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Students, profs unite to defend higher ed
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Week in pictures
The Associated Press
Captivating images by AP photojournalists highlight a collection of stories from across the globe.
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Trump’s tariffs could be tough to crack for a German nutcracker maker
The Associated Press
Steinbach Volkskunst sells more than 90% of what it makes to the United States and is looking at ways to lessen the impact of the tariffs.
Education Day of Action protests
The Associated Press
Holding signs that read “Hands off libraries!” and “To protect free thought, protect free speech,” professors and students rally at U.S. campuses.
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Photos of Panamanians who say their migrant-related businesses have dried up
The Associated Press
Some people had transformed their lives by installing electricity in their homes or funding their children’s education. Now many are struggling.
Portrait of injured Gazan boy named World Press Photo of the Year
BBC News · Staff
Samar Abu Elouf’s photo tells not only the story of 9-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour but of the wider war in Gaza. Plus, stunning images of each finalist.
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Trump flexes his power
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Trump flexes power over the law, top colleges and the media
CNN · Stephen Collinson
Only three months into his new term, President Donald Trump is escalating a battle against institutions that challenge his strongman instincts.
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Rümeysa Öztürk’s journey from Ph.D. scholar to a Louisiana cell
propublica.org · Hannah Allam
The student’s arrest and detention reveal what President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign looks like on the street level.
‘All Russia fed us are lies’
Kyiv Post · Kateryna Zakharchenko
The two Chinese fighters captured in Ukraine shed light on how they ended up fighting for Moscow and their perception of the invasion now.
A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
NPR · Jenna McLaughlin
Staffers noticed a spike in data leaving the National Labor Relations Board. This may have included information on legal cases and corporate secrets.
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Filing your taxes late? Here’s what you need to know
ABC News · Max Zahn
Late tax filers risk penalties but can take steps to avoid them.
How to stay safe on cruises now that the CDC has fired health inspectors
Frommers · Pauline Frommer
Norovirus outbreaks are surging on cruise ships — and the CDC’s health inspectors just got fired.
North Carolina has a phone where you can call the dead
fodors.com · Teresa Bergen
Wind phones provide a tangible way to grieve.
The first gamer saint
aftermath.site · Riley MacLeod
Carlo Acutis, who died at age 15 in 2006, will be canonized by the Catholic Church at the end of this month.
WTF is a Hormbles Chormbles?
Eater · Jaya Saxena
A new chocolate bar is trying to disrupt candy by calling it the weirdest thing possible.
Matthew Sullivan on discovering his monthly Sherlock group
crimereads.com · Matthew Sullivan
The value of reading — and sometimes reading together.
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Gayle King defends space flight after backlash
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‘Not just measles’: Whooping cough cases soar as vaccine rates decline
propublica.org · ProPublica Staff
Cases of the illness have skyrocketed by more than 1,500% nationwide since hitting a recent low in 2021.
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Course of treatment
stanfordmag.org · STANFORD magazine
After Stanford physician Bryant Lin was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, he invited students to follow along.
In North Carolina, juvenile lifers see a pathway to freedom
boltsmag.org · Phillip Vance Smith II
What happens when an administration believes in second chances.
Gayle King defends space flight after backlash
Rolling Stone · Larisha Paul
“Go to space or go to Blue Origin and see what they do and then come back and say, ‘This is a terrible thing,'” she challenged.
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Here’s how a satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth
Ars Technica · Stephen Clark
Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise.
How to make an egg bounce
Popular Science · Laura Baisas
Eggshells are no match for acetic acid in this rubber egg experiment.
What does a galaxy taste like?
Atlas Obscura · Anne Ewbank
Exploring how flavor chemists, or “flavorists,” create imaginative — and imaginary — flavors.
Coachella began as a typo. Here’s what happened next
NPR · Christina Gayton
Each April, tens of thousands of people flock to the heart of the Coachella Valley to camp, dance and let loose at the music festival by that same name.
25 books that define California
altaonline.com · The Editors
Authors, critics, and booksellers on their favorite California novel.
Demi Moore has always been ahead of her time
TIME · TIME
Her philosophy is that all of life’s events happen for us, rather than to us.
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Trump and his ‘gold guy’ are redecorating the White…
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Budget cuts and bathrooms: An ongoing struggle at U.S. national parks
USA TODAY · Trevor Hughes
Struggling to find a restroom at some National Park Service sites this spring? You’re in good company.
