Anyone else going to SABR in Phoenix?

Anyone going to the SABR conference (http://sabr.org/analytics) in Phoenix? I am one of the guest speakers there, and would be happy to say Hi and talk Strat. Let me know.

- Glenn Fleisig
a.k.a. The Biomechanical Man

Thanks for the link! Lots of good in depth reading. When will Sabermetrics defy dumb luck?.

Sincerely,
Delivery Boy...

Glenn: Just took a look at the conference schedule and your credentials - very impressive. Just wondering what you think of the effectiveness of the "heart guards" available to little leaugers (my son is 9). Thanks for any thoughts! Ralph S. ("unclerowser" in Strat.)

Thanks, unclerowser.

Research has not proven any effectiveness of heart guards or other chest protection devices from reducing sudden death from baseballs. Here is USA Baseball's Position Statement on the subject (fyi, I am now the chairman of USA Baseball Medical & Safety Advisory Committee): http://web.usabaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090813&content_id=6410334&vkey=news_usab&gid=.

Does your son's league used reduced impact (softer) baseballs? This might be a better idea than chest protectors: http://web.usabaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090813&content_id=6410310&vkey=news_usab&gid=

For further conversation about sports medicine, please go to http://www.asmi.org. Click on "forum" on that page, and we can talk there.