My favorite baseball websites...
I'm going to quickly give a review of my favorite baseball websites, pointing out their good points and maybe a few of their flaws. Check these out if you get a chance. I'll try to give out some annotative information so you can pick and choose what you might like.
"Charlie's Big Baseball Parks Page."
http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums.htm
This website is one of the most interesting and comprehensive things in the world. It has pictures and ratings for over three hundred baseball parks, and is brief but thorough. Check out what Charlie has to say about your local team... or preview any number of parks at once. Plus, you can see parks that aren't there anymore, and reminisce.
"Baseballreference.com."
http://www.baseballreference.com
I have been to this site more often than I can count, though people say there are better, more comprehensive sites. This site can really improve one's historical baseball knowledge - the similarity scores are amazing. And kudos to these guys for digging up salaries of the players, what a nice touch!
"Baseball-almanac.com."
http://www.baseball-almanac.com
I actually dropped these guys a line regarding their draft picks, it seems they were a little behind with some of their information. I still am impressed with the variety of stuff you find on this site. Plus, it's remarkable what these guys have considering there are like two of them doing it. And user input is welcomed!
Peter Gammons, espn.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/index
This guy knows more about baseball than anyone on the planet. And he's a true fan as well. And somehow, he's always in the know about what trades are about to be consummated, what minor leaguers will be the next big thing, and, of course, his team, the Red Sox. Gammons is the most legitimate Boston fan out there, period.
This site has some of Gammons's articles archived for easy reading, and of course Gammons is quite articulate. Did I mention he likes rock music and plays some himself?
Rob Neyer's website...
http://www.robneyer.com/
Espn.com has seen fit to make all of Rob's sabermetric stuff Insider-exclusive content, which is outside the budget of this college student. While I somehow feel robbed of great statistical arguments, including Rob's patented "Player A vs. Player B" blind statistical surprises, I can still read Rob's complaints about the Royals on his website. There are also some historical pieces in Rob's Articles section that could boost anyone's baseball IQ. Remember, baseball took places before the 1990s... strange but true.
On a side note, Rob's articles tend to polarize people. He tends to go right after superstars who aren't as strong statistically as people might think, and this alienates a certain percentage of fans and other sportswriters. I think this year he claimed that some players weren't really All-Stars, and that of course hurts.
"Bat-girl."
http://www.bat-girl.com/
This is a blog by some possibly high-school, possibly 20-something female Twins fan that is sarcastic, hilarious, and a tad bit infantile. If you're a girl, you can get a "Twins boyfriend," which apparently means you adopt some Twin as your current boyfriend. I don't know how that works, but it sounds hopeful. What girl wouldn't want Torii Hunter as a significant other? I couldn't hope to answer that. You should really read the July 3 spoof of Batman Begins though, that's top shelf.
Wait, correction, I guess this girl is in her twenties because she appears to be married. I just "Met Team Batgirl." This person could... have too much time on her hands. (But on the flip side, at least there are some devoted Twins fans out there.)
There are way more websites out there. This post just starts us off. I'm ending now because I can.
"Charlie's Big Baseball Parks Page."
http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums.htm
This website is one of the most interesting and comprehensive things in the world. It has pictures and ratings for over three hundred baseball parks, and is brief but thorough. Check out what Charlie has to say about your local team... or preview any number of parks at once. Plus, you can see parks that aren't there anymore, and reminisce.
"Baseballreference.com."
http://www.baseballreference.com
I have been to this site more often than I can count, though people say there are better, more comprehensive sites. This site can really improve one's historical baseball knowledge - the similarity scores are amazing. And kudos to these guys for digging up salaries of the players, what a nice touch!
"Baseball-almanac.com."
http://www.baseball-almanac.com
I actually dropped these guys a line regarding their draft picks, it seems they were a little behind with some of their information. I still am impressed with the variety of stuff you find on this site. Plus, it's remarkable what these guys have considering there are like two of them doing it. And user input is welcomed!
Peter Gammons, espn.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/index
This guy knows more about baseball than anyone on the planet. And he's a true fan as well. And somehow, he's always in the know about what trades are about to be consummated, what minor leaguers will be the next big thing, and, of course, his team, the Red Sox. Gammons is the most legitimate Boston fan out there, period.
This site has some of Gammons's articles archived for easy reading, and of course Gammons is quite articulate. Did I mention he likes rock music and plays some himself?
Rob Neyer's website...
http://www.robneyer.com/
Espn.com has seen fit to make all of Rob's sabermetric stuff Insider-exclusive content, which is outside the budget of this college student. While I somehow feel robbed of great statistical arguments, including Rob's patented "Player A vs. Player B" blind statistical surprises, I can still read Rob's complaints about the Royals on his website. There are also some historical pieces in Rob's Articles section that could boost anyone's baseball IQ. Remember, baseball took places before the 1990s... strange but true.
On a side note, Rob's articles tend to polarize people. He tends to go right after superstars who aren't as strong statistically as people might think, and this alienates a certain percentage of fans and other sportswriters. I think this year he claimed that some players weren't really All-Stars, and that of course hurts.
"Bat-girl."
http://www.bat-girl.com/
This is a blog by some possibly high-school, possibly 20-something female Twins fan that is sarcastic, hilarious, and a tad bit infantile. If you're a girl, you can get a "Twins boyfriend," which apparently means you adopt some Twin as your current boyfriend. I don't know how that works, but it sounds hopeful. What girl wouldn't want Torii Hunter as a significant other? I couldn't hope to answer that. You should really read the July 3 spoof of Batman Begins though, that's top shelf.
Wait, correction, I guess this girl is in her twenties because she appears to be married. I just "Met Team Batgirl." This person could... have too much time on her hands. (But on the flip side, at least there are some devoted Twins fans out there.)
There are way more websites out there. This post just starts us off. I'm ending now because I can.
posted by mike at 6:23 PM
1 Comments:
Yeah, I'm actually going out of town to Rachel's for a couple days, but look forward to some inspiring articles when I get back.
I'll handicap the wild-card races, but I don't know if the A's have much of a chance. That lineup is still questionable. We'll see if Cleveland's staff holds up.
All of this wild-card discussion is moot if: 1) Minnesota plays the way they have the past few years or 2) New York plays up to their potential. The other AL Teams are more on the fringe.
By the way, I think the Blue Jays are technically still in this wild-card fray. There's a team that could use some publicity. A poet for a closer, the best pitcher in the AL, and a potential star in Vernon Wells should make for some interest, but nobody cares. Also, check out my AL Rookie of the Year, Aaron Hill.
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