Sources of information, knowledge, and wisdom about the Thinking-Man’s Game
Media Coverage
Major League Baseball
Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox Official Blog
Southside Showdown – from FanSided
White Sox Talk (podcast) – from NBC Sports Chicago
Sox Degrees (podcast)
Players
MLB Transactions (Complete) – from ESPN
MLB Free Agent Tracker – from Sportrac
Official MLB
Rules
Rule Changes for 2023 – from MLB
Rule Changes for 2022 – from MLB
Rule Changes for 2021 – from MLB
Rule Changes for 2020 (B) – from MLB
Rule Changes for 2020 (A) – from MLB
MLB Official Baseball Rules (2019 Edition)
Evolution of Baseball Rules in the 19th Century
Analytics
Baseball Savant – from MLB
Statcast – from MLB
The Physics of Statcast Technology Explained – from University of Illinois Professor Emeritus of Physics Alan M. Nathan
A Sabermetric Primer: Understanding Advanced Baseball Metrics – from The Athletic
Introduction to Sabremetrics – from The Baseball Scholar
Beginners Guide to Baseball Analytics – from FanSided
Sabremetrics in Baseball: A Casual Fan’s Guide – from MLB
Changing the Game: How Analytics is Upending Baseball (2019) – from Knowledge@Wharton (podcast)
The Physics of Baseball – from University of Illinois Professor Emeritus of Physics Alan M. Nathan
Raw Data
MLB Historical Statistics – from ESPN
Overall Baseball Leaders & Records – from Baseball Reference
Major League Teams and Baseball Encyclopedia – from Baseball Reference
Baseball Records – from Baseball Almanac
MLB All-Time Leaders – from MLB
Business Affairs
MLB Transaction Glossary – from Cot’s Baseball Contracts
Official Professional Baseball Rules Book (2021) – the *business* rules governing member clubs and operation of the league
Major League Baseball Players Association
Basic Agreement Between 30 Clubs and MLPA (2022-2026) – the current collective bargaining agreement – full text remains unpublished as of 30 March 2023
Basic Agreement Between 30 Clubs and MLPA (2017-2021) – the previous collective bargaining agreement that expired on 1 December 2021 at 11:59 PM EST
Regulations Governing Player Agents (As Amended Effective 4 December 2019)
Major League Constitution (Adopted 12 January 1921, Last Amended March 2008)
MLB Franchise Values – from Statista
The Game of Baseball
Glossary of Baseball Lingo, Slang & Terms – from SportsLingo
Baseball History
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Baseball (1994) and The Tenth Inning (2010) – by Ken Burns for PBS
Baseball Timeline – compiled by Ken Burns
Baseball History – from MLB
Society for American Baseball Research
History of Baseball in the United States – from Baseball Reference
MLB Team Histories – from Baseball Almanac
Baseball History Anthology – from History Channel
Baseball History Anthology – from How They Play
History of MLB Expansion Teams and Franchise Moves – from How They Play
The ‘Secret History’ of Baseball’s Earliest Days (2011) – from Fresh Air with Terry Gross
A Brief History of *the* Baseball (2013) – from Smithsonian Magazine