The origins of baseball. The question of the origins of baseball has been the subject of debate and controversy for more than a century. Baseball (and softball), as well as the other modern bat, ball and running games, cricket and rounders, developed from earlier folk games.
Although the roots of baseball are English, similar games have also been played in other parts of the world. Oina is a Romanian ball sport, similar in some ways to baseball. Russia had a bat and ball game called Lapta since the 14th century. Germans played a game called Schlagball, which was similar to rounders. A "bowler" threw a ball to a "striker," who hit it with a club and then tried to run around a circuit of bases without getting hit with the ball by a defender.
Americans played a version of the English game rounders in the early 1800s which they called "Town Ball". In fact, early forms of baseball had a number of names, including "Base Ball", "Goal Ball", "Round Ball", "Fletch-catch","stool ball", and simply "Base". In at least one version of the game, teams pitched to themselves, runners went around the bases in the opposite direction of today's game, and players could be put out by being hit with the ball like in Schlagball. Like today, however, it was three strikes and you're out.¹
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- 2 Minutes to Midnight Green - Your source for anything you may need concerning the Phillies and MLB baseball. Real baseball talk without the P.C. garbage.
- Ace's Baseball World - Posters, Books & Apparel - Source for baseball stories and poems online, baseball links, baseball posters and photos, books, baseball jerseys, t-shirts and equipment.
- Acme Dodgers - your premier fan guide to Dodger information and resources on the World Wide Web.
- Babes Love Baseball - a blog about MLB run by two young ladies who are head-over-heels in love with the game.
- Baseball & The Boogie Down - News, opinions and discussion about the greatest team in baseball, the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees.
- Baseball Evolution - Chronicling baseball throughout the ages. Unique statistics, player rankings, irreverent humor, and more.
- Baseball Math: Figuring Statistics - An understandable guide to figuring (computing, calculating) baseball statistics (Batting Average, Slugging Percentage, On Base Percentage and more) with examples and test problems.
- Baseball Pick'em 2009 - The fun alternative or addition to Fantasy Baseball. Pick the winners of MLB games in 4 different games. Entry is free and is open to all baseball fans.
- Baseball Reflections - A blog where old school baseball meets Sabermetrics.
- Boston Red Thoughts - Red Sox Commentary from a Red-Headed Boston Fan in Yankeeland
- Boston Sports Rants - A Boston Sports Blog by a rabid Boston Sports fan. Everything you need to know about the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins from a fan’s perspective.
- The Bottom Line: A Red Sox blog - The Bottom Line in Red Sox coverage, complete with daily posts, game recaps, news, and analysis.
- The Braves Beat - a blog devoted completely to Atlanta Braves baseball, offering in-depth analysis, opinion and recaps on every item dealing with the organization.
- Braves-report - Come and talk Braves baseball with the best Braves fans on the Internet! We've also got a blog, forum, YouTube commentary, fantasy leagues, an arcade, and everything else you need.
- Broad and Pattison.com - A daily journey through Phillies history, including significant events and games, roster transactions, player birthdays, and debuts.
- Bullpen Brian - A blog about MLB with an emphasis on the Chicago Cubs.
- Bush League Times - If you are looking for serious coverage of the Chicago Cubs, this isn't the place for you. It's a place to laugh, vent and make fun of the craptastic local media coverage of the Chicago Cubs.
- Cardinals Best News Links - Where All The St. Louis Cardinals News & Rumors Links Come To One Spot. I Do The Research, You Do The Reading.
- The Chuck Knoblog - "Comin' At You Like One of Chuck's Errant Throws!" It's a yankee blog covering everything.
- Coast to Coast Baseball - a blog built around 4 guys who love talking about the Yankees, and other matters in baseball. It's high on humor, as well as informative and interesting.
- The Cubs Brickyard - The Cubs Brickyard is a Chicago Cubs humor and sports parody news web site. We regularly update with hilarious news, lampooning our Cubs and the sports world in general. We've got all the news that's fit to fake.
- Cubs Camp - Insight into the Chicago Cubs. Informative blog on Cubs past and present.
- CubScore - Cubs information, news, and discussion.
- Cubs f/x - Baseball, Chicago Cubs and analysis of data from PITCHf/x.
- Cubs Loyalty - A baseball blog dedicated to the Chicago Cubs which covers game recaps, trades, player/team stats, personal reflections on team management and issues while unleashing frustrations and coping with heartache. A true Cubs fan's hangout and open forum to speak your mind.
- Dan Weisman, Baseball Investigator - Watching the wonderful world of baseball, one satellite feed at a time...Specializing in the fascinating, informative and obscure.
- Dexter Sports - Dexter Sports covers all the sports, but with an emphasis and passion for baseball. With a weekly podcast, an RSS feed and a Mailbag section, Dexter Sports is the way to go for baseball fans.
