Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this week's newsletter on the web. Here's what we've been up to as of October 19, 2018:
In all seriousness, why would he?
The idea that Joe Girardi would want to manage the Cincinnati Reds at this juncture was always a curious one. Girardi, with 10 winning seasons at the helm of the New York Yankees and a World Series title under his belt...
Here's a FanPost Friday submission answering the prompt of what your baseball dream job would be. Take it away, UnitOf97!
Like most of you, I’ve passionately followed baseball for years. It was my favorite thing to talk about as a kid, read about on public transit while in college, and imagine myself doing for the rest of my life.
Join the Houston Astros bench coach Joe Espada in partnership with former MLB pitcher and World Series winner J.C. Romero and learn
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on October 19, 2018:
Fundamentally, baseball is what America is not, but has longed or imagined itself to be. It is the missing piece of the puzzle, the part that makes us whole … a fit for a fractured society.
From SABR member Tyler Kepner at the New York Times on October 19, 2018:
Mostly because defense is invisible.
FanGraphs had a good piece recently on passed balls and their ilk, the wild pitch, and that the general trend in baseball is that they are up. It’s been on display in particular this postseason...
MARION, Ind. – Six Indiana Wesleyan University athletic teams are currently ranked in NAIA Top-25 Coaches Polls. Men’s cross country leads the way with a No. 7 ranking while men’s golf and women’s golf are each ranked for the first time.
I intended to save this post for after the World Series, but all my other article ideas involved payroll discussions. So instead of investigating the outfield, our qualifying offer candidates, and other potential strategic discussions...
General Manager? Radio announcer? Peanut slinger?
Hello folks! After a couple weeks off, FanPost Friday is back! The World Series will be cracking off next week, we’ve had some beautiful fall weather in Seattle...