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 blogs per week
- Coverage
- All of baseball history; many entries address the pre-professional game
- URL
- http://ourgame.mlblogs.com/
Baseball Reseacher – Tom Shieber, 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 – Jeff Kittel Approx. Frequency – 20 blogs 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 blog 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/