Rogan: Sports' Forgotten Heroes: George H.W. Bush
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
From SABR member Warren Rogan at Sports' Forgotten Heroes on December 11, 2018, with SABR member Herm Krabbenhoft:
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MLB teams close winter meetings with Christmas lists, but who will get the presents?
USATODAY (Sports Top Stories)
As baseball's winter meetings close, everyone’s Christmas lists are set. Now, brace for a flurry of trades and signings.
Raiders fans, twice abandoned, deserve much better
SFgate.com (sports)
Congratulations, Raiders fans: It’s official now.
You are the most screwed-over fans in American sports.
Oh, sure, others have vied for the title in the past. Baltimore had a pity party for a time. Cleveland felt abandoned.
Lockard: Addressing pitchers’ injuries one small movement at a time
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
From Melissa Lockard at The Athletic on December 12, 2018:
In baseball, the best-laid plans are often scuttled by the snap of an elbow ligament or a fraying of a shoulder labrum. While injuries are as much a part of sports as green grass and overpriced hot dogs...
Goldman: Baseball's Hall of Fame was busted long before Harold Baines got in
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
From SABR member Steven Goldman at Deadspin on December 12, 2018:
It was terribly unfair of the “Today’s Game Era Committee” of the Baseball Hall of Fame to put Harold Baines in this position.
Posnanski: The history of the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
From SABR member Joe Posnanski at JoePosnanski.com on December 12, 2018:
Al Helfer named 2019 Ford C. Frick Award winner
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
From the Baseball Hall of Fame on December 12, 2018:
Al Helfer, who called games for eight teams and became nationally renowned for his radio work on the Mutual Game of the Day in the 1950s, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Ford C.
2018 Panini Elite Extra Edition - All the Dodgers Cards
Blue Heaven
Now available at your local hobby shop is Panini's 2018 Elite Extra Edition brand, and as always it features many of the top prospects in the game. Go here for a complete checklist.Below are all of the Dodger players that are available; including our top catching prospect Keibert Ruiz.
Carleton: Long live the shift
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
From Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus on December 13, 2018:
According to recent reports, Major League Baseball is considering banning the infield shift.
*sigh*
Let’s take this one part at a time.
October 2, 1908: Addie Joss outduels Ed Walsh, throws perfect game
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
In 1994 Major League Baseball realigned the divisions in the American and the National Leagues not only to accommodate expansion but to add two additional playoff teams. The new format expanded the...
Dewan: Baseball Info Solutions' MLB year-end awards in 2018
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on December 11, 2018:
We’re nearing the end of the year, so this seems like an appropriate time to bestow some statistically-driven baseball awards for 2018.
Cleveland Indians Rule 5 Draft 2018: Kyle Dowdy among four prospects lost
Let's Go Tribe
Indians add a pitcher and 1B/catcher in AAA phase but lose a pair of pitchers and a first baseman.
A look at the free agent starters still available post-Winter Meetings
Beyond the Box Score
The remaining starters available on the free agent market are mostly uninspiring.
Raiders fans, twice abandoned, earn notorious honor
«SFGate» (sfgate.com)
Congratulations Raiders fans. It’s official now.
You are the most screwed-over fan base in American sports.
Oh, sure, others have vied for the title in the past. Baltimore had a pity party for a time. Cleveland felt abandoned.
Daniel: A conversation with baseball glove artist Sean Kane
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
From SABR member J. Daniel at 1980s Baseball on December 10, 2018, with SABR member Sean Kane:
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