Peter A. Hovis

[SABR.Notes] This Week in SABR: February 14, 2025

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This Week in SABR: February 14, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, February 14, 2025.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

SABR Analytics Conference: Early-bird discounts end next week
Bruce Bochy to be honored with 2025 Roland Hemond Award
SABR 53: 2 days left to submit presentation abstracts
ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
Last call: Apply for 2025 Local Grant applications

2025 SABR Analytics Conference: Balance of Analytics and Culture and Brewers Front Office 360 and panels

We’re just over one month away from the SABR Analytics Conference on March 14-16, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona! The early-bird registration discounts will expire next week on Friday, February 21, so sign up todayto join us. All baseball fans are welcome to attend. We’re excited to announce more of our featured panels which will include:

The Balance of Analytics and Culture

Milwaukee Brewers Front Office 360

In addition, Vivienne Pelletier, an Arizona State University doctoral student whose baseball research focuses on physics simulations and biomechanical analysis on hitting, will be part of the Evolution of Baseball Analysts Panel along with Kyle Boddy of Driveline Baseball, Alex Caravan of Penn Interactive, and moderator Will Carroll. Click here to learn more about our Featured Speakers.

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

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

Last chance to vote 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: Bruce Bochy to be honored with Roland Hemond Award

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy will be honored at SABR 53 this summer with the Roland Hemond Award, which recognizes a baseball executive who has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to professional baseball scouts and scouting, and player development history.

“With four World Series titles and more than 2,100 wins, Bruce Bochy is one of our sport’s greatest all-time managers,” SABR Director Dan Evans said. “He is among baseball’s best ambassadors, constantly championing and supporting scouts and player development staff. That’s the essence of Roland Hemond and why we are thrilled that Bruce is the 2025 Roland Hemond Award recipient.”

Bochy will be one of our featured speakers at the 2025 SABR convention, scheduled for June 25-29 at the Westin DFW Airport hotel in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Visit SABR.org/convention to register now or learn more.

SABR 53: 2 days 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.

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.

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.

Last call: Apply today 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.

Call for papers: Volume 5 of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts

SABR’s Baseball and the Arts Committee is seeking submissions for the upcoming Volume 5 of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of the Baseball Arts. All SABR members are encouraged to send along your submission, or your questions, to editors Joanne Hulbert or Jay Hurd before June 1, 2025. Turnstyle accepts original literary and creative works including poetry, fiction, cartoons, artwork, photographs, and creative nonfiction, all under 1,500 words.

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

Seeking volunteers: MLB Team Employee Database

SABR’s Business of Baseball Committee would like to continue growing our MLB Team Employee Databaseand are looking for additional volunteers to enter data. We have several options for those who might want to help with data entry. Much of the information comes from team media guides, and we have some 2024 guides that have not yet been entered. For those looking to enter earlier data, The Sporting News — available through SABR’s Research Resources — has major-league level presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, managers, etc. We can supply search terms so these can be found efficiently. If you might be willing to help, please contact Dan Levitt for further information.

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

Ichiro Suzuki, Minnie Miñoso, and the ever expanding 4,000 Hit Club (and research team)

In 2013, Scott Simkus wrote an article for SABR.org about Ichiro Suzuki’s achievement of reaching the 4,000-hit milestone over the course of his career in Japan and the United States. It was, as it should have been, A Very Big Deal — a genuine source of baseball joy. But there were other players who had done the same if you include their career hits at the highest levels of the game in other countries. One of these was Minnie Miñoso.

Much has changed during the past dozen years. Suzuki was recently elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, falling just one vote shy of becoming the institution’s second unanimous selection. And Miñoso, the longtime Chicago White Sox fan favorite, was finally enshrined in 2022. The other big development is the scope of the 4,000 Hit Club. Amazingly, this exclusive group has now doubled in size. Simkus’s initial list included just nine players, but today we count no fewer than 18 documented players who have recorded 4,000 career professional hits.

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

Read 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants bios online

In 2024, SABR published The 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants, edited by Frederick C. Bush, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin, celebrating one of Black baseball’s most memorable championship teams, led by a young Roy Campanella, future Hall of Famer Biz Mackey, Henry Kimbro, and player-manager Felton Snow.

All of the biographies from the 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants book can now be found online in the SABR BioProject.

The book also included an array of essays about the players and team officials that resulted in Baltimore’s 1939 crown, including a complete season timeline; a history of the Elite Giants organization; the story of Oriole Park in Baltimore; the historical context of the time, and some of the team’s standout games.

Visit SABR.org/ebooks to download the free e-book for save 50% off the purchase of a paperback edition.

4 new stories published at SABR BioProject

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

8 new stories published at SABR Games Project

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

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

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

NAME HOMETOWN NAME HOMETOWN
David Appelman Arlington, VA Shane Linett Hoboken, NJ
Jack Bartlewski Kennesaw, GA Charles Lowe Sterling, MA
Tom Beem Independence, MO Jim Loyer Red Lion, PA
Gary Bonnett Tomball, TX John Mattes North Royalton, OH
Kevin Braig Belle Center, OH Scott McClary Philadelphia, PA
Julian Calas Miami, FL Brian Mills Austin, TX
Yu Chen Chu State College, PA Jack Mycka Glen Ridge, NJ
Paul Chubb El Paso, TX Jeff Napierala Shoreview, MN
Carter Delaney Davis, CA Steven Napolitano Bloomfield, NJ
Benett Dervishaj Syracuse, NY Don Nelson La Grange Park, IL
Mark Epstein Mount Pleasant, SC Kay Nichols Fishers, IN
Austin Finn Brooklyn, NY Mark Nowlin Okemos, MI
Owen Freeman Philadelphia, PA AJ Parker Marietta, GA
Ethan Goldberg Ithaca, NY Carter Pena Conroe, TX
Andrew Golden Arlington, VA Melanie Pena Conroe, TX
Isabella Guidry Baton Rouge, LA Aaron Powell McKinney, TX
Jenna Hazlip Chicago, IL Seth Rojas Tucson, AZ
Carlos Hernandez Oklahoma City, OK Erica Rosner Madison, WI
Tom Hoffarth Los Angeles, CA Matthew Spina Boca Raton, FL
Steve Isaacson Wharton, NJ Christin St. John Los Angeles, CA
Davis Koester Trout Lake, WA Avery Tanner Mount Juliet, TN
Hunter Kosmider Lacey, WA Treston Wonser Oakfield, WI
Nathan Laffond Bloomington, IN Mark Yeh Kaohsiung, TWN
Myeongjin Lee Seoul, KOR Octavian Yuen Alameda, CA
Curtis Leung Bloomington, IN

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