- Diehard Baseball Fan - One diehard Blue Jays fan chronicles his mission to attend every MLB park, with photos and other interesting tidbits.
- Dom D's Mets Fan Blog - New York Mets News, Discussions, Rumors and other Baseball Banter!
- Dugout-Talk.com - Baseball Coverage and Coaching Tips
- Elect Mike Mussina - A Mike Mussina fan site that advocates the induction of the Moose into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- FenwayNation - FenwayNation is a one-stop Red Sox fan site, with irreverent commentary, game summaries, polls, stats, links to media and other quality Red Sox sites. We are #4 on GOOGLE PageRank.
- FenwayParkFans.com - one of the best websites for The Boston Red Sox and their fans!
- Fenway West - The West Coast Home to Red Sox Nation!
- The Game of Baseball - Find out why Baseball is America's favorite pasttime, while we talk about what's going on in the world of the MLB with baseball's biggest fans!
- The Glove Medic - Baseball and Softball Glove Relacing, Cleaning, and Conditioning Services
- HAKANIN.Sport - A site that talks about sports and technology. With concentration on Chien-Ming Wang and the NY Yankees. Blog also features translated articles of the first Taiwanese baseball writer of BBWAA (Joseph Liao of World Journal, AKA J-Train), who covers mainly Wang and the Yankees.
- Home Run Trot - Home Run Trot is a baseball blog spanning all of Major League Baseball. It not only covers the latest news, Home Run Trot also includes its own feature articles on news, players, and teams from around the league.
- Large Selection of Wood Bats, Training Aids, and more Baseball Equipment at Great Prices - HittingWorld helps players, parents and coaches find the best youth baseball training products. We carry training aids, wood bats, pitching machines, gloves, videos and more!
- Macho Row - A Philadelphia Phillies blog with an interest in the history of the franchise.
- My Pinstripes - One bloggers take on everything Yankees, plus other baseball and sports news.
- New Hampshires Red Sox Nation - NHRSN is a Red Sox fan site. Here you will find up to date news and rumors, blog, forum, NHRSN fan section, 2 online stores. All coming to you from Carlton "Pudge" Fisk's childhood home town.
- NY Sports Dog - A daily blog about all things Mets for the diehard baseball fan.
- Phightin' Phils Phorum - MyTeamRivals.com's official site for insight, news, and discussion about the Philadelphia Phillies. My Team Rivals offers cutting edge blogs covering all major sports written by avid fans. Bookmark your favorite teams sites today.
- Phillies Digest - Hard edge commentary on the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Player profiles, predictions, scouting reports, statistics, trade rumors, photos and videos of Phillies baseball.
- Rays from across the pond - News and views on the Tampa Bay Rays, written by a fan who's an ocean away!
- Red Sox Nation Daily - All that's News & Noteworthy to Red Sox Nation and Beyond.
- Scouting The Sports - Top 100 Prospect lists, power rankings, draft grades, and breaking news on the top rumors in sports. Providing informative analysis, rumors, rankings of teams, players, drafts, and especially top prospects in the world of sports.
- Seamheads.com - Seamheads.com is a baseball web site run by SABR members who are dedicated to providing the same quality writing, statistical analysis, and information found in SABR publications such as The National Pastime and The Baseball Research Journal.
- Somewhere Between Fantasy and Reality - "Baseball On and Off the Field." A combination of fantasy and "real" baseball articles.
- Sox and Pinstripes - The Ultimate Blog About Baseball's Greatest Rivalry
- SoxPlanet.com - Fan-run home of the Boston Red Sox. Featuring a great message board with a laid-back, tailgating atmosphere where you can talk about the Sox, baseball, politics, or even your pet otter. Fans of all teams welcome.
- Statimagician - a blog about everything baseball and fantasy baseball.
- Tales from Aisle 424 - thoughts, feelings and rants about the Chicago Cubs and baseball based on one fan's conversations with his "summer family," his cohorts in Aisle 424 of Wrigley Field since 1998.
- TopProspectAlert.com - Major League Baseball news & information about top prospects by team.
- The Tribe Daily - provides fresh, daily analysis of the Cleveland Indians with details.
- The Triumphant Red Sox Fan Forum - Keeping the Faith Since 1999!
- We Should Be GM's - Funny and insightful look into the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates present, past, and future. Authors- Carson & Corey
- Yankees Chick - Who says women can't know baseball? Read rants, vents and musings from a die-hard Yanks fan.
- Yankees Fan Discount - Yankees Fan Discount is your PREMIER connection for buying 2009 New York Yankees Home Game Tickets AT OR BELOW FAIR MARKET VALUE PRICES!
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