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Thinking Fan.com is the website for the thinking fan of baseball - which includes fans interested in the obscure, esoteric, historical and scientific aspects of the game of baseball.

Thinking Fan.com includes links and commentary on the history of baseball including resources to learn about the Negro Leagues; the science behind the game of baseball (such as how a curve-ball curves); connections to the world of baseball including Japanese baseball leagues and other international leagues; and also links and connections regarding the rules of baseball, how those rules have changes of the years, and what its really like to be an umpire at a Major League Baseball game.

Also, for the Thinking Fan of Baseball - you can check out our on-line bookstore dedicated to the great game of baseball.

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Featured Links, Books and Resources

A new book about Willie Mays entitled: "Willie Mays. The Life, The Legend" was recently released. Willie Mays played the majority of his career with the New York Giants (and then San Francisco Giants upon their move to that city), and finished his career with the New York Mets. Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. He's considered one of the greatest all around baseball players in the history of the sport. He ended his career with 660 career home runs, hitting 50 or more home runs in both the 1955 and 1965 seasons, and is ranked fourth all-time for number of home runs. Mays is the only Major League player to have hit a home run in every inning from the 1st through the 16th.

Willie Mays' rise was also during the early days of the integration of baseball   The following an interview with Willie May's on the Daily Show with Jon Stewert talks about some of his experiences during those times.

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Click on the link below to purchase the new book about Willie Mays.




Magic Mud - as featured on CNN.com.

A special mud is used on new baseballs before they are used in order to provide better control for pitchers.  The death in 1920 of the Cleveland Indians shortstop, the first and only player killed by a pitch in Major League history, precipitated a series of events leading to the use of a special mud from a specific mud hole for curing of baseballs.  It is used across Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball.



Featured New Baseball Book:  Sachtel:  The Life and Times of an American Legend



Click on this link below to hear a radio interview on NPR with the author of a book on Sachtel Paige, relating the experiences in his life including why Satchel Paige is one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Satchel's experience pitching in a segregated world, and the context for his life in baseball.

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