This Week in SABR: March 10, 2023
Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, March 10, 2023.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.
SABR Analytics Conference is now under way in Phoenix
Call for nominations: 2023 SABR Board of Directors election
Early registration open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Levitt, Armour receive 2023 Seymour Medal at NINE Conference
Watch a replay of Ballpark Figures with Cespedes Family BBQ
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2023 SABR Analytics Conference is now under way!
The 12th annual SABR Analytics Conference kicked off this weekend and will continue through Sunday, March 12. With an attendance of more than 750 combined in-person and virtual student registrants for this event at the Beus Center for Law and Society in Phoenix, Arizona, we’re bringing 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.
Click here to download our Analytics Conference digital program to learn more about our featured panelists and presenters.
- Registration: Please note: Online registration is now closed.
- Digital Program: Click here to download the digital program (PDF)
- Speakers: Click here to learn more about our Featured Speakers.
- Schedule: Click here to view the full conference schedule.
- Research Presentations: Click here for Research Presentation abstracts and bios.
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition: Check out the winners in the 2023 Diamond Dollars Case Competition.
Early registration now open for Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Detroit
Early registration is now open for SABR’s annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, which will be held on July 20-23, 2023, at the St. Regis Hotel in Detroit, Michigan. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.
Registration and hotel information is available below.
- Registration: Click here to register online for the 2023 Malloy Conference.
- Information Packet: Click here to download a full information packet, including schedule and sponsor information, for the 2023 Malloy Conference.
- Contact: For questions, email Leslie Heaphy.
Visit SABR.org/malloy to learn more about our annual School Library Grants, High School Essay Contest, and Art Contest.
Register now for SABR 51 in Chicago
Join us in Chicago this summer for SABR’s 51st annual convention on July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton.
Conference and hotel registration for SABR 51 is now available at SABR.org/convention. Click here for complete details on the SABR 51 All-Inclusive Package, Early-Bird Registration, and optional sessions.
Stay tuned for more featured speakers and the complete schedule to be announced in the coming months. Visit SABR.org/convention to learn more.
Dan Levitt, Mark Armour receive SABR Seymour Medal at NINE Conference
Daniel R. Levitt and Mark Armour, authors of Intentional Balk: Baseball’s Thin Line between Innovation and Cheating, received their 2023 SABR Seymour Medal during the 30th annual NINE Spring Training Conference on Saturday, March 4 in Tempe, Arizona.
The Dr. Harold and Dorothy Seymour Medal honors the best book of baseball history or biography published during the preceding calendar year.
The NINE Conference was highlighted by an evening with Maybelle Blair of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, a session honoring the memory of Jean Hastings Ardell, along with research presentations by SABR members Lisa Alexander, Daniel Anderson, Mark Armour, Robert Bellamy, Dave Bohmer, Robert Gorman, Leslie Heaphy, David Krell, Cathy Kreyche, Dan Levitt, Joe Marren, Mark McGee, Fabio Montella, Mitch Nathanson, Roberta J. Newman, Jim Overmyer, Rodney Paul, Ron Rapoport, Rob Sheinkopf, Erik Sherman, Robert Tholkes, Jay Thomas, Evan Thompson, James R. Walker, Kat Williams, and Claudia Wolff. To learn more, visit nineconference.com.
Watch a replay of Ballpark Figures with Cespedes Family BBQ
SABR’s Ballpark Figures is a monthly interview series hosted by award-winning writer Shakeia Taylor. On Thursday, March 2, our guests were Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz, who have been creating baseball content together online for over a decade. During their senior year of high school, they started a blog and Twitter account called Cespedes Family BBQ as a tribute to one of their favorite players, Yoenis Céspedes.
To learn more, visit SABR.org/ballpark-figures.
2023 Diamond Dollars Case Competition winners announced
The 2023 Diamond Dollars Case Competition winners were announced Friday, March 10 during the SABR Analytics Conference.
The winning teams selected were from Washington University of St. Louis, Rice University, Arizona State University, and The Branson School.
The Washington University of St. Louis team — which was picked to deliver an encore presentation in front of the full SABR Analytics Conference on Saturday — included Simon Todreas, Max Hanley, Jake Engelberg, and Cooper Yan.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Call for nominations: 2023 SABR Board of Directors election
The SABR Nominating Committee is now seeking nominations for candidates for the 2023 elections. To be eligible for the Board of Directors, candidates must have been members of the Society for at least the preceding four years. The deadline for nominations is March 22, 2023.
Self-nominations are welcome. If you would like to nominate yourself or another candidate or suggest a question for the candidates, contact Nominating Committee chair Stew Thornley.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Submissions open for fourth edition of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
Submissions are now being accepted for Volume 4 of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts.
