Links

External links to interesting baseball origins information

SABR Origins Committee Research topics of interest

Topics that interest the Members of the SABR Origins Committee most

Other firsts in baseball

Firsts that are not tied strongly to a geographical location

Blogs with Content on the Origins of Base Ball

Blogs with Content on the Origins of Base Ball

• Our Game – John Thorn, Official Historian of Major League Baseball

Approx. Frequency

1 to 3 posts per week

Coverage

All of baseball history; many entries address the pre-professional game

URL

http://ourgame.mlblogs.com/

• Baseball Researcher – Tom Shieber, Baseball Hall of Fame

Approx. Frequency

8 in last 12 months

Coverage

All of Baseball history – no blogs on the pre-professional era in past year

URL

http://baseballresearcher.blogspot.com/

• This Game of Games – Jeffrey Kittel

Approx. Frequency

20 posts per month

Coverage

St. Louis ballplaying in the 1800s; about a third entries address the Origins Era

URL

http://thisgameofgames.blogspot.com/

• A Manly Pastime – John Zinn

Approx. Frequency

1 post per week

Coverage

New Jersey base ball in the 1800s; most current blogs address the Origins Era

URL

http://amanlypastime.blogspot.com/

• New York Clipper – Jimmy Leiderman

Frequency

16 in last 12 months, 4 in last 6 months

Photography and 19th Century Base Ball

mostly from the Origins Era

URL

http://thenewyorkclipper.com/

• Agate Type – Gary Ashwill

Approx.Frequency

2 per month

Coverage

“Baseball Archeology,” including 1800s ballplaying; no recent pre-1870 content

URL

http://agatetype.typepad.com/