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Other pages on SportsVL.com to visit - USA BaseballPlease note: Baseball is so dominated by the USA / North America that it is not always easy to choose whether to categorise links as relevant to the global game of Baseball, or specifically Baseball in the USA. If you are looking for something specific it is worthwhile checking both pages.
The Global Game
Overview
About
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MLB.com
has a Baseball Basics section (On the field, Keeping Score, Baseball Lingo, Abbreviations, and Stats 101) designed to help any beginner get to grips with the game
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Baseball Scorecard
a great overview on how to score a baseball game
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Brookside Little League
provide a glossary of the game for beginners
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eHow
tells you How to read Baseball stats - "Baseball box scores are now more than just runs, hits, and errors. There are numerous abbreviations that tell you everything about the game...if you know what they all mean"
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HK Sports Fields
provides pdf diagrams of baseball field dimensions, according to the different league requirements
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No Crying in Baseball
has an extensive glossary of terms
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Southern Athletic Fields
provide some receommended field dimensions
History
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19th Century Baseball
Includes photos, illustrations, diagrams and information on the origins of baseball, and the history of the field, equipment, rules, leagues, players and legacy. Links to the vintage baseball teams of today.
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Baseball Reliquary
The Baseball Reliquary is dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its interaction with American culture.
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Baseball Archive
Early History, Team History, Post-Season, All-Star Game, League History, and Stats(Complete batting and pitching statistics from 1871 to present. Plus fielding statistics, standings, team stats, managerial records, post-season data, and more)
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Baseball Library
The stories behind the stats; players, teams, chronology, this day in history, Faq
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National Pastime
brings you all the events that happened on "This Date in Baseball History"
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The Baseball Page
has Player pages, all-time rankings, history of the origins of the game, and forums
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The Sporting News Archive
of Baseball - the Vault. Has articles on famous players, features, etc
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Vintage Baseball Association
The VBBA promotes the authentic playing of 19th and early 20th century baseball around the country and is a good source for historical information about the game
Statistics
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B Ball Sports
Downloadable baseball stats database from 1871
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Baseball Almanac
Pictures, news, results, together with more than 2100 pages of baseball awards, records, stats, feats, quotes and literally a book full of baseball history.
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Baseball Archive
Records, feats, stats/archive, off-the field stats, awards, minor leagues, other leagues
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High Boskage House
specialises in Baseball Analysis; analyzing baseball statistics to extract deep and powerful measures showing what batters, pitchers, and teams are really doing toward scoring and giving up runs and - the bottom line - winning games; team and player performance
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Retrosheet
Founded in 1989 for the purpose of computerizing play-by-play accounts of as many pre-1984 major league games as possible
Rules
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MLB.com
show you the official rules of the game according to the MLB.
Officials
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Amateur Baseball Umpire
gives a very detailed look at Basic and advanced mechanics of umpiring, (articles on the basics), signs and signals, fictitious letters, training and evaluation clinic. (Archived site, no longer updated)
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Steve O's Baseball Umpire Resources
Steve O tries to provide everything you would want in a website, if you are a Baseball Umpire or want to be
Equipment
Improve
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WebBall
has a very comprehensive site covering coaching, playing, training, scouting plus a community aspect as well
Coaching
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Baseball Articles
has a selection of articles helping people trying to coach the game of baseball
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Helium
has a channel for articles about Baseball Coaching
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QC Baseball
has articles about coaching baseball, specifically aimed at parents and those involved in youth coaching
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Youth Baseball Info
Free articles, drills, and tips for youth baseball coaches, parents, and fans
Drills
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Bill Dryden
has tips, drills, photos and information for Girls Fastpitch Windmill Pitching. Site includes troubleshooting, mental aspects of pitching, ball movement, etc.
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Pro Baseball Drills and Equipment
Provides free drills, tips, advice on baseball from a former major leaguer. Also, stories on the journey to the big leagues.
