FanGraphs Live at SABR41 in LA
FanGraphs Live is coming to the west coast. We are excited to have teamed up with the Society for American Baseball Research and will be holding our next event at the same venue as the 41st National SABR Convention in Long Beach this summer. The event will take place on Thursday, July 7th, from 7 to 10 pm.
Among the confirmed guests who will be joining us for an evening of baseball discussion are:
Rob Neyer, national baseball writer for SB Nation
Vince Gennaro, author of Diamond Dollars and professor at Columbia University
Rich Lederer, curator of Baseball Analysts and well known Bert Blyleven booster
Jon Weisman, author of Dodger Thoughts and writer/editor at Variety
Eric Stephen, author at True Blue LA, the Dodgers arm of the SB Nation network
Jonah Keri, writer for FanGraphs and author of The Extra 2%
Carson Cistulli, editor for FanGraphs, host of FanGraphs Audio, published poet
David Appelman, president of FanGraphs
Dave Cameron, managing editor of FanGraphs
Over the course of three hours or so, we will talk extensively about the local Los Angeles franchises, the current state and future of statistical analysis, and why Jonah is just so darn likeable. In addition to hosting several moderated panel discussions, we’ll also be taking questions from the audience, aiming for an interactive discussion between guests and attendees.
In addition to providing all this for just $20, we’re also pleased to offer discounted tickets to the SABR convention for those who attend the FanGraphs Live event. If you purchase a ticket to FanGraphs Live, you will receive 15% off of any SABR conference registration – whether it be the full conference registration ($159), two-day registration ($93), or single day registration ($59). Use offer code FGNonMember-41 to receive your discount when registering at SABR’s site.
I would highly encourage you to take advantage of at least the single day offer if you can spare a Thursday away from work, as SABR has some really interesting events scheduled for that day. Scott Boras is the keynote speaker and will be addressing the convention on Thursday morning. There are approximately 40 research presentations that will take place throughout the day, and several high-powered panels including a Thursday afternoon discussion which will include myself and Sean Forman of Baseball-Reference.com – there is a non-zero chance that we arm-wrestle for exclusive rights to WAR, and you won’t want to miss that.
Space is limited, so we suggest you buy your tickets early to make sure you don’t miss out on what should be a fantastic event. We look forward to seeing you on the evening of July 7th for baseball nerdery at it’s finest.
It would be so much better if you did FanGraphs Live … On Ice!
Jonah would have an advantage, naturally.
We’re saving that for when we take the show to Canada.
As someone who has lived in both Long Beach and LA, I hate to see you refer to Long Beach as LA. Long Beach is so much cooler.
As someone who has lived in both LA and L.A., I hate to see you refer to L.A. as LA.
Not ready to buy my ticket to the SABR Convention yet, but where can I get my ticket to the Fangraphs event?
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Are you headed up to the bay area after??? Cmon we actually have real owners up here!
My dirty secret: I’m the only living Canadian who doesn’t ski or skate.
One of two, actually, Jonah. We should start a club.
Oh man, I was about to buy, buy, buy! But then… the date…. Andre Ethier Bobblehead Night is that day. I already have tickets. How unfortunate!
are you guys considering an nyc event again? east coast needs more carson cistulli!
Angels host the Mariners that week. You can add an impromptu Fangraph tailgate meeting in, say, the Orangewood general parking area. Field boxes (8 seats) remain available.
No tail gaiting at Dodger stadium, I think, and its a more horrible experience all around.
Angel Stadium is cheaper as well, and like you said “semi” allows tailgating.
Thursday wasn’t one of the available choices, it starts with the 8th and goes through the 10th. I would be way more interested in the presentations and speakers instead of heading to Dodger Stadium and Angel Stadium. Does this mean that the 7th is already sold out?..
All the additional things you can sign up for extras. If you buy a one day pass to the SABR convention, you can use it to come all day Thursday and hear the presentations and panels, and then stick around for our event on Thursday night (though, you’d need to buy a ticket to that as well, but it would get you the 15% discount on the one day SABR convention pass).
or are those sessions, just extra activities along with what happens on the 6th and 7th.
Is there a reason they do SABR on a Thursday night? I would undoubtedly be going if it were on the weekend…
Are there going to be any of these events in other locations? Possibly Texas?