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The Trump administration’s increasing hostility to basic due process
Reason.com · Joe Lancaster
JD Vance is only the latest to indicate he sees the legal concept as an unnecessary impediment to the administration’s goals.
Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget
grist.org · Matt Simon
Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts.
What does U.K. ruling on definition of woman mean for trans rights?
Context · Lucy Middleton
Britain’s top court says the Equality Act’s definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
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ChatGPT spends ‘tens of millions of dollars’ on people saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
techradar.com · John-Anthony Disotto
But Sam Altman says it’s worth it.
Is this a hint of life on another world, or just a lot of hot air?
NPR · Nell Greenfieldboyce
The planet in question, K2-18b, was discovered in 2015 by NASA’s Kepler mission.
A best stunt Oscar could drive stunt designers to up the ante
hollywoodreporter.com · Aaron Couch
After a 34-year effort, stunts will be recognized in 2028 with a stunt design Oscar.
How Trump and his ‘gold guy’ are redecorating the White House
The Wall Street Journal. · Meridith McGraw, Josh Dawsey and Julie Wernau
The president is making the world’s most famous residence more like Mar-a-Lago, his gilded Florida club.
Where in the world are your jeans from?
InStyle · Madeline Hirsch
As the tariff chaos of the past few weeks has shown, every garment takes a global village to create.
To Peep or not Peep? The Easter holiday treat evokes strong reactions — good and bad.
CBS News · CBS Staff
Love them or hate them, marshmallow Peeps are inescapable around the Easter holiday.
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[SABR] Download your free e-book edition of the Spring…
April 17, 2025
Dear Peter:
With an original cover illustration of the Harrisburg Giants outfield designed by SABR member Gary Cieradkowski, we hope you enjoy the e-book edition of the Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal! Anyone who has subscribed to the print editionshould receive their copy in the mail in the next 2-4 weeks.
Click on a link below to download the PDF, EPUB/Kindle, or MOBI files for the Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal, Vol. 54, No. 1, to your computer.
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As Gary Cieradkowski writes about his cover artwork, “The Harrisburg Giants had what was supposed to be one of the greatest outfields in history with Fats Jenkins, Oscar Charleston, and Rap Dixon. Because the Harrisburg Giants are not as well-known as the Kansas City Monarchs or Homestead Grays, they often get completely overlooked in history.” You can learn more about the Harrisburg Giants in Jeremy Raff’s article, “The Lancaster Loophole,” in this edition of the BRJ.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NORTHERN NEIGHBORS
- The Toronto Maple Leafs: The Barrow Years, 1900–02, by David Siegel
- Ladies of The Night Game: Toronto’s Lighted Diamonds and the Female Ballplayers Who Pioneered Playing Under the Stars, by Stephen Dame
- Daily Operations in the United States Negro Baseball League, 1945–46, by Christian Trudeau
TWENTIETH CENTURY
- Scoreboard Numbers vs Uniform Numbers: The 1931–34 Detroit Tigers and the Letter of the Law, by Herm Krabbenhoft
- The Lancaster Loophole: Pennsylvania Blue Laws Bring the Harrisburg Giants to Rossmere Base Ball Park, 1925–27, by Jeremy Raff
- Crucial Choices: O’Malley, Dressen, and Reese Rolled the Dice in Brooklyn, by Francis Kinlaw
STATS & ANALYSIS
- Assessing the Accuracy of Runs Created: Comparing Outside and Inside Aggregation Methods, by Joey de Souza White
- Using Z-Scores to Measure Player Performance, by Benjamin Alter
- Infield Hit Model, Part 2: Use the Whole Field, Hit Line Drives, by Donald Slavik
- Josh Gibson’s Place in History: A Statistical Analysis, by Benjamin Alter
WILD WEST
- More than a Sport: Early Developments of Baseball in Lawrence, Kansas, by Jude Butler
- The Original Cactus League, by Robert Schon
EYE AND EAR
- The Impact of Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) on Major League Baseball Batting Performance, by MP Geiss and David Portney
- “It’s Supposed to Be Hard”: Why It’s Harder to Get an Orchestra Job Than to Play Professional Baseball, by Henry Peyrebrune
HENRY CHADWICK AWARD
- Rob Fitts, by Dan Levitt
- Gary Gillette, by Mark Armour
- Richard Malatzky, by John Thorn
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— Cecilia M. Tan
SABR Publications Director
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