Richard Cuicchi has been a member of Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) since 1983. He is active with the Schott-Pelican chapter of SABR in New Orleans. He has contributed numerous baseball-related articles to local and national publications. Some examples are contained in the links below. Family Ties represents over twenty years of research and data collection. Its extensive compilation of information makes it the most comprehensive and fascinating book about the topic of baseball's relatives.