Let me into your mind....

Marc Duffy · 06-22-2005, 08:43 AM

One of the things we did when we first took on Eastside was to get into the mind of the average EHM player and try to discover where they get their hockey fix from

I'd like to pick your brains on this forum?

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?

Any other info about where a North American baseball fan gets his Baseball fix from on a daily, weekly or monthly basis is very much appreciated.

jarmenia · 06-22-2005, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

One of the things we did when we first took on Eastside was to get into the mind of the average EHM player and try to discover where they get their hockey fix from

I'd like to pick your brains on this forum?

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?

None

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?

gamerankings.com

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?

Baseball / Football Weekly.

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?

usatoday.com, espn.com, cbssportsline.com, hardballtimes.com and more

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?

cbssportsline is good, as is yahoo but there are a ton more.

John

timlowery · 06-22-2005, 09:06 AM

As far as latest game info, I check MLB.com, or sportingnews.com. Printed publications have too much lag time to be of any real use to me.

As far as general baseball information, I've found the following sites/pubs useful:
(Most of these are both print and web):

Baseball America
Sports Weekly, published by USA Today, used to be Baseball Weekly
MLB.Com (Web Only)
Baseball Fever (forum site--good for team specific info, from the fan perspective)
Sporting News
The Hardball Times (Web Only)

Fantasy sites: CBS Sportsline and Yahoo. The two best for the buck...

TotalEnd98 · 06-22-2005, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?

1) I don't, really.
2) Don't here, either. I generally hear things through word-of-mouth.
3) Printed publications are so 20th century...
4) BaseballThinkFactory, Hardball Times, Baseball Prospectus, Baseball-Reference, The Pinstriped Bible/Blog, occasionally ESPN.com
5) Don't play fantasy baseball.

Hope that was more helpful than it looks.

Riverdome · 06-22-2005, 09:09 AM

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?
NONE
What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?
SI Games

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?
Baseball America, USAToday

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?
cbs.sportsline.com, usatoday.com,baseballamerica.com

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?
cbs.sportsline.com

Any other info about where a North American baseball fan gets his Baseball fix from on a daily, weekly or monthly basis is very much appreciated.

-ESPN SportsCenter & Baseball Tonight are helpful late into the evening.

Cooleyvol · 06-22-2005, 09:12 AM

www.fantasybaseball.com is a great site to get information on fantasy strategies.

Marc Duffy · 06-22-2005, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TotalEnd98

3) Printed publications are so 20th century...

**Devils Advocate mode BEGINS **

If thats the case, how does Baseball digest have 2.26m loyal readers (3 readers per copy apparently) that would be a little more than 750,000 copies sold per issue

**Devils Advocate mode ENDS....**

spleen1015 · 06-22-2005, 09:30 AM

1. None
2. Gamespot and Gamespy - this forum for everything OOTP
3. None
4. espn.com, mlb.com
5. CBS Sportsline was the best when I was playing.

CHCfan · 06-22-2005, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?

Any other info about where a North American baseball fan gets his Baseball fix from on a daily, weekly or monthly basis is very much appreciated.

I'll give this a shot.

1. I've gotten Electronic Gaming Monthly from time to time; it's pretty good, but I've never renewed.

2. Gamespot.com, Gamerankings.com, teamxbox.com

3. None usually. I have been subscribed to Baseball Digest, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN the Mag at various times. I didn't much care for any of them. They were actually fine, I just don't like magazines as a news source.

4. ESPN.com, MLB.com, team specific websites (cubs.com) and message boards (northsidebaseball.com).

5. I've never done fantasy baseball, but the football league I once did on Yahoo was pretty good, so that's a pretty good bet.

Bonus Question: Like someone else said, Baseball Tonight is pretty big. Despite usually moronic hosts and analysis, the style of the show is pure baseball, and enough highlights to redeem Kruk's effect on watchability.

If you don't mind my asking, Marc, why these questions? Some marketing, I assume?

Malleus Dei · 06-22-2005, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

**Devils Advocate mode BEGINS **

If thats the case, how does Baseball digest have 2.26m loyal readers (3 readers per copy apparently) that would be a little more than 750,000 copies sold per issue

**Devils Advocate mode ENDS....**

My experience is that people who read Baseball Digest tend not to be the kind of people who play baseball simulations.

andjbock · 06-22-2005, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

One of the things we did when we first took on Eastside was to get into the mind of the average EHM player and try to discover where they get their hockey fix from

I'd like to pick your brains on this forum?

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?

Any other info about where a North American baseball fan gets his Baseball fix from on a daily, weekly or monthly basis is very much appreciated.

