Peter A. Hovis

[SABR.Notes] This Week in SABR: February 7, 2025

This Week in SABR: February 7, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, February 7, 2025.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

SABR Analytics: MLB Statcast and Baseball Analysts panel
Texas League panel added to SABR 53 speakers lineup
ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
In Memoriam: Fay Vincent
Check out SABR Day videos, photos, and highlights
SABR Scholar Session with Dan Evans on February 10



2025 SABR Analytics Conference: MLB Statcast and Baseball Analysts panel

We’re just over one month away from the SABR Analytics Conference on March 14-16, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona! Sign up today to hear our panels on MLB Statcast Updates and The Evolution of Baseball Analysts. Our featured speakers and panelists will include:

Please note: All speakers are subject to change depending on availability.

Visit SABR.org/analytics to learn more or to register.

Vote now for Analytics Conference Research Award winners

Here’s your chance to vote for the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards winners. The SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards will recognize baseball researchers who have completed the best work of original analysis or commentary during the preceding calendar year. Nominations were solicited by representatives from SABR, Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America, and Sports Info Solutions.

Voting for the winners will be conducted online through Friday, February 14 at SABR.org, BaseballProspectus.com, FanGraphs.com, and IBWAA.com. Results will be announced and presented at the SABR Analytics Conference, March 14-16, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona.


SABR 53: Texas League panel added to speaker lineup

This summer, we’ll head to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, on June 25-29, 2025, for the 53rd SABR convention. SABR 53 will feature a Texas-sized speaker lineup we know you’ll love, alongside an invigorated social experience emphasizing SABR’s ability to unite all of us in baseball fellowship.

Here are some of our featured speakers and panelists:

Please note: All speakers are subject to change depending on availability.

If you’ve never attended a SABR convention, this is the perfect year to join us and make new baseball friendships. If you’re a veteran attendee, we can’t wait for you to experience our spectacular convention experience. It will be an incredible week of baseball fellowship in the heart of Texas and we hope you’ll make plans to be part of it!

SABR 53: Early registration now open

Conference and hotel registration for SABR 53 is now available. Click here for complete details on SABR 53 Early-Bird Registration and optional sessions.

With the most affordable convention hotel rate in years, our host hotel at the Westin DFW Airport is conveniently located three miles away from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, with a free 24/7 hotel shuttle, and a short drive from Globe Life Field and many other area attractions. The Texas Rangers will host a weekend series against the Seattle Mariners during SABR 53.

SABR 53: 1 week left to submit research presentation abstracts

SABR invites all members to present their research findings to their colleagues attending SABR 53, the annual convention on June 25-29, 2025, in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Oral presentations are expected to last 20 minutes, followed by a five minute question-and-answer period. Posters will be presented, with the author on-hand to discuss the work, during a poster session of 60 minutes and they will remain on display throughout the convention.

Click here to submit abstracts for SABR 53

The submission deadline for SABR 53 abstracts is 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, February 16, 2025.

In addition, we seek volunteers who wish to participate in the blind review process (beginning in March) and/or on-site judging (at the convention in North Texas.) Those volunteers are also requested to apply by sending an email to convention-presentations@sabr.org.


Hundreds of ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources

SABR members have enjoyed free online access to The Sporting News archives through Paper of Record, the Newspapers.com World Collection, and the Historical Black Newspapers Collection at ProQuest. This week, another important new archive has been added to our Research Resources as a benefit for all members.

The ProQuest Historical Newspapers: US Collection brings SABR’s archival offerings up to the present day with more than 600 publication titles from 35 states, including significant newspapers from major-league cities such as Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Tampa/St. Petersburg.

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


In Memoriam: Fay Vincent

In the introduction to his memoir, Fay Vincent wrote, “Baseball is in the public domain. The game is ours.”

A longtime SABR member who served as the eighth Commissioner of Baseball from 1989 to 1992, Francis T. Vincent Jr. spent his career and public life after baseball encouraging those in the game to live up to those words. Vincent died at the age of 86 on February 1 in Vero Beach, Florida. Vincent’s brief and turbulent tenure as Commissioner was marked by a variety of thorny issues, starting with the interruption of the 1989 World Series by the Loma Prieta earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay area. He also contended with labor relations, expansion, TV superstations, and the banishment from baseball of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and pitcher Steve Howe.

