TalkSox's Maddie Landis Receives SABR Award Finalist Nomination

[Brandon Glick]

This isn't our usual type of note or rumor, but as the managing editor of the site, this is perhaps the most important thing I can share with this community.

Our very own @Maddie Landis has been nominated as a SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) Award Finalist! Her piece on Vertical Approach Angle was very positively received on the site, and we knew right away that it was a special piece of analysis. It thrills me to see Maddie's name alongside revered writers and sites like The Athletic, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus.

If you haven't checked out the piece yet, I encourage you to do so. It's the kind of article that makes you smarter just by reading it, and it'll enhance your appreciation of pitcher analysis by many magnitudes.

You can see the full list of SABR Award Finalists here.

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[mvp 78]

That was a really great article. Well deserved for @Maddie Landis !!!

[Maddie Landis]

@mvp 78 Thank you! 😊 The internet today can be a pretty combative place for any kind of discourse. I’m grateful to have a corner where I can discuss baseball respectfully and intelligently, which is a testament to the work you and the other mods do to support and grow the community. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

2 hours ago, Maddie Landis said:

@mvp 78 Thank you! 😊 The internet today can be a pretty combative place for any kind of discourse. I’m grateful to have a corner where I can discuss baseball respectfully and intelligently, which is a testament to the work you and the other mods do to support and grow the community. 

Maddie, don't ever stop telling it like it is -- especially right in the face of those who tell us what our eyes and ears see and hear isn't.

[moonslav59]

Congrats Maddie!

[Kimmi]

This is awesome and well-deserved Maddie!  Congrats!

I always enjoy reading your pieces.  Keep them coming!