Fun chapter outing to see the Trenton Thunder beat the Williamsport Crosscutters 8-6 on a sunny summery Sunday. Nice to see North Jersey native Carsten Sabathia III playing 1B for the Thunder.

So many great stories in the new issue of the SABR Baseball Research Journal, edited by @lizroscher.bsky.social! Women in Banana Ball, by @whyilikebaseball.bsky.social; a memorable Phillies groundskeeper by @kennyayres.bsky.social; lefty double-play combos and more: sabr.org/journals/spr...

RIP James A. Riley, former SABR Board President and Negro Leagues historian. His landmark 1994 book “The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues” remains one of the most comprehensive reference works on Black baseball: sabr.org/latest/in-me...

Got home from NYC to find my author’a copy of this waiting! Soon to be available wherever quality SABR books are sold. Featuring a piquant essay by yours truly about some umpires who went from the Cape to The Show.

It's nice how Paterson celebrates its own and has been doing a lot to rehabilitate its parks and fields. www.mlb.com/news/field-d...

Today, Paterson, NJ, celebrated native son and MLB veteran Johnny Briggs (Phillies, Brewers, Twins) by restoring and rededicating the athletic field that bears his name. The field will be used by the Kennedy HS softball team and for Little League games. Photos by @thelensofdonnam.bsky.social.

Thanks everyone for joining the SABR Asian baseball zoom tonight. Had a great time talking the WBC and honestly could have gone all night. Because I mentioned it on the call, anyone who wants a signed copy can order that through my site: www.michaelclair.com

The Spring issue of our newsletter is out! tinyurl.com/ESEspr26 Check out stories on Dave Kaplan, Monte Irvin, Bernie Williams, Jonathan Tetelman, Cecil Spittler, and more! #SABR

A Negro Leagues tribute game at @tulaneu.bsky.social, a @sabrelysian.bsky.social Black baseball exhibit, and a new Latino Baseball oral history project highlight SABR's 2026 Local Grants recipients: sabr.org/latest/2026-...

💥 Baseball Card Show this Saturday at the Muth Museum! The event is a fundraiser for the Muth that we support and help organize. It’s a unique opportunity to stand in a historic place and immerse yourself in the baseball card world while helping to promote and preserve baseball history! #CardSky

Here's the cover of SABR's forthcoming book on the 2001 Mariners (which I co-edited). It's scheduled for publication in April and includes a dozen or so game stories and bios of every player, coach, and broadcaster.

Whitlock has the modern-logo Nokona glove. Made in Nocona, Texas, the only major league baseball gloves still made in the USA. If you want to know more about the history of the 139 year old glove company, SABR's got you: sabr.org/journal/arti...

Let us know your favorite baseball cards or sets between 1998 and 2008. No need for them to be valuable. Fun, quirky, cool looking…all are fair game. #CardSky

By the way, if you find the Venezuelan team in the #WorldBaseballClassic exciting, may I remind you SABR just published a book on great Venezolanos who play baseball? Get it anywhere books are sold, or read in online: sabr.org/journals/vin...

What a phenomenal afternoon at the @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social! Thank you to @kavithad.bsky.social for moderating a powerful conversation with baseball game changers @umpireplb.bsky.social and Alexia Jorge, and to Perry and Alexia for blazing trails on the baseball diamond.

TODAY❗️

Award-winning journalist @kavithad.bsky.social is moderating our “Game Changers” panel celebrating women in baseball, starting at 1:30 tomorrow at @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social. Don’t miss it! Full event details: tinyurl.com/GC31426 Reservations recommended: tinyurl.com/RSVP4GC

We’re celebrating women in baseball this Saturday at @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social! “Game Changers” kicks off at 1:30. Honored to have the incomparable @umpireplb.bsky.social participating. Full details: tinyurl.com/GC31426 Reservations recommended: tinyurl.com/RSVP4GC

Meet Alexia Jorge, @wpbl.bsky.social & Team USA catcher this Saturday as part of our “Game Changers” program at @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social. Alexia will be on our women in baseball panel & have an autograph signing. Full details: tinyurl.com/GC31426 Reservations recommended: tinyurl.com/RSVP4GC

Head to @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social next Saturday, 3/14, for our celebration of women in baseball! All are welcome. Hear from @umpireplb.bsky.social, Alexia Jorge, and @kavithad.bsky.social. Full details: tinyurl.com/GC31426 Reservations recommended: tinyurl.com/RSVP4GC

Head to @yogiberramuseum.bsky.social on 3/14 for “Game Changers: Celebrating Women in Baseball.” Hear from @umpireplb.bsky.social, Alexia Jorge & @kavithad.bsky.social. Autograph signing with Alexia follows the panel. Museum admission req’d. Reservations for the panel discussion encouraged.

