Peter A. Hovis

[SABR.Notes] This Week in SABR: February 21, 2025

RJ Hamster

This Week in SABR: February 21, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, February 21, 2025.
Click here to view this newsletter on the web.

Vote now in special election on proposed changes to SABR By-Laws
SABR Analytics Conference: Early-bird discounts end tonight
Join us for SABR 53 this summer in Dallas-Fort Worth
Paul Zwirecki hired as new External Relations Officer
Listen to new Oral History interview with Bob Uecker

Early-bird discounts end tonight for 2025 SABR Analytics Conference

We’re just a few weeks away from the SABR Analytics Conference on March 14-16, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona! The early-bird registration discounts will expire tonight on Friday, February 21, so sign up today to join us. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.

Featured speakers and panelists are expected to include: Brian Kenny, MLB Network; Glenn Fleisig, American Sports Medicine Institute; Mike Petriello and Jason Bernard, Major League Baseball; Kyle Boddy, Driveline Baseball; Alex Caravan, Penn Interactive; former major-league pitcher Burke Badenhop and Max Glick, Arizona Diamondbacks; Michael Girsch, St. Louis Cardinals; Will Vandenberg, Los Angeles Dodgers; Michael Sonne, Chicago Cubs; Eric Babitz, Andrew Fox, Phil Hauser, Everett Johnson, Maggie Noffke, Daniel Oh, Megan Stewart, and Dan Turkenkopf, Milwaukee Brewers; Arnel Aguinaldo, Point Loma Nazarene University; Vivienne Pelletier, Arizona State University; and more. Click here to learn more about our Featured Speakers.

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

Early registration now available for SABR 53 in Dallas-Fort Worth

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. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.

Here are some of our featured speakers and panelists:

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 rejuvenated 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!

Visit SABR.org/convention to register now or learn more.

Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend SABR 53

With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to 4 scholarships to high school or college students to attend SABR 53 on June 25-29, 2025, in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. This scholarship will pay for registration, transportation and lodging (double occupancy) up to a total value of $1,250.

Students must be currently enrolled in a high school, college undergraduate or graduate program, and be between 18 and 29 years of age at the time of the conference. All applications must be postmarked or e-mailed to Scott Carter no later than April 11, 2025.

Click here to learn more or to download an application.

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.

19th Century League Documents now available in SABR Research Collection

SABR’s Nineteenth Century Committee is proud to announce the launch of the 19th Century League Documents Project, which aims to collect all available pre-1900 baseball documents and make them available online to future researchers. The initial collection includes about 50 documents from the National League’s founding in 1876 to the NL’s final season as a sole major league in 1900. It also includes National Agreements for most seasons, plus American Association Constitutions from 1882 to 1891. Click here to learn more.

Vote now in special election on proposed changes to SABR By-Laws

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 began on Wednesday, February 19.

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 was sent out from tellers@sabr.org to all eligible SABR voters on Wednesday, February 19. The voting period will remain open until March 5. If you did not receive a ballot, please contact jpomrenke@sabr.org to have it re-sent to your email.

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

Paul Zwirecki joins SABR staff as External Relations Officer

SABR is pleased to welcome Paul Zwirecki as its new External Relations Officer beginning on February 18. In this role, he will lead SABR’s organizational efforts to partner, collaborate, and engage with industry, educational, and civic institutions.

Zwirecki joins SABR after serving for more than six years as Director of Advancement and Strategic Partnerships at the Organization of American Historians. He holds master’s and doctorate degrees in American History from the University at Buffalo and a bachelor’s degree in History from Binghamton University. He resides in the Buffalo area with his wife. A lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, he has attended games at 26 of the 30 current MLB stadiums.

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 Database and 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.

New Oral History interview: Bob Uecker

Visit SABR.org/oralhistory to find more interviews from the SABR Oral History Collection.

2 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
Rusty Austin Rancho Mirage, CA Taren Igou Flourtown, PA
Tom Beauregard Ashland, WI Liam Jennings Pittsburgh, PA
Rob Benesh Schaumburg, IL Josh Knapp Pittsburgh, PA
Gabriel Bergeron-Poulin Montreal, QC Jake McGriff Tempe, AZ
Matt Bruster Salt Lake City, UT Jacob Milham Norfolk, VA
Jeff Caldwell Columbia City, OR Drew Mukherjee Chicago, IL
Dan Cascio Fairfield, CA Sam Musterer Marietta, GA
Timothy Chen Tampa, FL Tyler Newton Austin, TX
Alison De La Cruz Los Angeles, CA Anthony Pallitto Bakersfield, CA
AJ Garcia Tempe, AZ Victoria Perez-Carranza Tempe, AZ
Adam Gehr Sinking Spring, PA Justin Plokhooy Waxahachie, TX
Nathan Hartley Potsdam, NY Ben Schefers Norwood YA, MN
Dylan Heydenburg Tuscaloosa, AL Connor Shaw Boston, MA
Emilee Hoang Hattiesburg, MS Merritt Spencer San Antonio, TX
Eric Hoepfner Phoenix, AZ Sam Spomer Omaha, NE
Patrick Holsey Union, NJ Kelly Thompson Oklahoma City, OK
Clayton Hsiung Austin, TX William Walker Phoenix, AZ
Kai Bo Huang Joe Wuest East Lansing, MI

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