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? Print is so passe

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info? gamespot.com; ign.com; gtagaming.com

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?
Who's who in baseball has supplied me with endless hours of amusement in the bathroom, The Boston Globe

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?
espn, baseballamerica, baseball-reference, baseball-almanac, cbs.sportsline, rotoworld, rototimes, dougstats, mlb, other stuff too.

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?
cbs is the best followed by espn, then yahoo.

Any other info about where a North American baseball fan gets his Baseball fix from on a daily, weekly or monthly basis is very much appreciated.[/QUOTE]

tv & radio, word of mouth

Dagrims · 06-22-2005, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

My experience is that people who read Baseball Digest tend not to be the kind of people who play baseball simulations.

I agree with that. My dad and I used to read Baseball Digest regularly when we played Strat, but that was 20+ years ago. Since the internet's explosion, I haven't read a sports publication in many years. I think the last printed sports-related publication I read with any frequency was Baseball Weekly. Other than the daily paper, all my sports information comes from the web.

By the way, by publication I mean some sort of periodical. I still read a number of books on baseball.

Gastric ReFlux · 06-22-2005, 10:21 AM

I loved Baseball Digest when I was a kid. Nothing better than getting that small book like magazine with talk about players, their batting averages, the quiz about what call would you make in odd baseball situations. Now I'm probably too sabermetrically cynical to enjoy it anymore.

Most of my information now comes from reading sites like The Hardball Times, Sabernomics, Baseball Graphs, and the vast array of blogs that focus on specific teams, but the authors will often use sabermetric inspired musings about their teams.

jnshmoo · 06-22-2005, 10:25 AM

I'm like the sheep. I used to love reading it when I was younger and I went and subscribed again. Three issues in, I might have read all of two articles.

The Sporting News used to have excellent baseball coverage and box scores when I was younger too but it changed too.

There really isn't a truly GOOD baseball periodical it seems.

biggamejrs · 06-22-2005, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?
Sports weekly

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?
mlb.com, espn.com, foxsports.com,
What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?
Sports Weekly

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?
atlantabraves.com

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?
i use yahoo

Any other info about where a North American baseball fan gets his Baseball fix from on a daily, weekly or monthly basis is very much appreciated.

here's mine

octones · 06-22-2005, 10:37 AM

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?
PC Gamer, Official Xbox Magazine

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?
IGN, TeamXbox, Gamerankings, and various message boards like SimCentral and Madden Planet

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?
I guess the local newspaper would be it really. Maybe ESPN magazine and Sporting News, but those are more just for stories.

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?
ESPN, Yahoo, Baseball-reference, Simcentral forums

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?
Yahoo fantasy baseball is pretty big

drprestwood · 06-22-2005, 10:49 AM

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?

None

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?

ign.com, gamespot.com

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?

espn magazine, sports illustrated, the sporting news, occasional daily paper

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?

espn.com, si.com, baseball-reference.com, ondeckbaseball.com, minorleagueball.com, this board

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?

espn.com's section, yahoo fantasy games...as for rankings and so on, i use the above sites to make my own.

kingcharlesxii · 06-22-2005, 11:56 AM

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?
None really.

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?
Gamespot.com, gamespy.com

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?
None

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?
baseballprospectus.com, baseball-reference.com, espn.com, mlb.com, cnnsi.com

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?
Don't really play in any leagues, that's what OOTP is for.

ihatenames · 06-22-2005, 12:18 PM

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? None really, sometimes game informer.

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?
usually use www.ign.com or www.gamespot.com

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?
Baseball Prospectus

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?
www.mlb.com, minorleaguebaseball.com, baseball-reference.com, and these forums.

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?
don't know.

Chappy · 06-22-2005, 12:24 PM

What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information?

None

What websites do you use to get your your latest game info?

Wod of mouth from this site, mostly

What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info?

SI, Sports Weekly (is that what Baseball Weekly is called now?), but mostly reading the box scores in the paper every morning.

What websites do you use to get Baseball info?

ESPN.com

What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around?

I don't really do fantasy baseball, because OOTP is so much more fun. But we love CBS Sportsline for our fantasy football leagues if that helps any.

06-22-2005, 08:43 AM	#1
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	Let me into your mind.... One of the things we did when we first took on Eastside was to get into the mind of the average EHM player and try to discover where they get their hockey fix from I'd like to pick your brains on this forum? What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? What websites do you use to get your your latest game info? What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info? What websites do you use to get Baseball info? What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around? Any other info about where a North American baseball fan gets his Baseball fix from on a daily, weekly or monthly basis is very much appreciated.

