OT: How many of you are a member of SABR?

[thecatspajamas]

If you do any kind of baseball "research," it's well worth the low membership fees. Besides the publications, you also get access to The Sporting News online archives via Paper of Record included with your membership, which in itself is worth the price of entry.

[DaClyde]

Since Baseball Reference seems to get all of their statistics from SABR and Retrosheet, I've been wanting join to see if I could be any help getting the historical rosters filled out for the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Taiwan Major League and Korea Baseball Organization. Those all seem to fall under the Minor League Research Committee. Does one necessarily need to belong to SABR to help out with the projects?

[Joe_G.]

I first joined when I began collecting OJs in the late 80s as one of their youngest members. I then took a long hiatus but have really enjoyed the 19th century committee over the last several years.

[oldjudge]

Long time member

[spec]

Originally Posted by DaClyde

Since Baseball Reference seems to get all of their statistics from SABR and Retrosheet, I've been wanting join to see if I could be any help getting the historical rosters filled out for the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Taiwan Major League and Korea Baseball Organization. Those all seem to fall under the Minor League Research Committee. Does one necessarily need to belong to SABR to help out with the projects?

Jason,
Believe it or not, SABR has an Asian Baseball Research Committee. Contact the chairman, Bill Staples (billstaplesjr on gmail) to see if the leagues you are interested in have been, or are being, researched. There's also a committee on baseball card history.
By the way, this is my 40th year as a SABR member and I've enjoyed being a part of a number of research projects and meeting others with similar interests (I believe I first interacted with Joe Gonsowski through SABR when he was still in high school). My latest project (nearly finished) is compiling a statistical history of the New England League (1885-1915).
B.ob Ri.chardson

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I am happy to know that we have so many SABR members on this great forum!

[tachyonbb]

Member for quite some time. As others have mentioned access to the Sporting News archives is worth the price of admission.

[bmarlowe1]

Member since 2006.

Pictorial History Committee puts out a nice newsletter.

[goudey1933]

OP here...joined last night.So much info.!Navigating the site...see what's where etc.will take time....but thats a good thing.Thanks guys!
Scott