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January 19, 2013 4:16 pm
BP Announcements: Michael Clair's Charity Baseball Blogathon for Doctors Without Borders |
A worthy cause needs your help now.
At 11 AM on Saturday morning, Michael Clair started blogging about baseball at his excellent site, Old Time Family Baseball. He won't stop blogging until 11 AM on Sunday, by which time he will have published 48 posts, one for each half-hour interval. None of the posts is pre-written; he's doing it live. So far, he's memorialized Earl Weaver, searched for the next Vin Scully, broken down bad baseball movies to liveblog later, and diagrammed Jeff Karstens' amusing anatomy. He's doing this not because it's how he relaxes on weekends, but because he wants to make some money for a worthy organization, Doctors Without Borders. Sure, some might say it's time we took the Doctors down a notch—you wear a white coat and save some lives, and suddenly you start to believe the borders everyone else observes no longer apply to you—but Michael raised $2000 for them in his first annual charity blogathon last year, and now he's back and aiming for at least $3000. (Next year, one assumes, he'll be dreaming of 4000.)
But that, as they say in the infomercials, 's not all. Michael's 24 hours of blogging are just the start: after that, he's got a full day of guest posts by other baseball writers lined up (including yours truly, Larry Granillo, Jason Wojciechowski, and some others you might recognize from BP's past). He's also raffling away prizes for those who donate, including free subscriptions to Baseball Prospectus, gift certificates to MLB.com and Ebbets Field Flannels, a copy of Out of the Park Baseball, some good baseball books (including Best of Baseball Prospectus), some so-bad-they're-good baseball movies, and more.
January 17, 2013 3:10 pm
BP Announcements: Announcing the Greg Spira Baseball Research Award |
Announcing the rules and procedures for nominations for the inaugural Greg Spira Baseball Research Award.
Rules and Procedures for Nominations for the 2013 Greg Spira Baseball Research Award
The Greg Spira Baseball Research Award Committee (www.SpiraAward.org) has announced the rules and procedures for nominations for the inaugural Greg Spira Baseball Research Award. The winner of the Greg Spira Award will receive a cash prize of $1,000. The committee will also recognize two additional writers with awards of $200 for second place and $100 for third place.
December 12, 2012 12:01 am
BP Announcements: Kansas City Royals Job Posting - Analyst, Baseball Analytics Department |
Royals looking to hire Analyst for Baseball Analytics department.
The Kansas City Royals are looking to hire an Analyst for their Baseball Analytics department. You can apply for the position by going to Team Work online. A copy of the job description is below. Let the Royals know you read about the opening at Baseball Prospectus.
JOB SUMMARY
The Kansas City Royals Baseball Club is seeking a highly motivated and creative statistician/analyst to develop analytics for use in decision-making by the Baseball Operations department. The ideal applicant will be capable of leveraging baseball data to provide a competitive edge and innovative solutions to the Kansas City Royals.
December 4, 2012 2:30 pm
BP Announcements: BP's New BBWAA Members |
Joe Hamrahi and Sam Miller are inducted into the BBWAA, and existing member Zachary Levine is now a BP representative.
Every year at the Winter Meetings, baseball writers take a break from reporting rumors to attend to baseball writer business. (Except for Ken Rosenthal. Ken Rosenthal doesn't take breaks. Seriously kind of worried about Ken.) One of the items on the agenda at this annual BBWAA meeting is always admitting new members. A year ago, I had the pleasure of announcing my own induction. This year, we have more new members to announce: Joe Hamrahi and Sam Miller are now BBWAA members under the BP banner, as is Zachary Levine (who had previously been admitted as a representative of the Houston Chronicle).
Congratulations and welcome to Joe and Sam (and to Zachary, uh, welcome back, but with BP now). More members with press passes means more access and better baseball coverage at BP, so expect more material that benefits from our presence at the ballpark ahead.
