiled a list of transportation tips — including directions from regional airports to the Grand Hyatt New York — to help visitors and convention attendees enjoy their stay in New York City. If you have any questions during your stay, please don’t hesitate to ask a friendly SABR 47 volunteer for assistance.

Click here to view the SABR 47 transportation tips.

Note: For anyone just going to the Mets game on Friday, June 30 and not attending the SABR 47 ballpark session at Citi Field, there will be a group leaving the hotel together in the late afternoon and taking the subway to the ballpark. More details will be posted on the bulletin board near the SABR registration area at the Grand Hyatt during the convention.

For more information on New York City’s award-winning restaurants, upcoming events, and other attractions, visit nycgo.com.

SABR Digital Library: The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox

It’s the 50th anniversary of the Impossible Dream, so add this new baseball book from the SABR Digital Library to your collection:

The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox: Pandemonium on the Field
Edited by Bill Nowlin and Dan Desrochers
Associate Editors: Mark Armour, Len Levin, and Wayne McElreavy
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-943816-49-1, $21.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-943816-48-4, $9.99
8.5 x 11″, 521 pages

The ‘67 Red Sox fulfilled a seemingly Impossible Dream, overcoming 100-to-1 odds by climbing out of ninth place to capture the pennant for the first time in 21 years. Thousands of delirious fans streamed onto the field at Fenway Park mobbing the team, dismantling the scoreboard, climbing the screen behind home plate. It truly was, in the words of Sox radio announcer Ned Martin, “pandemonium on the field.”

As Peter Gammons once wrote of this great season, “It wasn’t always the way it is now, and might never have been but for ’67.”

This book is a tribute to the members of the Impossible Dream team, including biographies of all 39 players that year as well as appreciations of this remarkable season by an all-star lineup featuring Joe Castiglione, Ken Coleman, Gordon Edes, Peter Gammons, Jim Lonborg, and many more. The book also presents over 300 rare photographs and memorabilia from this special Red Sox season.

A project of the Boston chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research, this volume gathers the collective efforts of more than 60 SABR members and friends of the nonprofit research society.

Contributors include: Ron Anderson, Andy Andres, Jeff Angus, Mark Armour, Jonathan Arnold, Eric Aron, Fr. Gerry Beirne, Charlie Bevis, Ray Birch, Andrew Blume, Maurice Bouchard, Bob Brady, Steve Buckley, Frederick C. “Rick” Bush, John Cizik, Alan Cohen, Herb Crehan, Dan Desrochers, Alex Edelman, Gordon Edes, Edwin Fernandez, Peter Gammons, Tom Harkins, Joanne Hulbert, Richard Johnson, Mark Kanter, David Laurila, Bob LeMoine, Len Levin, Diane MacLennan, Barb Mantegani, Les Masterson, Wayne McElreavy, Bill Nowlin, Royse Parr, Mike Richard, Doug Skipper, Harvey Soolman, Mark S. Sternman, Glenn Stout, Cecilia Tan, Judith Testa, John Vorperian, Dave Williams, Saul Wisnia, and Gregory H. Wolf.

SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!

E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox for FREE from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, Kindle/MOBI, and EPUB formats.
Paperback: Get a 50% discount on The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox paperback edition for $11.95 (plus shipping) from CreateSpace.

Having trouble downloading our e-books? To view PDF files on your computer, click here to download the free Adobe Reader software. Having trouble downloading e-books to your Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader or iPad? Click here for additional help.

SABR members will get discounted rates for all Digital Library publications, including many for free. Visit SABR.org/ebooks to download your free copy of dozens of SABR e-books.

SABR Digital Library: NO-HITTERS

Don’t jinx yourself — add this new baseball book from the SABR Digital Library to your collection:

NO-HITTERS
Edited by Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Len Levin and Carl Riechers
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-943816-51-4, $21.95
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-943816-50-7, $9.99
8.5 x 11″, 549 pages

Click here for a complete description of this book at SABR.org.

SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!

E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of NO-HITTERS for FREE from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, Kindle/MOBI, and EPUB formats.
Paperback: Get a 50% discount on NO-HITTERS paperback edition for $11.95 (plus shipping) from CreateSpace.

SABR members will get discounted rates for all Digital Library publications, including many for free. Visit SABR.org/ebooks to download your free copy of dozens of SABR e-books.

Register now for 2017 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

The 20th annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, hosted by SABR’s Negro Leagues Research Committee, will be returning to its roots on July 27-30, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, site of the first Negro League conference in 1998.

