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Draft signings
  by Mike Emeigh

Post ‘em as you got ‘em

Posted: June 10, 2013 at 03:42 PM
MLB Draft OMNICHATTER
  by Mike Emeigh

First round draft order:

1. Houston Astros
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Colorado Rockies
4. Minnesota Twins
5. Cleveland Indians
6. Miami Marlins
7. Boston Red Sox
8. Kansas City Royals
9. Pittsburgh Pirates (compensation for failing to sign Mark Appel)
10. Toronto Blue Jays
11. New York Mets
12. Seattle ...

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Posted: June 04, 2013 at 03:27 PM
SABR 43 Research Presentations
  by Mike Emeigh

The presentations this year have more of a historical focus than they have in the past; there aren’t quite as many analytical offerings. Although there is this one:

RP27: Baseball in the Age of Big Data: Why the Revolution Will Be Televised
Sean Lahman

and this:

RP12: A Probabilistic Approach to ...

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Posted: May 30, 2013 at 03:07 PM
Rawlings Gold Glove Award adds new sabermetric component with SABR
  by Mike Emeigh

Comment in the thread below:

As part of the multi-year collaboration beginning with the 2013 season, SABR will develop an expanded statistical resource guide that will accompany the Rawlings Gold Glove Award ballots sent to major league-level managers and coaches each year. In addition, SABR will ...

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Posted: March 08, 2013 at 04:59 PM
John Farrell and the Shift Defense
  by Matt Clement of Alexandria

The largest change in baseball strategy over the last decade has been the radically increased use of the shift defense in the past two years.  This was pointed out in a Bill James Online article by John Dewan early in 2012.  Farrell’s Blue Jays were among the earliest adopters of the shift, ...

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Posted: March 06, 2013 at 08:53 AM
SABR Analytics Conference, March 7-9, 2013 Phoenix, AZ
  by Mike Emeigh

The 2013 SABR Analytics Conference will be held Thursday, March 7 through Saturday, March 9, 2013, in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

Thursday’s programming will be held at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, 555 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ ...

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Posted: March 01, 2013 at 02:29 PM
Most Meritorious Player: 1979 Ballot
  by DL from MN

For 1979, each voter should rank their top 13 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EST on 06 March 2013.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If have never participated in an MMP election, just post a ...

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Posted: February 22, 2013 at 02:24 PM
Most Meritorious Player: 1978 Ballot
  by DL from MN

For 1978, each voter should rank their top 13 players from both leagues combined.

Balloting will close at 4pm EST on 06 February 2013.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ...

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Posted: January 23, 2013 at 11:56 AM
Hotel Reservation Link for SABR43
  by Mike Emeigh

About time!

Hotel reservation link is also accessible through the convention site.

Posted: January 18, 2013 at 01:11 PM
Nominations for the Greg Spira Award are now open!
  by Mike Emeigh

The new Greg Spira Baseball Research Award (www.SpiraAward.org) will be given annually in recognition of the best published article or paper containing original baseball research by a person 30 years old or younger.

Working with the Spira family, the creators of the Greg Spira Award include Sean ...

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Posted: January 16, 2013 at 08:42 PM

 

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