December 3, 2012 4:00 am
BP Announcements: Winter Meetings Coverage |
The Winter Meetings kick off on Monday, and BP will be there.
The Baseball Winter Meetings kick off in Nashville on Monday, and BP will be there in force. I'll be joined by Joe Hamrahi, Jason Parks, Dan Evans, John Perrotto, Zachary Levine, Adam Sobsey, and Jason Collette. Together, we'll be bringing you the news if a big free agent signs, Scott Boras says something incredible, or a person falls into a pool at any time through Thursday. Follow us on Twitter and check back at BP for on-the-scene updates.
November 19, 2012 6:01 am
BP Announcements: Baseball Prospectus Welcomes Zachary Levine, Incorporates MLBDepthCharts.com |
BP adds an accomplished author and a valuable resource.
I enjoy announcing additions much more than I do dealing with departures, so I'm thrilled to have only two exciting additions to announce today:
November 18, 2012 9:43 pm
BP Announcements: Kansas City Royals Job Posting - Systems Architect |
Kansas City Royals looking for Systems Architect, Baseball Analytics
The Kansas City Royals are looking to hire a Systems Architect for their Baseball Analytics department. You can apply for the position by going to Team Work online. A copy of the job description is below. Let the Royals know you read about the opening at Baseball Prospectus.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Kansas City Royals Baseball Club is seeking a highly motivated data architect and systems developer to deliver analytics solutions to both baseball and business operations. While primarily working with baseball operations, this individual will also support projects for broader business operations. The ideal applicant will be able to manage multiple concurrent projects that expand the overall Royals’ information architecture and analytics capabilities.
October 24, 2012 8:00 pm
BP Announcements: Wednesday World Series Game One Roundtable HERE |
Join the BP staff for a roundtable chat from the first pitch to the last out of Game One.
We'll be chatting with you and each other from the first pitch to the last out of World Series Game One between the Giants and Tigers, starting at 8:00 PM ET tonight. Head back here then to follow along or participate while we watch to see whether Justin Verlander, who allowed an entire run in his last start, can possibly keep pace with NLCS stud Barry Zito.
October 19, 2012 1:11 pm
BP Announcements: NLCS Game Five Friday Roundtable HERE |
The BP staff is back to chat during NLCS Game Five on Friday night.
The BP roundtablers are back for a Friday night chat, so cancel your hot dates (or better yet, bring them!). We'll be chatting from the first pitch to the last out of NLCS Game Five as the Cardinals try to clinch the pennant. You, us, Barry Zito. Be there at 8:00 PM ET, and for a few hours after.
October 10, 2012 11:59 pm
BP Announcements: Wednesday Division Series Roundtable HERE |
Chat with the BP staff from first pitch to last while you watch the four games going on today.
By popular demand, the BP staff is back for another postseason roundtable, and it's going to be a busy one. Here's our agenda for the day:
1:00 PM ET Cardinals at Nationals, Game 3
4:00 PM ET Giants at Reds, Game 4
7:30 PM ET Orioles at Yankees, Game 3
9:30 PM ET Tigers at Athletics, Game 4
October 9, 2012 6:55 pm
BP Announcements: Diamond Dollars Baseball Case Competition |
Diamond Dollars Baseball Case Competition at NYU
Our good friend Vince Gennaro from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is teaming up with New York University to host a baseball case competition on November 2nd. Check out the details below and be sure to sign up soon if you're interested.
The Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) is partnering with Vince Gennaro, consultant to MLB teams and author of Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball, to offer a unique case competition for undergraduate and graduate students from area colleges and universities. The NYU-SCPS Tisch Center will host the one-day event on November 2 and also will enter a student team to compete.
October 6, 2012 3:15 am
BP Announcements: BP's Playoff Coverage |
The playoffs are already underway, and here's what we're writing about it.
The 2012 postseason has begun, and so has our post-season coverage. Here's what it will consist of:
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