Vincent stayed involved with baseball after he left the Commissioner’s Office. He joined SABR in 2005 and became an invaluable supporter of the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference and other programs over the next two decades. He also spent several years conducting videotaped interviews with scores of prominent baseball figures, including Marvin Miller, Buck O’Neil, Yogi Berra, Frank Robinson, and Larry Doby. Vincent’s oral history interviews — some of which he graciously allowed SABR to make available online in the SABR Oral History Collection — were the focus of his three books.

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


SABR Digital Library: From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital

Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital Library:

From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025
Edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin
Associate editors: Frank McDonald, Philippe Cousineau, and Carl Riechers
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-960819-32-1, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-960819-33-8, $24.95
8.5″ x 11″, 168 pages

SABR members, get this e-book for FREE!

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


Check out SABR Day videos, photos, and highlights

More than 25 chapters gathered on Saturday, February 1 for 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.

SABR Day events included an All-Star lineup of guest speakers, including Andrew Golden of the Washington Post; FanGraphs founder Dave Appelman; Daniel Piazza of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum; Cleveland Guardians broadcaster Matt Underwood and Guardians Director of Amateur Scouting Ethan Purser; MLB team social media managers Remle Herzberg and Aaron Peralta; filmmaker Jon Leonoudakis; and many award-winning authors and presenters elsewhere.

Visit SABR.org/sabrday to view video replays, photos, stories, and other highlights from 2025 SABR Day events.


Join us on February 10 for a SABR Scholar Session with Dan Evans

All student and young professional members of SABR are invited to our next SABR Scholar Session, held virtually on Zoom at 8:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 10.

Join host Tyrone Brooks, Senior Director, Front Office and Field Staff Diversity Pipeline Program at Major League Baseball, for our free quarterly virtual series created exclusively for SABR student and young professional members. This session’s guest will be Dan Evans, former Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager and a member of SABR’s Board of Directors.

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


Subscribe to the Baseball Research Journal in 2025

In 2025, all SABR members exclusively receive the Baseball Research Journal electronically twice a year. The Spring 2025 issue will be sent out in April. However, if you are interested in a paperback copy of BRJ for your personal library, we have rolled out a subscription option at a significantly discounted rate: $7 per issue for members, compared to $19.95 at retail.

Click here for a short video on how to subscribe to printed copies of BRJ.


1 week left to apply for 2025 Local Grant applications

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.

The deadline to apply has been extended and applications are now open until February 14, 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.


By-Laws change proposed for special election beginning on February 19

The SABR Board of Directors recommends adoption of a new bylaw intended to avoid conflicts of interest in board service in a special election that will begin on February 19, 2025.

More specifically, the change is intended to avoid situations where board members, whether intentionally or not, might have access to information that could be useful to another competing organization, or might be unable to deliberate in the best interests of SABR due to their relationship with another organization.

An online voting ballot will be sent out from tellers@sabr.org to all eligible SABR voters on February 19. The voting period will remain open until March 5.

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


Save the date! 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

Save the date! The seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference will be held virtually on September 19-21, 2025. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Registration information and a call for presentation abstracts will be available soon at SABR.org.

This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — will be a virtual Zoom event that includes panel discussions, research presentations, and the presentation of the Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award.

Visit SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference to learn more.


Find new updates to the SABR Research Collection below, including the Baseball Biography Project, Games Project, and Oral History Collection.

2 new stories published at SABR BioProject

Visit SABR.org/bioproject to learn more about the SABR Biography Project or to get involved.

7 new stories published at SABR Games Project

Visit SABR.org/gamesproject to learn more about the SABR Games Project or to get involved.


When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963
Edited by George Pawlush

Visit SABR.org to download the free e-book edition or save 50% off the paperback edition of all Digital Library books.


Here are some SABR headlines from recent weeks that we don’t want you to miss:


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 hereto download the Membership Handbook. Find contact information for any SABR member in the online Membership Directory.

