Baseball Prospectus (
www.baseballprospectus.com):
It's been called "the nation's preeminent national-pastime think
tank." $39.95 per year.
The Hardball Times (
www.hardballtimes.com): Great
daily news roundup, cool graphs, and high-domed sabermetrics
analysis. Median relative run value, anyone?
Bleed Cubbie Blue (
www.bleedcubbieblue.com):
Blogs abound for every
MLB team, but this
Chicago site is one of
the best, written by a long-suffering fan with all the (sometimes
anguished) passion the name implies.
Humbug Journal (
www.humbug.baseballtoaster.com):
Off-the-wall site includes writer's search for the mean geographic
center of all MLB ballparks (it's near Tuscumbia, Missouri) and
some hilarious baseball limericks.
Retrosheet (
www.retrosheet.org): Dedicated to
re-creating baseball's lost past, including play-by-play accounts
of games dating back to 1903.
Major League Money
The ideal MLB owner loves the game, respects the players, and - oh,
yeah - has more than a little discretionary income. Match the
following owners with the careers that made them their piles. -
C.T.
George Steinbrenner A. Former
president and CEO,
New York Yankees Wal-Mart
Hiroshi Yamauchi B. Shipbuilding
Seattle Mariners
Rogers Communications C. Hedge fund operator
Toronto Blue Jays
David Glass D. President of Nintendo
Kansas City Royals
John Fisher E. Son of Gap founder
Oakland A's