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From Lawrence Richards at The National Pastime Museum on April 19, 2017: When I got the green light to write this essay, I immediately began researching. Given his status, excellence, and tenure, I was surprised to find that a biography of Bill Dickey had never been written. Happily, I came across Pinstripe Empire, which contained […]

From SABR member Don Drooker at Mastersball on October 2, 2015: Yogi Berra went 4-for-4 one night but when he looked at the box score in the newspaper the next morning, it showed him as 3-for-4. By the time Yogi arrived at the ballpark, he was significantly steamed and located the official scorer to complain. […]

From SABR member Steve Gietschier at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on June 5, 2019: The tiny craft were nicknamed rocket boats, but the young sailor who liked almost nothing more than reading comic books thought he heard “rocket ships” and volunteered. Who wouldn’t want to set off in a rocket ship, even on a dangerous […]

From George Vecsey at GeorgeVecsey.com on June 1, 2017: I’m proud to be on the program for the national convention of SABR, the invaluable baseball research group, on June 28-July 2, in New York City. I’ll be on a panel about Yogi Berra – aptly titled “It Aint Over” — with Dave Kaplan, Harvey Araton […]

From SABR member Dave Kaplan at The National Pastime Museum on November 11, 2013: For the most part, the exquisite portrayal of Jackie Robinson’s pioneering first major league season in the movie “42” captured the moral tone of the late 1940s. The racial intolerance and viciousness shown toward baseball’s barrier-breaking hero were real. Not so real […]

At SABR 47 on Saturday, July 1, 2017, the It Ain’t Over: The Legacy of Yogi Berra panel looked at a beloved Yankees great and American cultural icon at the Grand Hyatt New York. The panel included Lindsay Berra, Yogi’s granddaughter and an MLB.com correspondent, New York Times reporter Harvey Araton, best-selling author George Vecsey, […]

By Max Mannis The final day of SABR 47 on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt New York was highlighted by a panel on the beloved Yogi Berra, It Ain’t Over: The Legacy Of Yogi Berra. The panel featured Yogi’s granddaughter Lindsay Berra, now a correspondent for MLB.com, Harvey Araton, a New York […]

From Paul Dickson at The National Pastime Museum on September 29, 2015: When Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra died at age 90 on September 22, 2015, he was one of baseball’s most famous figures, known as much for his memorable quips as for his excellence on the field. But the origins of many of […]

The 1984 Winter Meetings in Houston, Texas, took place in the midst of important leadership transitions for both major-league baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. Baseball had a new commissioner — Peter Ueberroth, an outsider best known for founding First Travel Corporation and for his role in the highly praised and financially successful […]

SABR’s Rocky Mountain Chapter celebrated its 150th consecutive monthly meeting on May 15, 2019, at Blake Street Tavern in Denver, Colorado. A record-setting crowd, including several former major-league players, attended this month’s lunch. “I really enjoy the camaraderie and common baseball love among this terrific group,” SABR Rocky board member and former MLB general manager […]