NAME HOMETOWN NAME HOMETOWN
Jeff Anderson Mt. Laurel, NJ Sachin Khashu Washington, DC
Miller Bell Brisbane, AUS Ethan Larimore Fairfax Station, VA
Jack Bellows Salt Lake CIty, UT Alexander Mattei Washington, DC
Tony Bracali Philadelphia, PA Avery Meer St. Louis, MO
Joshua Cardenas Surprise, AZ Samuel Moore Towson, MD
Xander Cho Seattle, WA Gary Namanny Brentwood, CA
Karina Chung Cambridge, MA Garrett O’Connor Fredericksburg, VA
Nick Covek Milwaukee, WI Jason Olivier Bradenton, FL
Katelyn Currens Whitehouse, OH Timothy Purpura Colleyville, TX
Doug Dalenberg Missoula, MT Mark Rappaport Washington, DC
Anastasios Damianakis Tampa, FL Brendan Roe Mason, OH
Andrew DeBenedictis Andover, MA Vanessa Ivy Rose Detroit, MI
Theo Denes Portland, OR Rachele Rose Royal Oak, MI
Nate Edwards Garner, NC Liam Ryan Livonia, MI
James Force Wausau, WI Joey Schor Denver, CO
Joshua Frisby Lexington, KY Robert Schuette Bangor, PA
Tommy Gannon New Haven, CT Scott Shabel Los Angeles, CA
Rene Gonzalez Carson, CA Max Thomas Miami, FL
Andrew Guerrero Atlanta, GA Thomas Van Treeck Kenosha, WI
Matthew Hannah St. Paul, MN Tim Virgilio Temple, TX
Mark Helvey San Diego, CA Garrett Walther Canton, MO
Edgar Hermosillo Manhattan Beach, CA Joseph Wasserman Dayton, OH
Mark Johnson Queens, NY Marissa Williams Liberty, MO
Thomas Kahle Norman, OK Ezekiel Wood Colorado Springs, CO
Owen Kelly Valley Stream, NY

Here is a list of SABR supporters for the month of January 2025.

NAME NAME
James Beck Bruce McClure
Jake Bell Rodger McKelvey
Harvey Berger William McMahon
D. Bruce Brown Ernestine Miller
Bruce Bumbalough Frank Mooney
Ralph Caola Billy Moore
Ken Carrano Mark Morowczynski
Karl Cicitto Rod Nelson
Vincent Comparato Linda Nichols
Jim Cox Monty Nielsen
Jon Daniels Andrew North
Bob Davis Bill Nowlin
Chris Dial Gene Oppenheim
Mark Drucker Peter Pepper
Mark Dugo John Rall
Helen Edwards Steven Roscoe
Daniel Evans Michael Rosenwasser
David Firstman Charles Roussel
Adam Foldes Bob Russon
Vince Gennaro Michael Sass Jr
Emily Hawks Robert Sawyer
Leslie Heaphy Jason Scheller
Tim Herlich Gerard Schoenacher
Rockwell Hoffman Douglas Schoppert
Thomas Hufford Mary Shea
David Hughes Rob Sheinkopf
Rob Janes Thomas Stone
Donald Jensen Wesley Story
Dave Jerome Joseph Thompson
Owen King Neal Traven
Daniel Levitt Tom Voll
Henry Levy Steve West
John Liepa Beach Wires
Peter Mancuso Jeffrey Wood
Peter Marcus Don Zminda

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.


Upcoming Virtual Meetings

Upcoming In-Person Meetings

To add your SABR event to our calendar listings, please contact Jacob Pomrenke.


Sign up for SABR research committee announcements at SABR.org/research/committees.


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:

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.

Are you receiving our e-mails? “This Week in SABR” goes out by e-mail to all members on Friday afternoons. If they’re not showing up, try adding “sabr.notes@sabr.org” to your contact list to ensure they show up in your inbox.

 

This email was sent to peter.hovis@gmail.com from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). If you wish to stop receiving email from us, you can simply remove yourself by clicking here to unsubscribe.

Mailing address: SABR, PO Box 1715, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Physical address: Cronkite School at ASU, 555 N. Central Ave. #406-C, Phoenix, AZ 85004. Website: SABR.org. Phone: 602-496-1460.

Exit mobile version
Skip to toolbar