Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Resource library

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This section is for the evaluation of newspapers, blogs, and other websites by team.

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  • Houston Chronicle - only major Houston paper
  • The Houston Post shut down in 1995; archives not available anywhere online
  • Houston Press is a middle-market paper with sparse sports coverage

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  • Tag's Lines - Brian McTaggart, Astros MLB.com beat writer
  • Alyson's Footnotes - Alyson Footer, MLB.com national correspondent, covered the Astros before that

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  • Phillies Nation ([1]) - solid blog with editorial control; a definite reliable source
  • The Good Phight ([2]) - Phillies "chapter" of SBNation.com; have to be a little careful, but usually OK
  • The Zo Zone ([3]) - personal blog of Todd Zolecki, MLB.com Phillies beat writer
  • PhilsBaseball.com ([4]) - personal blog of a Phillies Phan, not a reliable source by definition, but I have never found anything wrong ... he compiles and archives statistics at certain points of the season, which proves useful

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  • Phillies.com - MLB.com Phillies site - Todd Zolecki is great; Erik Bacharach and Austin Laymance also contribute to the Phillies' coverage there

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Source library edit

These are sources, often off-line, to which editors in WP:BASEBALL have access and are willing to share for article development.

Baseball History Through The Years edit

  • Editors of West Side Publishing. Armchair Reader: Grand Slam Baseball – "The Lore & Legends of America's Game". (ISBN 1412715628) – a summation of seemingly random anecdotes throughout baseball history (e.g., "Fanning the Flames" – Sometimes players and fans cross the line that separates participants from spectators—and end up with ugly results. ... the book then goes on to describe ≈10 times throughout baseball history when fans have caused a ruckus at MLB games) --Go Phightins!
  • Nemec, David (ed). The Baseball Chronicle: Year-By-Year History of Major League Baseball. (ISBN 1412710758) – a 600+ page chronicle of the history of baseball in America and abroad --Go Phightins!
  • Nemec, David and Flatow, Scott. Great Baseball Feats, Facts & Firsts (2006 edition). (ISBN 0345511727) --Go Phightins!
  • Baseball. (ISBN 0751363952) – a brief amalgamation of history of "the sport that defined America" ... from Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Book Series -- Go Phightins!

Media Guides edit

  • 1984 U.S. Olympic Baseball team - [5]
  • 2014 Umpires [6]

Boston Red Sox edit

  • 2014 - available online here

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  • Hernandez, Lou (2013). Memories of Winter Ball: Interviews with Players in the Latin American Winter Leagues of the 1950s (ISBN 9780786471416) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Old Time Baseball edit

  • Nemec, David. The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball (2nd ed.) (ISBN 0817314997) -- EricEnfermero HOWDY!
  • Simon, Tom (ed.) Deadball Stars of the National League (ISBN 1574888609) -- EricEnfermero HOWDY!

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  • Palmer, Pete (ed). Who's Who in Baseball. (ISBN 0910692335 (2013 edition)) – an annual publication that includes career statistics (minor and major leagues), small photos, height, weight, birthplace, awards (Cy Young and MVP), and transaction history (including disabled list stints) for every player who played in the MLB in the preceding season of publication; I have editions from 2005–2014 – it is an invaluable baseball resource --Go Phightins!

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Houston Astros edit

  • The National Pastime: Baseball in the Space Age, Houston Since 1961, SABR, 2014 -- EricEnfermero HOWDY!
  • Houston Baseball: The Early Years, 1861-1961 - discusses Houston baseball before the Colt .45s/Astros -- EricEnfermero HOWDY!
  • Making Airwaves: 60 Years at Milo's Microphone - Milo Hamilton's broadcast career, largely with Houston -- EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Los Angeles Dodgers edit

  • Suchon, Josh. Miracle Men: Hershiser, Gibson, and the Improbable 1988 Dodgers (ISBN 9781600788062) - very detailed look at the 1988 season. -- Spanneraol

New York Yankees edit

  • Appel, Marty. Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before The Babe to After The Boss (ISBN 9781608194926) -- EricEnfermero HOWDY!
  • Torre, Joe and Verducci, Tom. The Yankee Years (ISBN 9780385527408) -- EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Philadelphia Phillies edit

  • Stark, Jayson. Worth the Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies. Chicago: Triumph Books. (ISBN 978-1-60078-273-2) - details on the Phillies' 2008 season, in which they won the World Series

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Jim Abbott edit

  • Abbott, Jim and Brown, Tim (2012). Imperfect: An Improbable Life. (ISBN 9780345523266) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

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  • Rosengren, John (2013). Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. (ISBN 9780451235763) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Al Kaline edit

  • Hawkins, Jim (2010). Al Kaline: The Biography of a Tigers Icon. (ISBN 9781600788239) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Tony La Russa edit

  • La Russa, Tony and Hummel, Rick (2012). One Last Strike. (ISBN 9780062207548) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Jim O'Rourke edit

  • Roer, Mike (2005). Orator O'Rourke: The Life of a Baseball Radical. (ISBN 9780786423552) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Mariano Rivera edit

  • Rivera, Mariano and Coffey, Wayne (2014). The Closer: My Story. (ISBN 9780316400732) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Brooks Robinson edit

  • Wilson, Doug (2014). Brooks: The Biography of Brooks Robinson. (ISBN 1250033047) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Jackie Robinson edit

  • Tygiel, Jules (1997). Baseball's Great Experiment: Expanded Edition. (ISBN 9780195106206) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

George Sisler edit

  • Huhn, Rick (2004). The Sizzler: George Sisler, Baseball's Forgotten Great. (ISBN 0826215556) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Billy Southworth edit

  • Skipper, John C. (2013) Billy Southworth: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Manager and Ballplayer. (ISBN 9780786468478) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Willie Stargell edit

  • Garland, Frank (2013). Willie Stargell: A Life in Baseball. (ISBN 0786465344) EricEnfermero HOWDY!
  • Peterson, Richard (2013). Pops: The Willie Stargell Story. (ISBN 9781600788000) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Rube Waddell edit

  • Levy, Alan H. (2000). Rube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout Artist. (ISBN 9780786407866) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Ted Williams edit

  • Bradlee, Ben (2013). The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams. (ISBN 0316614351) EricEnfermero HOWDY!
  • Williams, Claudia (2014). Ted Williams, My Father. (ISBN 9780062259561) EricEnfermero HOWDY!

Umpires edit

  • Harvey, Doug and Golenbock, Peter. They Called Me God. (ISBN 9781476758788) -- EricEnfermero HOWDY!
  • Shannon, Mike. Everything Happens in Chillicothe. (ISBN 0786416947) - one-eyed Frontier Lg umpire Max McLeary --EricEnfermero HOWDY!
  • Weber, Bruce. As They See 'Em. (ISBN 0743294130) – chronicles Weber's time as an umpire in Spring Training – some good stuff --Go Phightins!

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