Surnames
The most common surnames in the majors, 1871-2009. (Jan 10)
Home runs & PEDs
A fairly depressing look at the top 25 all-time home run hitters. (Jan 10)
A fairly depressing look at the top 25 all-time home run hitters. (Jan 10)
A-Rod's 2010 salary
He earns more than you. (Jan 10)
He earns more than you. (Jan 10)
Celebrating at home
How often does a team clinch the World Series in front of their own fans? (Nov 09)
How often does a team clinch the World Series in front of their own fans? (Nov 09)
January 26: Of all the infographics I've done for this site, this is the one that has taken the longest. I worked on this for three days flat, and the overwhelming feeling after doing it, aside from eye-strain, is how utterly marvelous baseball-reference.com is. I took a look at the site's player index, and added up what are the most common surnames in major league history, and the occurrence of each of the top forty surnames season-by-season in the majors.
January 21: Now that Mark McGwire has told us that it was the talent given to him by "the man upstairs" that helped him hit all those home runs, I figured I'd look at which of the top all-time home run hitters have admitted to using PEDs, been suspended for using PEDS, and suspected of using PEDs.
January 14: Back from a little break over the holidays, and looking forward to seeing what A-Rod will earn for the 2010 season.
November 17: I have no idea what this means in the grand scheme of things, but of all the current MLB team jerseys with pinstripes, only three of them (Cubs home, Yankees home, Brewers alternate) have the pinstripes on the sleeves as a separate piece that extends as far as the neck. I'm not explaining it very well, but you can see what I mean here. (Update: from the ever-wonderful Uni Watch on the glossary page, there are terms for the different styles. The Cubs, Yanks, and Brewers jerseys have raglan sleeves; all the others have set-in sleeves.)
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November 17: I have no idea what this means in the grand scheme of things, but of all the current MLB team jerseys with pinstripes, only three of them (Cubs home, Yankees home, Brewers alternate) have the pinstripes on the sleeves as a separate piece that extends as far as the neck. I'm not explaining it very well, but you can see what I mean here. (Update: from the ever-wonderful Uni Watch on the glossary page, there are terms for the different styles. The Cubs, Yanks, and Brewers jerseys have raglan sleeves; all the others have set-in sleeves.)
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A love of baseball plus a love of infographics equals Flip Flop Fly Ball.
Essentially, this site is what I'd have been doing when I was 12 years old had the Internet and Photoshop been available to me in the eighties. As well as the infographics there are a few other bits and bobs; like small pixiliated portraits of some baseball players. They are filleted from a bigger collection of Minipops (that's what I call them) which is one of the biggest parts of my main web site, Flip Flop Flyin' (thus the name of this site). There's also some photos from some of the stadiums I've visited, and a few drawings.
My name is Craig Robinson. Any comments, please don't hesitate to email me: craig AT flipflopflyin DOT com.
My other web sites: Flip Flop Flyin' / Flip Flop Flying / Atlas, Schmatlas / Craig Robinson
A legend of what is represented in the drawing at the top is here.
All content © 2009 Craig Robinson, unless otherwise noted.
Essentially, this site is what I'd have been doing when I was 12 years old had the Internet and Photoshop been available to me in the eighties. As well as the infographics there are a few other bits and bobs; like small pixiliated portraits of some baseball players. They are filleted from a bigger collection of Minipops (that's what I call them) which is one of the biggest parts of my main web site, Flip Flop Flyin' (thus the name of this site). There's also some photos from some of the stadiums I've visited, and a few drawings.
My name is Craig Robinson. Any comments, please don't hesitate to email me: craig AT flipflopflyin DOT com.
My other web sites: Flip Flop Flyin' / Flip Flop Flying / Atlas, Schmatlas / Craig Robinson
A legend of what is represented in the drawing at the top is here.
All content © 2009 Craig Robinson, unless otherwise noted.
Ballpark photos on my Flickr page.
A rather random selection of baseball-related drawings.
