In Boston University's Sleeper Auditorium, not far from Fenway Park, many of baseball's brightest minds converged for the annual Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball seminar Saturday and Sunday.
The Saber Conference, as it's known colloquially, was highlighted by a mix of baseball executives -- such as recently departed Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington and Sox senior baseball analyst Tom Tippett -- and six-time MLB All-Star pitcher Curt Schilling. The lineup of speakers was rounded out with an assortment of noted baseball thinkers.
And not unlike the speaking docket, the crowd also contained an established team of developed thinkers.