06-22-2005, 09:06 AM	#3
timlowery Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 261	As far as latest game info, I check MLB.com, or sportingnews.com. Printed publications have too much lag time to be of any real use to me. As far as general baseball information, I've found the following sites/pubs useful: (Most of these are both print and web): Baseball America Sports Weekly, published by USA Today, used to be Baseball Weekly MLB.Com (Web Only) Baseball Fever (forum site--good for team specific info, from the fan perspective) Sporting News The Hardball Times (Web Only) Fantasy sites: CBS Sportsline and Yahoo. The two best for the buck... __________________ Timothy Lowery Proud Detroit Tigers fan since 1979!!! It's not one thing after another, it's the same thing all the time....

06-22-2005, 09:09 AM	#5
Riverdome All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 964	What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? NONE What websites do you use to get your your latest game info? SI Games What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info? Baseball America, USAToday What websites do you use to get Baseball info? cbs.sportsline.com, usatoday.com,baseballamerica.com What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around? cbs.sportsline.com Any other info about where a North American baseball fan gets his Baseball fix from on a daily, weekly or monthly basis is very much appreciated. -ESPN SportsCenter & Baseball Tonight are helpful late into the evening. __________________ I was at the first OOTP Conference, where were you?..........

06-22-2005, 10:25 AM	#14
jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226	I'm like the sheep. I used to love reading it when I was younger and I went and subscribed again. Three issues in, I might have read all of two articles. The Sporting News used to have excellent baseball coverage and box scores when I was younger too but it changed too. There really isn't a truly GOOD baseball periodical it seems. __________________ Beer Snob and Baseball Sim Geek

06-22-2005, 10:37 AM	#16
octones Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 226	What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? PC Gamer, Official Xbox Magazine What websites do you use to get your your latest game info? IGN, TeamXbox, Gamerankings, and various message boards like SimCentral and Madden Planet What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info? I guess the local newspaper would be it really. Maybe ESPN magazine and Sporting News, but those are more just for stories. What websites do you use to get Baseball info? ESPN, Yahoo, Baseball-reference, Simcentral forums What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around? Yahoo fantasy baseball is pretty big __________________

06-22-2005, 09:12 AM	#6
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	www.fantasybaseball.com is a great site to get information on fantasy strategies.

06-22-2005, 09:30 AM	#8
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,000	1. None 2. Gamespot and Gamespy - this forum for everything OOTP 3. None 4. espn.com, mlb.com 5. CBS Sportsline was the best when I was playing.

06-22-2005, 10:21 AM	#13
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	I loved Baseball Digest when I was a kid. Nothing better than getting that small book like magazine with talk about players, their batting averages, the quiz about what call would you make in odd baseball situations. Now I'm probably too sabermetrically cynical to enjoy it anymore. Most of my information now comes from reading sites like The Hardball Times, Sabernomics, Baseball Graphs, and the vast array of blogs that focus on specific teams, but the authors will often use sabermetric inspired musings about their teams.

06-22-2005, 10:49 AM	#17
drprestwood All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,501	What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? None What websites do you use to get your your latest game info? ign.com, gamespot.com What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info? espn magazine, sports illustrated, the sporting news, occasional daily paper What websites do you use to get Baseball info? espn.com, si.com, baseball-reference.com, ondeckbaseball.com, minorleagueball.com, this board What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around? espn.com's section, yahoo fantasy games...as for rankings and so on, i use the above sites to make my own.

06-22-2005, 11:56 AM	#18
kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? None really. What websites do you use to get your your latest game info? Gamespot.com, gamespy.com What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info? None What websites do you use to get Baseball info? baseballprospectus.com, baseball-reference.com, espn.com, mlb.com, cnnsi.com What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around? Don't really play in any leagues, that's what OOTP is for. __________________ OTBA - Stockholm Royal Squirrels of Sweden OOTP Grand League Champion 2015

06-22-2005, 12:18 PM	#19
ihatenames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rockford Posts: 2,534	What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? None really, sometimes game informer. What websites do you use to get your your latest game info? usually use www.ign.com or www.gamespot.com What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info? Baseball Prospectus What websites do you use to get Baseball info? www.mlb.com, minorleaguebaseball.com, baseball-reference.com, and these forums. What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around? don't know. __________________ New Album coming soon!

06-22-2005, 12:24 PM	#20
Chappy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,721	What printed publications do you use to get the latest game information? None What websites do you use to get your your latest game info? Wod of mouth from this site, mostly What printed publications do you use to get Baseball info? SI, Sports Weekly (is that what Baseball Weekly is called now?), but mostly reading the box scores in the paper every morning. What websites do you use to get Baseball info? ESPN.com What are the biggest and best fantasy baseball sites around? I don't really do fantasy baseball, because OOTP is so much more fun. But we love CBS Sportsline for our fantasy football leagues if that helps any.