Link: http://sabr.org/convention/sabr47-presentations Presentation: RP29: Ejection Diaries: John McGraw Battles the National League’s Umpires and Executives Slides: Click here to download the PowerPoint slides from Dan’s presentation (.pptx) John McGraw was one baseball’s greatest managers and one of New York’s most celebrated figures. He could be charming and generous. Alternatively, he often found himself in the middle […]
Dan Levitt Speaker at SportCon Sports Analytics Conference, January 10, 2017.
Link: https://sportcon2017.sched.com/event/921v From Deadball to Techball: The Evolution of Baseball Innovation Moneyball highlighted a new way to think about building a baseball team. But trying to gain an edge has been going on since baseball began, and it didn’t stop with the publication of Michael Lewis’s book. For example, in the 1930s, the smartest front […]
SABR 45: Dan Levitt selected as Bob Davids Award winner
Link: http://sabr.org/latest/sabr-45-dan-levitt-selected-bob-davids-award-winner Daniel R. Levitt, an award-winning author and past president of SABR’s Halsey Hall Chapter in Minnesota, was announced as the winner of the Bob Davids Award during the SABR 45 Awards Luncheon on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Chicago. The award — which is the Society’s highest honor — honors SABR members whose contributions […]