Steve Weingarden co-led the SABR Business of Baseball committee from 2009 - 2020. He is an industrial-organizational psychologist with a focus on helping new CEOs and executives navigate the people-side of leadership. His work includes studies of the effects of the executive leadership on baseball performance. Previously, Steve worked in the radio industry as a newscaster, producer, and sports talk show host. Through this work, Steve had opportunities to meet an assortment of fascinating people and to hear some incredible stories. Here are several snippets of Winter Meetings trivia with answers that can be found in the books... What team owner was concerned for his bulldog if he commented further on who he believed was really running the Cubs? Who was named as the first American League Radio Czar? What seminal Operations Research consultant -- who worked at Wayne State University and Wharton -- led the delivery of a commissioned report, "Proposed Reorganization of Baseball", for the 1969 Winter Meetings? What player was recognized for his speed to such an extent that Atlanta worked out an agreement with Warner Brothers' licensing agent to ensure that the player would be the only major-leaguer who could be called "Road Runner"? What star player signed a contract in 1979 that reportedly had deferred payments into the next century?
