Saved for Saturday: Help support Baseball Reference

by Kyle Lobner on Dec 13, 2008 10:00 AM CST

With a lot of big news this week, a couple of things I intended to write about slipped through the cracks. So I saved them for today, when I wasn't previously planning on writing at all. Enjoy.

Have you ever thought about how much you use Baseball Reference? I probably use it at least half a dozen times daily. Simply put, it's the most complete source of statistical info on the web, and I don't know how I'd write without it.

So I wanted to take a minute to say thank you to BR, and also make sure you know about the opportunities out there to help them out.

By my count, there are 35 players who played for the Brewers in 2007 or 2008 who don't have a sponsor on their BR page. They range from relatively expensive ($60) to dirt cheap ($5), and if you run a blog or just use BR as often as I do, they're a nice way to promote your site or just say thank you to BR for making all this information available. And if you've got nothing to promote, you could always, y'know, throw a cheap plug to BCB. So with that said, here's the list and a link to each player's page, sorted by price:

J.J. Hardy, $60
Jason Kendall, $35
Ray Durham, $35
Jeff Suppan, $30
Craig Counsell, $25
Gabe Gross, $25
Bill Hall, $20
Tony Gwynn, $20
Mike Lamb, $20
Dave Bush, $20
Brad Nelson, $15
Angel Salome, $15
Guillermo Mota, $15
Johnny Estrada, $15
Damian Miller, $15
Elmer Dessens, $15
Joe Dillon, $10
Mike Rivera, $10
Hernan Iribarren, $10
Laynce Nix, $10
Vinny Rottino, $10
David Riske, $10
Mark DiFelice, $10
Tim Dillard, $10
Todd Coffey, $10
Zach Jackson, $10
Tony Graffanino, $10
Chris Capuano, $10
Scott Linebrink, $10
Matt Wise, $10
Chris Spurling, $10
Greg Aquino, $10
Jose Capellan, $10
Ray King, $10
Mel Stocker, $5

So, if you've got a few bucks in your pocket and don't know what to do with it, consider tossing it to Baseball Reference and helping them keep the site we use all the time free.

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Sponsered Dave Bush!

I use that site just about every day.. now to think of something snarky to say.

by SgtClueLs on Dec 13, 2008 12:03 PM CST reply actions

Nice

Way to promote BCB, while working in an inspirational cheer to DBush. I’m impressed.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 14, 2008 8:40 PM CST up reply actions

Ha.. couldn’t really think of anything, so figured I’d try to get the occasional visitor here.

Ha.. couldn’t really think of anything, so figured I’d try to get the occasional visitor here.I should have mentioned how Bushy chops his own wood to heat his Maine house. He probably eats grubs he finds in trees too, like Bear Grylles.

by SgtClueLs on Dec 14, 2008 10:35 PM CST up reply actions

Holy cats

I thought it was always $10/player. Will someone really spend $60 to sponsor JJ Hardy’s page?

I wonder how they determine how much each page should be. Which page is the most expensive, I wonder.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Dec 13, 2008 1:05 PM CST reply actions

Page views, I’d assume.

(If the treecat wasn’t broke, she would sponsor Mark DiFelice’s page. But, sadly, ’cat is broke.)

by morineko on Dec 13, 2008 1:19 PM CST up reply actions

It must be page views

Because there are players with much longer big league careers (Mota and Bush, for example) with similar values to guys like Brad Nelson.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by Kyle Lobner on Dec 13, 2008 1:47 PM CST up reply actions

I probably singlehandedly added $10 to the value of Branyan's page ad this year

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 13, 2008 2:00 PM CST up reply actions

wich one of you guys sponored him?

It was on my maybe to do list.

by Braunstalker on Dec 13, 2008 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

Yep

Link: “The prices are roughly set to match an advertising rate of $1.25 per 1,000 page views with a minimum charge of $5. Over 14,000 of the total 18,000 pages are at $5 with another 3,500 at $10. From there it goes up to more than $300/year (or more) for Barry Bonds. I feel getting your name on Sandy Koufax’s page should be reserved for the largest sponsors.”

Then recently expired pages also cost more which is why Prince Fielder’s page is running at $170 and Hardy’s is at $60 right now.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Dec 13, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply actions

I'm surprised that many people bothered looking up TGJ.

Though I guess you could use it to prove how bad he is.

Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9

by NoahJ on Dec 14, 2008 12:28 AM CST up reply actions

wouldn't be surprised

if it had to do with searching for “Gwynn” or “Tony Gwynn,” then either clicking on the wrong link, or thinking “really, Tony has a son? I wonder if he’s any good.”

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Dec 14, 2008 10:27 AM CST up reply actions

Then they look at his son’s baseball-reference page, and they have their answer!

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 14, 2008 10:29 AM CST up reply actions

Actually

If you search “Tony Gwynn,” you don’t even get a search results page, it just takes you straight to his dad.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by Kyle Lobner on Dec 14, 2008 11:13 AM CST up reply actions

interesting.

so…never mind.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Dec 14, 2008 2:45 PM CST up reply actions

Just "Gwynn" brings up the search results

and TGJ is bolded because he’s active. So maybe that part of the theory works.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 14, 2008 2:50 PM CST up reply actions

Bill Hall is taken care of

by Marty McSuperFly on Dec 13, 2008 2:58 PM CST reply actions

Would be so much more complete

with a link to one of the “Ned Yost screws over Bill Hall” posts from FNY. But I like it for the simplicity. Good work.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 14, 2008 8:55 PM CST up reply actions

Damn

Doesn’t look like there’s a form to request the removal of Jeff Suppan.

by Marty McSuperFly on Dec 13, 2008 3:07 PM CST reply actions

That would be awesome!

If for another $10, you can un-sponsor someone else’s sponsored page! Genius!

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Dec 13, 2008 4:30 PM CST up reply actions

I call Capuano.

September 15: Not a bad little Monday

by molitorfan on Dec 14, 2008 9:16 AM CST up reply actions

Ray King

would rather have the $10 for a Super Sized Big Mac meal.

September 15: Not a bad little Monday

by molitorfan on Dec 14, 2008 9:17 AM CST reply actions

On the topic of Baseball-Reference

New edition coming out this spring. Here’s a sample page for Vlad, and Randy Johnson (who has Vlad’s picture for some reason). I really like it, there’s a lot of rate stats like K/9 and BB/9 on the main page, it makes stuff like LD% and BABIP easy to find.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 14, 2008 1:39 PM CST reply actions

hmmm...

Maybe it’s a sign. If Doug Melvin signs Randy Johnson, he will somehow work his magic and turn him into Vlad.

A man can dream right?

Congrats 08 Crew on a fine Wild Card achievement! What do you say we keep the next postseason drought to something a little shorter than a quarter of a Century.

by MadJimiBrewha on Dec 14, 2008 5:31 PM CST up reply actions

Nice!

I really like some of those changes, especially being able to convert to tables into something much easier imported into excel/calc.

by SgtClueLs on Dec 14, 2008 5:35 PM CST up reply actions

Absolutely yes.

I feel like a baseball nerd because that was one of the first things I thought of after seeing that.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Dec 14, 2008 5:40 PM CST up reply actions

I hope the new B-R is easier to negotiate

sometimes it seems too illogical to me.

I guess that’s why I have youse guys.

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Dec 14, 2008 4:11 PM CST reply actions

FYI

I was just looking at Prince’s page and it says the current sponsor ends 2008-12-12. So I assume his page may be available as well.

Congrats 08 Crew on a fine Wild Card achievement! What do you say we keep the next postseason drought to something a little shorter than a quarter of a Century.

by MadJimiBrewha on Dec 14, 2008 5:48 PM CST reply actions

It is indeed

It can be yours for only $160 today, or $150 tomorrow, or $140 Tuesday….etc. (It will settle at $70 in 9 days)

Congrats 08 Crew on a fine Wild Card achievement! What do you say we keep the next postseason drought to something a little shorter than a quarter of a Century.

by MadJimiBrewha on Dec 14, 2008 5:54 PM CST up reply actions

and...

Turnbow’s going to be a free man on the 18th. He should come pretty cheap I’m guessing.

Congrats 08 Crew on a fine Wild Card achievement! What do you say we keep the next postseason drought to something a little shorter than a quarter of a Century.

by MadJimiBrewha on Dec 14, 2008 5:56 PM CST up reply actions

Who?

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Dec 14, 2008 6:08 PM CST up reply actions

The guy with the pretty hair bobblehead...

I kind of remember some guy like that, not sure if he was a player though. :)

by SgtClueLs on Dec 14, 2008 7:01 PM CST up reply actions

Rally Rabbi!

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Dec 15, 2008 11:28 AM CST up reply actions

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