Spotlight on an American treasure that North Jersey gets to call its own

My conversation with SABR's 20205 Burdick Award winner Anson Whaley of @prewarcards.bsky.social covered a range of his experiences and motivations, plus some great cards out of that collection. #CardSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDGG...

Together with the Goose Goslin SABR Chapter, we honored Jerry with the Russell Gabay Award in 2025. He has been our guest at two chapter meetings held over Zoom. Access recordings of both: Linktr.ee/SABRElysianFields

If you missed our SABR Oral History interview last week with Hall of Famer Greg Maddux(!), the recording is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8su... and sabr.org/interview/gr...

55 years ago today, Satchel Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. A few years ago I wrote about the path he took — we all took, honestly — to this glorious day. sabr.org/journal/arti...

Enjoying a sneak preview of the new Dick Allen film with @johnpowens.bsky.social at the @sabrchicago.bsky.social meeting today. Here’s the recently released trailer: dickallen15film.com

Fantastic @sabrchicago.bsky.social meeting today. Author Kevin Guilfoile with not just any #RobertoClemente game-used bat to pass around the room…AND we were one of the first audiences to see Ep1 of the new #DickAllen documentary!

All set for our SABR Day Tribute to Baseball in the Arts! Swing by the Muth Museum tomorrow for baseball fellowship and presentations from @toddradom.bsky.social, Ellen Lindner, and Brian Kong. 10:00 a.m. start. Suggested donation of $10 to attend. Check our pinned post for full event details.

Don’t miss @toddradom.bsky.social, Brian Kong, and Ellen Lindner at our SABR Day event this Saturday!

Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! We are proud to count Jen Pawol among the trailblazers who call Northern New Jersey home. Check out the story about her, written by @umpireplb.bsky.social, that ran in our Fall 2025 newsletter.

Ron Teasley, RIP (1927-2026) 😢

Excited to unveil a brand-new SABR Research Resources portal today at sabr.org/latest/sabr-.... Tons of links to baseball archives, databases, publications, and websites — plus members-only access to newspaper archives and other online collections.

Unfortunately, our friends from the Simmons Museum won’t be able to join us after all. It will still be a great day at the Muth! Make your reservation and come celebrate baseball in the arts with us.

In addition to hearing from Ellen Lindner, Brian Kong, and Todd Radom, our SABR Day event will include an opportunity to check out the traveling exhibit from the Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball. All are welcome! Have you made your reservation yet?

The Japanese Baseball Card Industry. Video of the January 28, Zoom talk with Tatsuo Shinke, CEO of MINT Sports Cards in Japan

A nice writeup about our upcoming event (February 7) at the Muth Museum with Brian Kong, Ellen Lindner, and @toddradom.bsky.social! Thank you, Ron. All are welcome (but please make a reservation - details on how to do so in Ron’s post)!

Come hear from @toddradom.bsky.social at our Tribute to Baseball in the Arts on 2/7 at the Muth Museum. Details in our pinned post. Among the leading creators in the professional sports industry, his three decades of work have resulted in some of the most familiar icons of our popular culture.

The inmates are still gone but baseball is coming back to the Old Joliet Prison. The Joliet Slammers will play on the historic grounds against the Gateway Grizzlies of Sauget, Illinois, in an exhibition game April 30 as part of an official Route 66 Centennial kickoff celebration.

Cartoonist, illustrator, editor, and educator Ellen Lindner will be one of the featured artists at our Baseball in the Arts event at the Muth Museum on February 7. Event details in our pinned post. Check out Ellen’s works here: littlewhitebird.com.

Illustrator and Topps artist Brian Kong will be one of the featured artists at our Baseball in the Arts event at the Muth Museum on February 7. Event details in our pinned post. Brian will hold a meet & greet and have works for sale. He’s also accepting commissions for pickup. BrianKong.com

We’ve got a great program planned for February 7 at the Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium. Reserve your spot so you don’t miss hearing from @toddradom.bsky.social, Brian Kong, and Ellen Lindner!

New from me, a little project that I worked on with @toddradom.bsky.social sabrpictorial.com/2026/01/09/m... @davidjroth.bsky.social @jayjaffe.bsky.social

We have job opening at BA. www.baseballamerica.com/stories/base...

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SABR Hanlan's Point is pleased to announce that L.A. Angels bench coach & long-time former Blue Jays manager JOHN GIBBONS, will join us virtually, on SABR Day Sat., Jan. 31. Registration details will be announced soon!

It's been 40 years to the day since Bill Veeck passed away. He was the driving force of "Our Team," the character I started with, the constant as I shifted focus from the St. Louis Browns to the Cleveland Indians. Here's a snippet I wrote of the dance Veeck threw the night his wooden leg arrived.

The Winter 2026 issue of “Eleventh Street Eagle” has landed! Lots of baseball goodness inside, plus full details on our SABR Day event at the Muth Museum with guests @toddradom.bsky.social, Brian Kong, and Ellen Lindner. tinyurl.com/ESEWinter2026