The Pastime

I’ve just returned from participating in the trivia contest, and I don’t have especially good news to report. Out of 54 questions, I managed to answer nine correctly, or 17%. You’ve got to really curve that grade to make that a passing mark. Thankfully, the test was brutal, and everyone scored low. The top five […]

With a full lineup of events today, I’ve been having to make some tough decisions. Do I tour Busch Stadium, or see a presentation on five-game series sweeps based on retrosheet data? What’s more interesting, the history of controversial records, or how Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis failed to integrate baseball as its first commissioner? Tough […]

Well, I’m here at the Adam’s Mark Hotel (the tan building on the left in the above picture) in downtown St. Louis, the home of the 37th SABR convention. So far, I’ve been having a great time talking with all of these baseball-lovin’ folks. It’s nice to be able to sit around and talk with […]