All SABR members are encouraged to send along your submission, or your questions, to editors Joanne Hulbert or Jay Hurd before June 30, 2023. We are looking for poetry, memoir, artwork, humor, short fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, and parody. Please keep your Turnstyle submission to 1,500 words or less in order to include as many offerings as possible.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Deadline to submit new project proposals to SABR Editorial Board is April 1
SABR’s Editorial Board welcomes new project proposals from members to be considered for publication through the Digital Library, SABR.org, or any other multimedia formats. We strongly encourage new proposals that involve collaboration between SABR research committees and/or chapters, and web-based projects with an eye toward enhanced multimedia presentation.
- Click here to submit a SABR project proposal
Next deadline: April 1, 2023 (for publication in late 2024 or 2025)
SABR seeks to publish 2-4 web-based multimedia projects and 6-8 books per year. Book projects should be of a scope that can fit in a single volume, typically between 100,000 and 200,000 total words.
Click here to read the full announcement at SABR.org.
Call for reviewers: SABR 51 presentation abstracts
Volunteers are needed to blind-review submissions for SABR 51 research presentations. Please contact Neal Traven if you are interested in participating in the review process.
SABR 51 is scheduled for July 5-9, 2023, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Early registration is now available at SABR.org/convention. (Note: You do not need to be registered for the convention in order to serve as a blind-reviewer.)
Register now for the 2023 SABR Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference
Registration is now open for the 14th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference, which will be held on April 28-29, 2023, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. All baseball fans are welcome to register for this special event.
The 2023 conference will be highlighted by a keynote address from author Jonathan Popovich, along with a panel discussion on baseball’s 19th-century color line with Richard Hershberger, Peter Mancuso, Brian Sheehy, and moderator Bill Ryczek; a 19th-century artifact session with Robert Mayer, Gary Passamonte, and Popovich; a Member Spotlight interview of Robert Mayer by Bob Bailey; plus research presentations and a Sunday morning vintage baseball game at Doubleday Field.
Visit SABR.org/ivor-campbell19c to learn more or to register.
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 #204 on Monday, March 6 featured Miles Wolff, a groundbreaking innovator and executive of minor league, independent, and summer collegiate baseball teams for more than four decades and former publisher of Baseball America. Visit SABR.org/sabrcast to listen to the full episode or subscribe to SABRcast on your favorite podcast networks.
Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.
3 new stories published at the SABR BioProject
- Danny Darwin, by Zac Petrillo
- Al Holland, by Andy Sturgill
- Frank Meek, by David E. Boyle
Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR BioProject or to get involved.
17 new stories published at the SABR Games Project
- September 19, 1883: John Reilly hits for second cycle in five games to back Will White’s 40th win, by Mike Huber
- April 22, 1891: Beaneaters start championship run in first game in new Polo Grounds, by Stew Thornley
- June 11, 1891: Beaneaters’ hot bats earn series split with Colts, by Bill Mortell
- June 12, 1891: Kid Nichols strikes out 12 and has game-winning hit, by Kevin Larkin
- April 23, 1892: Sweep continues strong season start for Beaneaters, by Joel Rippel
- August 5, 1892: Triple play helps preserve a Beaneaters shutout, by Bill Nowlin
- May 7, 1894: A duel of aces as Giants’ Rusie bests Boston’s Nichols, by John G. Zinn
- June 20, 1894: Congress Street’s glorious finale, by Dixie Tourangeau
- September 29, 1898: Jimmy Collins grand slam helps Beaneaters score 6 in ninth to beat Philadelphia, by Brian Frank
- July 15, 1901: Christy Mathewson pitches no-hitter as Giants avoid sweep in St. Louis, by Alan Stowell
- September 4, 1915: Ball lost in the sun costs Braves rookie Art Nehf a perfect game, by Gary Belleville
- July 22, 1935: Wes Ferrell hits game-winning home run to secure 15th win, by Tim Odzer
- July 14, 1953: Decatur wins Mississippi-Ohio Valley All-Star Game, by Patrick Brown (first-time author)
- May 1, 1971: Bob Gibson, Steve Renko stranded with no-decisions in only tie of season, by Kurt Blumenau
- September 29, 1986: Cleveland’s Jay Bell homers in his first major-league at-bat, by Joseph Wancho
- July 11, 2013: Jacoby Ellsbury hits first of three leadoff home runs during Boston’s championship season, by Bill Nowlin
- August 12, 2021: Romine brothers form rare battery for Cubs in blowout game, by Richard Cuicchi
Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3)
Edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd
Visit SABR.org to download any SABR Digital Library e-book for free or save 50% off the paperback edition.
Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:
- SABR members approve By-Laws changes in special election
- Steve Gietschier, Mark Rucker, Robert Whiting selected as 2023 Henry Chadwick Award recipients
- Learn more about the recipients of 2023 SABR Local Grants
- Check out SABR Day highlights, photos, and videos
- SABR donates archives of founder Bob Davids to Library of Congress
- New Spanish-language edition of Roberto Clemente book available
- Watch a preview of the Landmarks Committee’s new SABR Baseball Map
- 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
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Barbarino | Castro Valley, CA | James O’Flanagan | Munroe Falls, OH | ||
| Corey Burkholder | Williamsport, PA | Tim Sweeney | Havertown, PA | ||
| Michael Chutko | Pittsburgh, PA | Maximilian Szczech | Porter Ranch, CA | ||
| Jim Gallanis | Wauwatosa, WI | Tyler Giles | St. Joseph, MO | ||
| Josh Marquette | Irving, TX | Jon Volkmer | Telford, PA | ||
| Margaret McAleese | Newmarket, NH | Ryan Walenciak | Blacksburg, VA | ||
| Daniel McMeekin | Covina, CA |
- Events Calendar: Find complete details of all SABR events
- Video Replays: This week, we heard from Tony Dahbura (“My Adventures in Shagging”) and Charlie Vascellaro (“Barnstorming With The Babe”). Click here to view more video replays of virtual SABR events.
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
- March 11: Talkin’ Baseball: Justin Mckinney (9:00 a.m. EST)
- March 11: Sweet Lou Johnson Lexington (KY) Chapter meeting with Justin Mckinney (1:00 p.m. EST)
- March 13: Casey Stengel NYC Chapter meeting with Dan Taylor (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- March 13: Northern New England Chapter meeting with Sam Bernstein (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- March 13: Elysian Fields (NJ) Chapter meeting (7:30 p.m. EDT)
- March 14: 19th Century Speaker Series: Paul Browne (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- March 14: Northwest (WA) Chapter meeting with Katherine Cheng (6:00 p.m. PDT)
- March 15: New SABR Member Experience Meeting (8:00 p.m. EDT)
- March 16: Central Virginia Chapter meeting with Jorge Colón Delgado (7:00 p.m. EDT)
- March 16: Larry Doby (SC) Chapter meeting with David Krell (7:00 p.m. EDT)
Upcoming In-Person Meetings
- March 10-12: 2023 SABR Analytics Conference (Phoenix, AZ)
- March 11: Halsey Hall Chapter Hot Stove Saturday Morning (Minneapolis, MN)
- March 15: Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter meeting (Baltimore, MD)
- March 15: Magnolia (GA) Chapter meeting (Sandy Springs, GA)
To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.
- Nineteenth Century: Learn more about the Overlooked 19th Century Legend primary election
- Biographical Research: February 2023 newsletter
Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.
- Ken Keltner Chapter: March 2023 newsletter (Milwaukee, WI)
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:
- Barbara Marshall: Math Modeling students to compete at the SABR Analytics Conference (MLWGS.com)
- Barbara Laker/David Gambacorta: The Phillies, The Vet, brain cancer, and ‘forever chemicals’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Kelly Candaele/Peter Dreier: How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union (The Nation)
- Emma Baccellieri: Six Reasons to Watch the World Baseball Classic (Sports Illustrated)
- Michael Baumann: In Search of a Triple Gold Club for Baseball (FanGraphs)
- Michael Clair: Jung-Hoo Lee could be MLB’s next Korean superstar (MLB.com)
- Tyler Kepner: To Build a Consistent Winner, Royals Look to Rays and Guardians (New York Times)
- Alex Speier: Why Kutter Crawford may be a template for how the Red Sox want to develop pitchers (Boston Globe)
- Russell A. Carleton: In The Stillness (Baseball Prospectus)
- Jay Jaffe: Max Scherzer Tests the Limits of the New Pitch Clock Rules (FanGraphs)
- Mike Petriello: Adley Rutschman is best blocking catcher in MLB (MLB.com)
- David Laurila: Phillies Prospect Andrew Baker Has an Electric Arsenal and a Better Backstory (FanGraphs)
- Tony Paige: The legacy of Effa Manley, the forgotten forerunner (New York Daily News)
- Craig Kelly: Alger’s ace: Presentation highlights Ray Brown’s baseball achievements (LimaOhio.com)
- Jeff Cohen: Baseball and BBQ interview with Andy Benes (Baseball and BBQ)
- John Racanelli: Dems the Breaks: TikTok Bans Card Breaking Video Streams (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: March 10, 2023. Last Updated: March 12, 2023.