Peter A. Hovis

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

RJ Hamster
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This Week in SABR: March 7, 2025

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

SABR members approve By-Laws revision in special election
SABR Analytics Conference begins next week
SABR 500 Club membership referral drive
Join us for SABR 53 this summer in Dallas-Fort Worth
Larry Gerlach to receive Seymour Medal at NINE Conference

2025 SABR Analytics Conference begins next week!

All baseball fans are invited to join us at the SABR Analytics Conference on March 14-16, 2025, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona. SABR members, check your email inbox for details on a special opportunity to attend the conference virtually via a Zoom livestream. Register today to join us!

The Analytics Conference schedule consists of research presentations and guest speakers from throughout the baseball analytics community, career development sessions led by experienced sports professionals, and industry networking opportunities — all available for any aspiring front office executive or baseball fan to attend.

In 2025, we have invited another top group of speakers from throughout the baseball industry, including Brian Kenny, MLB Network; Glenn Fleisig, American Sports Medicine Institute; Mike Petriello, Do-Hyoung Park, Graham Goldbeck, 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.

Students have the option of choosing virtual ($50) or in-person ($150) registration. Both include access to General Session panels and presentations on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 13. All student registrations also include a one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo certification course ($395 value).

To learn more about the SABR Analytics Conference, or to register, visit SABR.org/analytics.

Diamond Dollars Case Competition participating schools

The Diamond Dollars Case Competition will be held during the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference on the morning of Friday, March 14 at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona. Here are the participating schools in 2025:

Visit SABR.org/analytics/case to learn more.

SABR 500 Club membership referral drive

Do you have friends or family members who would love SABR? Now is the time to encourage them to join as we kick off the SABR 500 Club membership drive!

The SABR 500 Club is a referral-based membership drive with the goal of welcoming 500 new SABR members between March 1 and April 30, 2025. New members who sign up for an annual or multi-year membership during the referral period will receive a custom baseball card set featuring SABR-Rucker Archive images of members of the 500 home run club. Current members who refer three or more new members during the drive, regardless of membership type, will receive their choice of a card set or SABR logo lapel pin.

Visit SABR.org/500-club to learn more.

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.

Larry Gerlach to receive SABR Seymour Medal at NINE Conference

Larry Gerlach, author of Lion of the League: Bob Emslie and the Evolution of the Baseball Umpire, will receive his 2025 SABR Seymour Medal award during the 32nd annual NINE Spring Training Conference on Saturday, March 8 in Tempe, Arizona. To register for the NINE conference, visit nineconference.com.

The Dr. Harold and Dorothy Seymour Medal honors the best book of baseball history or biography published during the preceding calendar year.

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

SABR members approve By-Laws revision in special election

A revision to the SABR By-Laws was approved by the membership in a special election that closed on Wednesday, March 5. The change, which will take effect beginning with the regular election cycle this spring, defines exclusionary conflicts of interest in board service.

The By-Laws revision passed with 809 of 986 ballots (82.05 percent) recorded as “yes” votes with a two-thirds majority required.

A call for nominations for the 2025 Board of Directors elections will begin next week, with the regular election taking place from April 23-May 7. There will be three seats open: President and two Directors’ seats. Please contact Nominations Committee chair Stew Thornley with any questions.

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.

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.

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

New Oral History interview: Pat Darcy

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

Newly added: 19th Century League Documents

4 new stories published at SABR BioProject

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

9 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
Bridget Axe Los Angeles, CA Makio Mukai Tokyo, JPN
Allen Banjai St. Louis, MO Robert Nadel Winchester, MA
Steve Birchfield Lawrence, KS Katie Nan Lake Forest, CA
Ilan Blumenthal Skokie, IL Takato Ogasawara Omaha, NE
Drew Carpenter Phoenix, AZ Manuel Ovadia Chula Vista, CA
Brandon Doehne Omaha, NE Joy Pappas Orlando, FL
Jeremy Entwistle Colorado Springs, CO Ty Petersen Ham Lake, MN
Danny Epperson Stillwater, OK Lyev Pitram Philadelphia, PA
Skye Flanagan Olathe, KS Matthew Poulton Glenview, IL
Gabrielle Gee Daytona Beach, FL Jonathan Roe Inman, SC
Michael Giovanetti Riverton, NJ Levon Sarian Hanover, NH
Hector Gomez Winter Haven, FL Michael See Las Vegas, NV
Dimitri Haan Omaha, NE Brian Seiter Evergreen Park, IL
Spencer Jundt Columbia, MO Brendan Spellman Boston, MA
Chris Kennedy Cinnaminson, NJ Tony Stephens Norcross, GA
Ishan Kinikar Amherst, MA Carson Stevens San Diego, CA
Brian Kinkade Dwight, IL Bob Trautwine Shelburne, VT
Michael Lalagos Chicago, IL Bill Victor Morton Grove, IL
Derrik Maguire Franklin, MA Jalen Weathers Tempe, AZ
Bruce Morgan Lititz, PA Nick Whims Washington, DC
Cody Morris Hoover, AL

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

NAME NAME
Jake Bell Henry Levy
D. Bruce Brown Peter Mancuso
Bruce Bumbalough Peter Marcus
Ralph Caola Bruce McClure
Ken Carrano Billy Moore
Karl Cicitto Linda Nichols
Vincent Comparato Andrew North
Jim Cox Bill Nowlin
Chris Dial John Rall
Mark Drucker Michael Rosenwasser
Mark Dugo Charles Roussel
Helen Edwards Bob Russon
Daniel Evans Jason Scheller
Rosanna Fails-Kahn Douglas Schoppert
David Firstman Mary Shea
Adam Foldes Rob Sheinkopf
Gordon Golding Thomas Stone
Leslie Heaphy Wesley Story
Tim Herlich Joseph Thompson
Brenda Himrich Stew Thornley
Rockwell Hoffman Neal Traven
David Hughes Steve West
Rob Janes Beach Wires
Donald Jensen Jeffrey Wood
Robert Kenney 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.

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Here are some recent articles published by and about SABR members:

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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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