Registration: All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Click here to register online. Regular registration for SABR members is $190, which includes all presentations and sessions. Non-SABR members: $200. Students: $135 for SABR members, $150 for non-members. Single-day rate for Friday or Saturday: $90 for SABR members, $100 for non-members. The Education Forum on Thursday is $20. Guest tickets for friends and family can also be ordered. Click here for an information packet (PDF) with complete details on registration rates. The regular registration deadline is June 30, 2017.
Hotel: The 2017 Malloy Conference will be held at the Hilton Harrisburg, 1 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Click here to book your room online at the special SABR rate of $129/night (plus tax). Or call (717) 233-6000 and mention you’re with the “SABR Malloy Conference.” The cut-off date to book your room is July 5, 2017.
Schedule and information: Click here for the 2017 Malloy Conference information packet (PDF).
Contact: E-mail Ted Knorr with any questions about the conference.

The Malloy Conference promotes activities to enhance scholarly, educational, and literary objectives. For the past 19 years, the event has been the only symposium dedicated exclusively to the examination and promotion of black baseball history. The conference is open to baseball and history fans of all ages. Each year, monies are targeted to donate books to schools or libraries; raise funds for the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project; and award scholarships to high school seniors in a nationwide essay contest and a nationwide art contest.

Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more about the 2017 Malloy Conference essay contest and scholarships, art competition, and school library grants.

Deadline extended: Apply now for the 2017 SABR Women in Baseball Scholarship

SABR’s Women in Baseball Committee will award one $500 scholarship to a high school senior in its inaugural Women in Baseball Essay Contest in 2017.

Students must write an essay of 1,500 words or less addressing the following question: “Choose one person or event in women’s baseball history that you believe has made a significant impact on the game and explain the importance.”

Click here to download the 2017 SABR Women in Baseball Scholarship application and style guidelines (PDF)

All applications must be e-mailed or postmarked by August 14, 2017, and sent to Dr. Leslie Heaphy at Lheaphy@kent.edu or Kent State University at Stark, 6000 Frank Rd., North Canton, OH 44720. The winner will be notified by July 1.

Click here for more details and eligibility requirements.

4 new SABR biographies published

Four new biographies were posted this week as part of the SABR Baseball Biography Project, which brings us to a total of 4,081 published biographies. Here are the new bios published this week:

Gene Autry, by Warren Corbett
Ted Bowsfield, by Bill Nowlin
Ox Eckhardt, by Chris Rainey
Walter “Red” Smith, by Warren Corbett

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

Search for any SABR biography: You can now visit sabr.org/bioproj_search to search for any player — or manager, executive, scout, spouse, broadcaster, or umpire — who appears in the SABR BioProject. You can also browse all of these BioProject categories and a lot more, including 300-game winners, Hall of Famers, 1960s All-Stars, or Negro Leaguers, at our Browse page: sabr.org/bioproj/browse.

1951 New York Giants biographies now posted online

In SABR’s The Team That Time Won’t Forget: The 1951 New York Giants, edited by Bill Nowlin and C. Paul Rogers III and published in 2015, we focused on a team that will forever be in baseball public’s consciousness. But of course, there is much more to the story of that famous team than Bobby Thomson‘s dramatic home run (albeit the most famous and probably the most dramatic home run in baseball history) and sign stealing.

The 1951 Giants are also of historic significance because of their role in the integration of baseball. It was the year Willie Mays first showed his brilliance to major-league audiences, in late May joining black teammates Monte Irvin, Hank Thompson, and Ray Noble. At the time, the Dodgers and Giants had most of the smattering of African-American players in the big leagues, and it is no surprise that those two teams battled down to the wire for the National League pennant.

The SABR BioProject biographies that appeared in our 1951 Giants book can now be read online at: SABR.org/category/completed-book-projects/1951-new-york-giants

You can also download the e-book for free or purchase the paperback edition at 50% off by clicking here. SABR members can download all SABR Digital Library e-books for free at SABR.org/ebooks.

Related link: Read more articles from The Team That Time Won’t Forget: The 1951 New York Giants online at SABR.org by clicking here. Essays cover such topics as “At the Broadcast Summit: New York City 1951,” by Curt Smith; “The Integration of the New York Giants,” by Rick Swaine; “Did Sign Stealing Make A Major Difference in the 1951 Pennant Race?” by David W. Smith; “Focus on the Giants’ Cheating Scandal of 1951,” by James E. Elfers, and “The Shot’s Long Shadow,” by David Lippman.

