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A Baseball Prospectus article on the best teams in history, as derived by objective analysis. Some of the answers were surprising even to me. A Diamond Mind article on playoff upsets. How to Amuse a Dodger Fan for Hours How to Amuse a Yankee Fan for Hours Baseball Audio. Listen to teams' radio broadcasts on the Internet. HACKING MASS. A way more interesting twist on Rotisserie. Who will be the stiffs of 2000? Looking at the team names (such as The Slugging Space Bunnies from Jupiter) is worth a visit by itself. Guide to Baseball on the Internet. Lots o' links, including the Usenet newsgroups for all teams. Baseballstuff's Newsstand. Links to Baseball Weekly, the Sporting News, dozens of columnists from J.D. Adande to Adrian Wojnarowski, even idiots like I.J. Rosenberg; also CBS Sportsline, the Buffalo Head Society, teams' official websites, local newspapers, and online sites like Fastball. If he, she, or it writes about baseball and has a website, the link will be here. Baseball Prospectus. Essays and commentary, and they publish a book, too. Strikethree.com. More essays and commentary, by some very witty writers. Don't miss the Hayes Bowman pieces. Rob Neyer's usually stellar column at ESPN SportsZone. EEEEEE! The writings of a generally frustrated and annoyed Giants fan. You don't have to be a Giants fan to enjoy it, though. Shoeless Joe and the Hall of Fame. This is a Strikethree.com article about people who just aren't using their heads. David Grabiner's website, with some great studies about clutch hitters, protection, and the "ability" to hit with runners in scoring position. Frequently Asked Questions about the strike. Also from Grabiner's site. Some good factual information about the late, lamented 1994 baseball strike. |
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Horse (and horse-related) Links Equine genetics at the UC Davis website. Color, HYPP, parentage testing, gene mapping, etc. Here is a direct link to their outstanding color genetics page. American Quarter Horse Association. Not just breed PR. National Cattlemen's Association. A lot of information about the beef industry, including a large collection of articles, news releases, etc. Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. News, results, TV schedule, standings, and the difference between animal welfare and animal rights. Rec.equestrian. The horsey Usenet newsgroup. Don your flame-retardant suit and jump right in! International Museum of the Horse. The prehistory and history of the horse. Tons and tons of stuff, including an art gallery. Netvet Horse Sites. A directory of hundreds and hundreds of horse-related websites. Like the yellow pages, if it's not here, maybe it doesn't exist. Hooved Animal Humane Society. Looking for a place to donate your money? Screw PeTA. Give to HAHS. An honest organization whose money actually goes towards helping animals in need. The Animal Exploitation Page. Quote: "We didn't work our way to the top of the food chain to be vegetarians!" Tips on how to win an argument with a vegan; the Wacko Files; a Winners and Losers page; the Are You an Exploiter test (you are if you eat jello!), and more. Not to be missed. Brindle Horses. The most amazing pictures of brindle horses. |
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Museums The Smithsonian's dinosaur collection Dinosaurs in New Mexico at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Drumheller, Alberta The American Museum of Natural History in New York Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Features the ongoing story of Sue the T. rex fossil, which was purchased by the Field Museum in 1997. The controversial bits are left out of the story, but at least she's now undergoing preparation (via web cam!) instead of sitting in a warehouse. Also has some pages on the Man-eaters of Tsavo, basis of the lion/slasher movie The Ghost and the Darkness (the museum is mentioned at the end of that movie; it owns the mounts of the lions). The magazine Natural History also had a revealing article from 1998 about the supposed lions' cave. Websites of Fellow DinoFreaks Allison's Paleo Page, by a master's student in biology. Includes a review of The Lost World, and another one of a lecture by Stephen Jay Gould. This lecture (as well as Gould's book, Wonderful Life) includes an explanation of why there are no .400 hitters anymore. Seriously. And it's a damned good explanation. Dinosaur FotoImages. Outstanding photos of the critters in their natural habitat. Beri's Dinosaur World. Lots of original artwork. Where the Dinosaurs Are, a page maintained by a guy who sculpts model dinosaurs. The Dinosauricon, a book's worth of information. Dinosauria Online. Includes some beautiful artwork. IngenNET, a great Jurassic Park/Lost World site. Includes "Site B Explorer," a clickable map of Isla Sorna, with which you can "tour" Site B. The tour includes an animated walking velociraptor. List of outtakes from JP and LW, and "Easter Eggs" (intentionally hidden weird stuff) in LW. Sample: The Japanese tourists running from the rampaging T-rex in the San Diego scene are saying in Japanese, "I left Japan to get away from this!" Also features the entire script of Lost World, wav files from the movies, desktop themes, etc. Not Dinosaur-Related, but Still Interesting Conodonts of the Ordovician. Tiny jaws of Paleozoic critters (250-500 million years old). Find an Ordovician outcropping and collect your own! California Amateur Paleontology and Fossils. The home page of a devout fossil collector. Includes "Fear and Loathing in the Cretaceous," an amusing account of a collecting trip. |
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The Boondocks. That site has daily strips, and this one is the official website. |
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The Marshmallow Bunny Survival Test. Hysterically funny, especially the Radiation Test. 30 Fun Things to Do in an Elevator. Sample: Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask: "Got enough air in there?" 101 Ways to Be Annoying. Sample: Erect an elaborate network of ropes in your backyard, and tell the neighbors you are a "spider person." The Vanishing Tiger. A great page that won Site of the Month at FortuneCity. Braintan.com. This just about has to be seen to be believed. This site is all about the ancient and evidently still-popular practice of using brains to tan hides. Includes an online newsletter, "Use Your Brains," and "The Hide Out, a forum for picking each other's brains." A site featuring great pix of storms in NM taken by a "storm chaser." Kosovo, a Second Amendment Study. Thought-provoking... or should be. Some essays by John Lott. |
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