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Texas Sharks
provide Baseball Playing tips - techniques, advice, tips, drills & links to help make you a better baseball player
Science and Technical
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Batspeed
Comprehensive study of the baseball swing; breaks the rotational batting mechanics swing down into its frame-by-frame parts in order to demonstrate the essential core mechanics
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Exploratorium
brings you The science of Baseball: Opportunities to understand some of the science behind your game
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First base
A kids guide to Mariners Basebell explains the scientific principles behind the game and offers valuable playing tips
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Maths and Baseball science
Uses concepts and tips to help improve your game
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Teachers First
Learning from Baseball selection - Samples of Baseball-related lessons from around the Web
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The Baseball Engineering Library
"The Internet's best and most complete online library of baseball research, research, and commentary. This is the home page for discussions of baseball engineering and modelling, with an explicit focus on making better strategic and tactical decisions for a baseball team. You'll find information here related to statistics, performance, strategy, and economic issues pertaining to the baseball, analyzed primarily (but not exclusively) from a mathematical and/or engineering point of view. "
Play/Watch
Competitions
Events
World Baseball Classic
For decades, the game of baseball has been recognized as the "National Pastime" for the United States. For more than a century, baseball has been a part of U.S. culture, providing entertainment, and memories that live on from generation to generation. Every spring, Americans look forward to heading to the ball park, smelling the grass and dirt, grabbing a hot dog and cracker jacks, and singing, "Take Me Out To The Ball Game.
Recently, the game of baseball has become more global. Players from all over the world have moved into the Major Leagues, bringing the game of baseball to all new heights. Some of the biggest stars in Major League Baseball have come from countries like Japan, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) brings the best players in the world together to compete for victory and national pride. The World Baseball Classic highlights hundreds of the greatest players in baseball and has sprouted teams from as many as 16 different countries in the past. Players like Barry Bonds, Albert Puljols, and Ichiro Suzuki have each competed in the past, with the hopes that they could leave the WBC claiming that their country is the best at baseball. With a tournament of this magnitude, baseball fans from all over the world travel to see their team battle to be the best. The World Baseball Classic is definitely a must see event for baseball fans and sports enthusiasts from all walks of life.
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Wikipedia
provides an overview of the event, organisation, rules, previous standings, future plans etc
News
Servers-Blogs-Forums
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Baseball Quotes
A collection of famous baseball quotes and sayings.
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Proboards 18
has Baseball Link forums: General, fantasy, hot or cold, trade talks, survivor baseball challenge
Players
Venues
Commercial
Tickets
Merchandise & Memorabilia
Variations
Vintage Baseball
Vintage Baseball is dedicated to playing the game as it used to be.
Africa
Asia
Overview
History
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SABR Asian Baseball Committee
the primary goals of the Asian Baseball Committee are to introduce Asian baseball to the North American public and to focus on the long history of interaction between American and Asian baseball
Play/Watch
Competitions
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Wikipedia
covers the Asian Baseball Championships - history of winners etc
Japan
Overview
Play/Watch
Competitions
Venues
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Tokyo Dome
in Tokyo, Japan; the official site highlights architectural features, gate information, seating chart and an events calendar for the home of the Yomiuri Giants
Europe
Play/Watch
Organisational bodies
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Confederation of European Baseball
the official site: Over 35 member countries, established since 1953; rules, tournaments (European championships, European cups and supercup), news, links to 21 member websites
Competitions
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Wikipedia
describes European Championship Baseball: a World Championship qualifying tournament.
Czech
Ireland
Italy
United Kingdom
Overview
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Baseball Softball UK
provides the online home for Baseball in the UK. Results, news, calendar for Northern and Southern Conference, National League, tournaments etc; "how do I"?, covering coaching and development, basic facts and rules, scoring and umpiring etc
History
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SABR UK
UK branch of the Society for American Baseball Research on a wide variety of topics including the history of baseball in Britain and the origins of the game.
Play/Watch
Organisational bodies
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Wikipedia
describes the British Baseball Federation - it's role, history, purpose etc
North America
Overview
A lot of information that is relevant to Baseball in North America can be found on our USA Baseball page, including most of our links for Major League Baseball (MLB)
Canada
Play/Watch
Organisational bodies
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Baseball Canada
Senior and Junior National Teams, the Championships (Pee-Wee, Bantam, Midget, Junior and Senior), Canada Cup, etc
Competitions
News
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Canoe.ca
has a Slam! Sports Baseball channel for news coverage of Canadian baseball
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The Sports Network
covers MLB from a Canadian perspective
Puerto Rico
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Play/Watch
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Bayside Westhaven Baseball Club
runs a little league tournament leading to international matches for young players and is a good source of information for the game of Baseball in NZ
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