3 new stories published by the SABR Games Project

Three new game stories were posted this week as part of the SABR Games Project. Here are the new game stories:

July 20, 1911: An old spitballer’s last stand, by Mike Lackey
August 29-30, 1967: Yankees, Red Sox play 40 innings in 24 hours, by Alan Cohen
May 25, 1968: Minnesota Gophers sweep Spartans for Big Ten title (and how I helped them do it), by Stew Thornley

New Games Project stories can be found at SABR.org/gamesproject/recent. Find all published Games Project articles at SABR.org/GamesProject.

If you have any questions about the Games Project, please contact Greg Erion. If you want to know if a game is available to write about, please contact Bruce Slutsky. After the article has been completed in accordance with our Authors’ Guidelines, please submit it to Len Levin, who will initiate the editing process and get your story started toward publication.

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.
Contributor Release Form: As of January 1, 2017, all writers publishing articles (biographies, essays, game pieces, etc.) are being asked to sign a Contributor Release Form which can be sent via email to jpomrenke@sabr.org or hard copy to SABR, 555 N. Central Ave., Suite #416, Phoenix, AZ 85004. The form only needs to be filed once for all future SABR publications. Click here to download the form.
Seeking volunteers to help enhance Games Project articles on website: Any volunteer who is willing to assist with linking player biographies in previously published Games Project stories on the SABR website, please contact Jacob Pomrenke. No experience necessary. Must be comfortable working in Drupal, WordPress or other standard content management systems.

**Listen to Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM on Sunday night**

Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM, a radio show hosted by SABR President Vince Gennaro will air at its regular time from 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET this Sunday on MLB Network Radio.

This week’s guests are SABR member Jeff Zimmerman from FanGraphs and Isaac Bennett from Baseball Prospectus.

You can also listen to archives of recent episodes on-demand on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App, and you can watch video highlights of Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style on SiriusXM on MLB.com. Click here to watch more video highlights of Baseball SABR Style from MLB.com.

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.

2017 SABR Annual Report has been posted online

Our 2017 Annual Report was posted on the website today and can be downloaded here:

http://sabr.org/content/annual-reports

All previous SABR Annual Reports can be found on the Annual Reports page. If you have a copy of any Annual Report from before 2002 (the oldest currently available), please e-mail a copy of it to jpomrenke@sabr.org or mail one to the office at SABR, Cronkite School at ASU, 555 N. Central Ave. #416, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

ICYMI: Highlights from last week’s This Week in SABR

We’ve heard your feedback: Some of you have said you look forward to “This Week in SABR” every Friday, but sometimes there are just too many compelling articles and announcements to read every week. We’re not complaining — hey, keep up the great work! — but we know the feeling. So in an effort to make the length of this newsletter more manageable to read, we’ll summarize some of the repeating/recurring announcements in a special “In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)” section of “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: http://sabr.org/content/this-week-in-sabr-archives.

For more information, click here.

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 (SABR.org/directory).

Name	Hometown	Name	Hometown
Thomas Bookwalter	San Francisco, CA	John Rosenfelder	New York, NY
Chris Engebo	Kelso, WA	Thomas Saunders	Blackwell, TX
Jack Hallett	Geneva, IL	Mark Schock	Rose Hill, KS
Richard Hopper	Wichita, KS	Marcus Shelby	San Francisco, CA
William Korbelak	Winter Garden, FL	Scott Tipson	Milton, VT
David Lundquist Sr.	Massillon, OH	Matt Walsh	Forest Park, IL
Roberto Maldonado Nieves	San Juan, PRI

Research Committee news

Here are the new SABR research committee updates this week:

Check out the research committee meeting schedule at SABR 47 in New York City
BioProject: June 2017 newsletter
Black Sox Scandal: June 2017 newsletter
Deadball Era: June 2017 newsletter (click here for Herm Krabbenhoft supplement)
Negro Leagues: June 2017 newsletter
Pictorial History: June 2017 newsletter
Minor Leagues: Members of the Minor Leagues Committee are planning a trip during SABR 47 to see a Brooklyn Cyclones game on the night of Saturday, July 1. About 10 tickets are still available in our block if you are interested in attending the game with us. The tickets are $15, for the Field Box level behind the first-base dugout, and include a complimentary Cyclones hat. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Joe Wancho.

Find all SABR research committee newsletters at SABR.org/research.

Regional Chapter news

Here are the new regional chapter updates this week:

SABR Sacramento Chapter renamed to honor Dusty Baker
Best Practices handbook: Chapter leaders, you can download the updated Chapter Leaders Best Practices Handbook on the Admin Tools page at admin.sabr.org. The handbook offers suggestions and guidelines for meetings, speakers, revitalizing a chapter, and getting publicity for SABR and chapter events.

Visit SABR.org/chapters for more information on SABR regional chapters.

