Welcome to the Baseball page

 

Baseball. It's the American sport in my opinion. What can beat an afternoon watching a game, having a few hot dogs, and a couple of cokes with your kid? Of course, things are probably a bit different these days with the raising prices. It's been almost twenty years since I watched my last Major League game at the Coliseum. Until recently, I could follow the games on ESPN, but the new microwave antenna for handphones here in Singaraja has interferred with ESPN coverage so I follow baseball on the internet now. Well, enough complaining and enough nostalgia. If you or your students are writing about baseball, here are a few links.

 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 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... But, congratulations to Ron Santo's family because he finally made it into the Hall of Fame. A bit late for him, but he did get there.

 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.

 Historic Baseball - Negro League Baseball Resource Guide, is an excellent place to start to discover the history of the Negro League. For those too young to remember, there was a time when Black players weren't allowed to play in the Major Leagues. Find out about some of the all-time greats like Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell and, of course, Josh Gibson, the great home run hitter.

 Los Angeles Angels, are now the home of the great Albert Pujols. As a Cardinals' fan, I was sorry to see Albert go, but with the contract he was offered, what can you say. It will be interesting to see how the new season will work out for this team with their new free agents.

 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. I'd love to get a chance to see a game in their new park. I remember many cold, cold nights at Candlestick.

 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.