Small pixilated portraits of players here.
One of the greatest joys in life: sitting in right field at Safeco Field watching Ichiro.
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Starters vs. relievers
Looking at how many innings each team's starting pitchers worked in the 2009 season. (Oct 09)
Looking at how many innings each team's starting pitchers worked in the 2009 season. (Oct 09)
KC Cowboys 1886 schedule
A map showing the amount of travelling a team did in the 19th Century National League. (Oct 09)
A map showing the amount of travelling a team did in the 19th Century National League. (Oct 09)
KC Athletics 1959 schedule
A map showing the amount of travelling a team did fifty years ago. (Oct 09)
A map showing the amount of travelling a team did fifty years ago. (Oct 09)
Best record in baseball
How often has the best regular season team won the World Series? (Sep 09, updated Nov 09)
How often has the best regular season team won the World Series? (Sep 09, updated Nov 09)
Team names
An etymological Venn diagram. (Sep 09)
An etymological Venn diagram. (Sep 09)
Professional baseball history
Timeline of the American professional major leagues. (Sep 09)
Timeline of the American professional major leagues. (Sep 09)
Off days
No. of off days in the regular season vs. post season. (Sep 09)
No. of off days in the regular season vs. post season. (Sep 09)
Taiwanese baseball
What do you mean you don't care? (Sep 09)
What do you mean you don't care? (Sep 09)
Taiwanese baseball map
Surely you wanna know where Wei Chuan Dragons played... (Sep 09)
Surely you wanna know where Wei Chuan Dragons played... (Sep 09)
Turner, MT
Which is the town's local MLB team? (Aug 09)
Which is the town's local MLB team? (Aug 09)
O Canada
How many times have Canadian teams had to listen to another nation's anthem? (Jul 09)
How many times have Canadian teams had to listen to another nation's anthem? (Jul 09)
Interleague play
Which league benefits the most. (Jul 09)
Which league benefits the most. (Jul 09)
Ballcap sticker removal
A helpful tutorial for the youngsters. (Jul 09)
A helpful tutorial for the youngsters. (Jul 09)
1998 home run chase
A day-by-day look at McGwire, Sosa, and Griffey's home runs. (Jul 09)
A day-by-day look at McGwire, Sosa, and Griffey's home runs. (Jul 09)
Smoking
Which ballparks allow it, and which ballparks don't. (Jul 09, updated Oct 09)
Which ballparks allow it, and which ballparks don't. (Jul 09, updated Oct 09)
Nolan Ryan
Twenty-seven seasons in the majors (Jul 09)
Twenty-seven seasons in the majors (Jul 09)
Lefties, righties, and switchies
How many of each on the '09 opening day rosters. (Jul 09)
How many of each on the '09 opening day rosters. (Jul 09)
Hall of Fame
What percentage of major league players get into the Hall? (Jul 09)
What percentage of major league players get into the Hall? (Jul 09)
Overall strength
A look at whether the leagues have had a few great or crappy teams, or have been fairly strong overall, since 1995. (Jul 09)
A look at whether the leagues have had a few great or crappy teams, or have been fairly strong overall, since 1995. (Jul 09)
Stolen bases
If bases were really stolen, how much money would MLB teams be losing? (Jun 09)
If bases were really stolen, how much money would MLB teams be losing? (Jun 09)
Major League parks
A look at the ballparks and their differences. (Apr 09)
A look at the ballparks and their differences. (Apr 09)
The '86 Mets
How long did it take to build and disassemble that World Series-winning team? (Mar 09)
How long did it take to build and disassemble that World Series-winning team? (Mar 09)
2009 ticket prices
The cheapest and most expensive tickets at every MLB stadium. And how many Rockies bleacher tickets you could buy for the price of the most expensive Yankees ticket. (Mar 09, updated May 09)
The cheapest and most expensive tickets at every MLB stadium. And how many Rockies bleacher tickets you could buy for the price of the most expensive Yankees ticket. (Mar 09, updated May 09)
Cleveland Indians
Oh really? (Mar 09)
Oh really? (Mar 09)
Green Monster
Thirty-seven feet and two inches worth of wall. Exactly how tall is that? (Mar 09)
Thirty-seven feet and two inches worth of wall. Exactly how tall is that? (Mar 09)
Washington D.C.
