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Breaking News We're #49! Er, #48! ... er, #21! Er ...
Okay, it's not exactly "breaking news," but every once in awhile, something nice about Batter's Box is randomly discovered somewhere on the Web, and every once in a while of those aforementioned every once in a whiles, the PR guy in me can't stand not saying something.

According to the self-decsribed "general purpose search engine" FindAnISP.com, Batter's Box is the #49 Sports Web site on the Internet.

Although the algorithm for ranking sites is not disclosed in any obvious placement on the site, Batter's Box resident Economist/Statistician Mike "Pepper" Moffatt speculates, "I'd guess that it's the number/value of incoming links to the site" that determines rankings.

There are at least two sites similar to Da Box ranked higher -- the USS Mariner at #37 and the #7 overall site, the Minnesota Twins-focused site AaronGleeman.com, maintained by Friend of Da Box Aaron Gleeman (the domain name should have clued you in).

Now, before we get too excited about that ranking, there are clearly some glitches in the program as the ubiquitous BaseballReference.com appears at #5 and at #33 (which would make Batter's Box #48, actually). And as Box Roster rookie of the year candidate Rob pointed out, "I don't know how good that ranking is -- when you're 14 spots behind WNBA.com ..." And with The Evil Genius Chronicles, which is decidedly not a sports site, at #36, one really wonders.

However, as Rob added, Batter's Box is also "21st on the list of Canadian sites -- eight above Air Canada." And, it might be noted, the official City of Toronto Web site checks in at #45. The only Canadian site higher on the original sports list is TSN.ca at #25, while CFL.ca sneaks in at #98.

Note: This Breaking News report, which isn't really breaking news at all, is provided sheerly for entertainment value. No wagering, please. Batter's Box and its staff currently make no effort to get the site listed or ranked in any other venue and do not claim to know for sure if the ranking mentioned above is even statistically valid; even if it is, in no way does the ranking represent the actual public value of Batter's Box as compared to sites listed above or below it on any ranking.

Posted by Mick Doherty on Monday, April 25 2005 @ 03:24 PM EDT.
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rpriske - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 03:37 PM EDT (#113520) #
Baseball Think Factory was only 99th? What the heck!

Alos, isn't Baseball Reference on there twice?
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Jobu - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 03:40 PM EDT (#113521) #
In your FACE carllewis.com
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Pepper Moffatt - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 04:11 PM EDT (#113526) #
Now, before we get too excited about that ranking, there are clearly some glitches in the program as the ubiquitous BaseballReference.com appears at #5 and at #33

Note that the #3 reference is for http://www.baseball-reference.com but the #33 is for http://www.baseballreference.com.

That even further leads me to believe the value is derived solely from the number/value of links on other websites.

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Mick Doherty - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 04:11 PM EDT (#113527) #
Alos, isn't Baseball Reference on there twice?

Um, yep ... as noted in graf #5 above.

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R Billie - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 04:14 PM EDT (#113528) #
Hijack. TSN is reporting Mickey Brantley is replacing Mike Barnett as hitting coach.
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Christopher - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 04:14 PM EDT (#113529) #
The #25 site says that they Jays have fired Mike Barnett.

Jays fire Barnett

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jsut - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 04:24 PM EDT (#113530) #
i was just about to post that too... All i've read is the yahoo article, is there any actual justification for this move anywhere?
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jsut - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 04:26 PM EDT (#113531) #
Yahoo sports story on barnett firing.
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Mike D - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 04:27 PM EDT (#113532) #
A thread is now up specifically to discuss Mike Barnett and Mickey Brantley.
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85Jays - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 04:27 PM EDT (#113533) #
How did Mosh Magic make a top 100 sports sites list? Heck, it's not even the best magic site on the net. But if magic is a sport, man I'm one heck of an athlete.
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Wayne H. - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 06:07 PM EDT (#113565) #
If this relatively obscure search engine uses an algorithm that is similar to Google, Yahoo, or MSN Search, the rankings will be based on some combination of inbound links from external websites, taking into account their quality and importance, and relevance to the topic of the searched keywords. Also of importance is the on page content including keywords and phrases, title tags, and internal page URLs and links.

The rankings do not say what term was being searched, unless it was sports sites or sports websites.
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Magpie - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 06:43 PM EDT (#113575) #
The ranking doesn't represent the actual WHAT? value of Batter's Box?
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Pepper Moffatt - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 07:09 PM EDT (#113576) #
One thing I do know is that we're worth more than a bag of balls and a box of whiteboard markers.

Which, by transitivity, makes us worth more than Calvin Pickering. :)
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Named For Hank - Monday, April 25 2005 @ 10:03 PM EDT (#113600) #
I like to think that we're worth at least a couple of glasses of freshly-squeezed orange juice and a pair of well-worn sneakers.
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