SABR Events Calendar

Here is a list of upcoming SABR events:

June 17: Lajoie-Start Southern New England Chapter meeting (Pawtucket, RI)
June 17: Frank Amoroso: “Babe Ruth: An American Icon” (Baltimore, MD)
June 17: Ted Williams Chapter meeting (San Diego, CA)
June 17: Steve Steinberg/Rob Garratt book signing (Seattle, WA)
June 19: Larry Dierker Chapter monthly meeting (Houston, TX)
June 19: Frank Amoroso: “Babe Ruth: A German-American Icon” (Washington, DC)
June 20: Bob Davids Chapter Maryland Hot Stove Dinner (Silver Spring, MD)
June 20: Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter monthly meeting (St. Louis, MO)
June 21: Rocky Mountain Chapter monthly luncheon (Denver, CO)
June 21: Magnolia Chapter “Fourth Wednesday” monthly meeting (Tucker, GA)
June 21: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter “Called Shot” monthly meeting (Baltimore, MD)
June 22: Bergino: “Pride of the Yankees” with Richard Sandomir (New York, NY)
June 24: Texas Baseball History panel discussion (Fair Park, TX)
June 24: Oklahoma Chapter: “Mickey Mantle Baseball Car Tour” (Miami, OK)
June 24: East Tennessee Chapter ballgame/meeting (Johnson City, TN)
June 24: Luke Easter Chapter baseball book club (Rochester, NY)
June 28-July 2: SABR 47 national convention (New York, NY)

All SABR meetings and events are open to the public. Feel free to bring a baseball-loving friend … and make many new ones! Check out the SABR Events Calendar at SABR.org/events.

Around the Web

Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:

Brian Murphy: SABR member Emma Charlesworth-Seiler chooses longest road to majors: umpiring (St. Paul Pioneer-Press)
Gary Ashwill: The first professional baseball player from Africa (Agate Type)
Ben Lindbergh/Mitchel Lichtman: The juiced ball is back (The Ringer)
Tim Cooper: Scooter Gennett’s production rivaled Mike Ford’s 4-HR day (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Tyler Kepner: Give baseball scouts a (perfect) 80 for tradition (New York Times)
Don Doxsie: Professor breaks down odds of baseball draftees making it (Quad-City Times)
Jeff Sullivan: The era of position players pitching (FanGraphs)
David Laurila: Q&A with Brad Ausmus on analytics, closer mentality, and pitch framing (FanGraphs)
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week: We don’t need to abolish the shift (ACTA Sports)
Russell Carleton: The fly ball … revolution? (Baseball Prospectus)
Jacob Pomrenke: Call the game! The 1917 Fenway Park Gamblers Riot, 100 years ago today (Base Ball journal)
Jay Berman: Don Newcombe’s rare interview: Dodgers great talks about breaking down barriers (Orange County Register)
Eric Gomez: Once upon a time, Negro League stars came out to play in Mexico (ESPN.com)
Tim Hagerty: Wade Boggs, Rickey Henderson, and the fly ball that disappeared (The Hardball Times)
Jason Turbow: Ted Williams and the 1941 All-Star Game (The National Pastime Museum)
Jim Price: Caught stealing: Bob Cress, baseball player and jail-breaker (Spokane Spokesman-Review)
Dirk Lammers: The ‘other’ back-to-back no-hit starts (NoNoHitters.com)
Jeff Polman: Remember the Kekiongas! Escaping down an 1871 Retrosheet rabbit hole (Crooked Scoreboard)
Matthew Kory: The ballad of Jeff Ballard (The National Pastime Museum)
Rick Fires: Remembering Scat Davis’s only big-league game (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Rob Neyer: How baseball’s draft has changed (The National Pastime Museum)
Scott Beveridge: John K. Tener rounded up first Congressional Baseball Game (Washington Observer-Reporter)
Don Drooker: Fear strikes out, a tribute to Jimmy Piersall (Rotisserie Duck)
Ronald Auther: Chet Bost, the West Coast Negro Leagues linchpin (Shadow Ball Express)
Mike Bates/Bill Parker: Listen to episode 2 of new “This Week in Baseball History” podcast on Tom Seaver and the Mets’ “Midnight Massacre” (This Week in Baseball History)
Paul Ember: Father’s Day 1976 Topps #69 Jim & Mike Hegan (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
Tim Jenkins: The Bad Choice of a New Generation (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
Nick Vossbrink: A’s cards and Cards cards (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
Jeff Katz: C’mon Get Happy! (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)
Tim Jenkins: Action-packed horizontal cards (SABR Baseball Cards Blog)

Read these articles and more at SABR.org/latest.

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.

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