Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Resource library

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Web source review

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

Philadelphia Phillies

Newspapers

• The Philadelphia Inquirer (philly.com)
• The Philadelphia Daily News (philly.com)
• The Morning Call (Allentown) (mcall.com)
• Delaware County Daily Times (delcotimes.com)
• The Star Ledger (nj.com)
• Each of the above publishes distinct daily recaps, and has reporters who maintain blogs with additional coverage)

Blogs

• 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

Other

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

Source library

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

• 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

Philadelphia Phillies

• 2013 --Go Phightins!
• 2014 --Go Phightins!

Statistics

• 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!

Team-specific

Philadelphia Phillies

• 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

Umpires

• Weber, Bruce. As They See 'Em. (ISBN 0743294130) – chronicles Weber's time as an umpire in Spring Training – some good stuff --Go Phightins!

Other

• Various baseball season preview magazines from 2006 – 2013, mostly from Lindy's Sports, but a few other random ones – offer season predictions, scouting reports, and analysis --Go Phightins!