Atlanta
Braves, is the home site of the Atlanta Braves, one of the
great franchises over the past several decades. I hate the Braves.
Ballparks
by Munsey & Suppes, is a peculiar site that has info about
baseball parks, basketball arenas, hockey rinks, and football
stadiums. You can get stats, pictures, histories, facts, and seating
charts. This site has a little audio background as well.
Baseball:
The Game and Beyond, tells you about the physics of baseball.
Want to know why a curveball curves or how far a baseball can
go? Check out the site. Also gives you baseball trivia every 30
seconds. Cool site.
Baseball
Almanac: The Official Baseball History Site, is just this
incredible site for baseball nuts who don't have access to US
bookstores. What is available here?: Statistics, legendary lists,
rules, quotations, poetry and songs, famous firsts, awards, autographs
and much more. Baseball Almanac is a privately held website which
is looking for financial support. Give if you got.
Baseball
Cards 1887-1914, is produced by the Library of Congress. The
have on display their collection of baseball cards from the years
listed above. You can order reproductions ($20.00) or view the
cards online. I looked up Walter Johnson ("The Big Train") and
found another nickname - "The Idaho Wizard." Amazing stuff brought
to you via the internet.
Baseball-
Reference.com, is another great site for baseball fans, especially
those like me who are stat freaks. When I found this site, I just
started downloading player stats. This is not a very flashy site
in terms of design, but the content is there, and they are looking
for sponsors as well. This is one of those sites that lets you
know when it was last updated. There are over 25,000 pages here.
Definitely check it out!
Bigleaguers.com,
is a Yahoo site with some interesting features for the baseball
fan. This site is definitely worth a look.
Boston
Red Sox, is the home site of the BoSox. The Red Sox was one
of my favorite teams during my childhood during the final years
of Ted Williams and Jackie Jensen and the start of Carl Yastremski's
great career.
Chicago Cubs, is the home site of the hapless Chicago Cubs. I spent my youth rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals while most of my friends were rabid Cubs fans (there were a few Sox fans, but not many). Perhaps that's where my feelings of being an outsider developed. Well, I still love to hate the Cubbies, and any season when the Cards end up in front of the Cubs is a good season for me. Still, I had the pleasure of watching the immortal Ernie Banks and Billy Williams play. Despite my feelings about the Cubs, I loved those two guys. Now Ron Santo was another matter entirely...
Chicago White Sox, is the home site of the White Sox. Growing up in Chicago, I was not a fan of the Sox prefering the Yankees and the Red Sox in the American League and the Cardinals in the National League. But, it's been a long time since I lived in the States or Chicago, and as nostalgia for my youth grows, I've found the new team exciting to watch. This season the Sox have a chance to take it all. Good luck fellas.
National
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, is Cooperstown online. What
more needs to be said?
Negro
League Baseball Dot Com, is the online home of the Negro Leagues.
There is great history here for the real baseball fan. Find the
answers to these questions: Did Josh Gibson really hit 84 home
runs in a single season? Did Hank Aaron really play in the Negro
Leagues? Check out this site and find out the answers.
New
York Yankees, is the home site of the Yanks. This was another
one of my favorite teams during the late 50s and early 60s. Who
was there on those teams? Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Bobby Richardson,
Whitey Ford, Roger Maris, Don Larsen, Elston Howard, Moose Skowron,
and more.
Oakland
Athletics, is the home site of the A's. I loved the
A's during my time in the Bay Area. It was much more enjoyable
sitting in the Coliseum than in Candlestick Park. I loved the
A's when they were one of the worst teams in baseball and then
got to enjoy watching the Bash Brothers develop along with great
pitching, great running, and a great manager.
The
Official Site of Major League Baseball, is the place to find
links to all the teams, get updates on the day's scores, find
schedules for all the teams, learn about the rules of baseball,
and get updated on the most recent baseball news. Let's play two.
St.
Louis Cardinals Official Website, is the homepage of the Redbirds.
You can get the latest scorecard, find the schedule for the year,
get some photos to download, take a peak at the Hall of Fame museum.
The Cardinals were my favorites as a boy. Some of the greats like
Stan the Man, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Curt Flood, Ken Boyer. And
then came Ozzie Smith.
San
Francisco Giants, is the home site of the Giants, one of my
favorite teams from my decade in the Bay Area. The Giants are
home to none other than Barry Bonds.
Science
of Baseball, is from the Exploratorium in San Francisco. This
page looks at baseball from the point of view of science. This
site has a number of activities and exhibits like trying to hit
a 90 mph fastball, throwing a killer curve and more. Cool stuff.
Check it out.
Society
for American Baseball Researchs, was established in Cooperstown,
New York in August, 1971. Its goal is to foster the study of baseball.
I haven't had a chance to spend any time on this site yet so all
I can say is check it out. Many people say the SABR is the most
widely respected authority on baseball history.