Exactly how many teams called the Senators or Nationals does one town need? (Mar 09, updated Jun 09)
Exactly how many teams called the Senators or Nationals does one town need? (Mar 09, updated Jun 09)
Ballpark orientation
The direction batters are facing at each MLB stadium. (Mar 09)
The direction batters are facing at each MLB stadium. (Mar 09)
MLB relocations
Disappointed fans left behind... (Mar 09)
Disappointed fans left behind... (Mar 09)
'09 World Baseball Classic
A look at the players involved. (Mar 09)
A look at the players involved. (Mar 09)
KBO history
Team relocations, renamings, and champions. (Mar 09)
Team relocations, renamings, and champions. (Mar 09)
KBO map
Korean Baseball Organization teams. (Mar 09)
Korean Baseball Organization teams. (Mar 09)
Kansas City Royals 2009 schedule
A map showing exactly how much flying a Major League baseball team has to do. (Mar 09)
A map showing exactly how much flying a Major League baseball team has to do. (Mar 09)
Randy and the dove
The incident from the dove's point of view. (Mar 09)
The incident from the dove's point of view. (Mar 09)
Really fantasy baseball
The Wu-Tang Clan vs. the E Street Band. (Mar 09, updated Jun 09)
The Wu-Tang Clan vs. the E Street Band. (Mar 09, updated Jun 09)
After Jackie
How long did it take each team to break the color line? (Mar 09)
How long did it take each team to break the color line? (Mar 09)
Yankees retired numbers
When will they run out of double digit numbers? (Mar 09, updated Jun 09)
When will they run out of double digit numbers? (Mar 09, updated Jun 09)
Mike Morgan
Pitched for 21 teams for 12 organizations. (Mar 09)
Pitched for 21 teams for 12 organizations. (Mar 09)
Spring Training
Maps of the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues. (Mar 09)
Maps of the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues. (Mar 09)
Kevin Costner
How many baseball films has he been in? (Mar 09)
How many baseball films has he been in? (Mar 09)
Home team dugouts
First baseline or third baseline? (Sep 08)
First baseline or third baseline? (Sep 08)
NL & AL history
Timeline of the teams in the majors. (Aug 08, updated Oct 08)
Timeline of the teams in the majors. (Aug 08, updated Oct 08)
Retired numbers
Every number retired in the majors. (Nov 06, updated Jul 09)
Every number retired in the majors. (Nov 06, updated Jul 09)
716083 pitches
How far would a line as long as all the pitches in one season stretch? (Oct 06, redrawn Jun 09)
How far would a line as long as all the pitches in one season stretch? (Oct 06, redrawn Jun 09)
Baserunning
Distance covered by all base runners during the 2006 season. (Oct 06, re-designed Mar 09)
Distance covered by all base runners during the 2006 season. (Oct 06, re-designed Mar 09)
Major League fields
All the fields in the majors. (Sep 06, updated Mar 09)
All the fields in the majors. (Sep 06, updated Mar 09)
Diamonds in Manhattan
Every baseball/softball diamond on the island of Manhattan. (Sep 06)
Every baseball/softball diamond on the island of Manhattan. (Sep 06)
English Premier League
History of the current and former Premier League soccer teams. (Sep 09)
History of the current and former Premier League soccer teams. (Sep 09)
Arsenal FC 2003/04
The assembly and disassembly of an undefeated team. (Sep 09)
The assembly and disassembly of an undefeated team. (Sep 09)
NFL history
History of the current NFL franchises. (Sep 09)
History of the current NFL franchises. (Sep 09)
Soviets & the Olympics
A look at how the break-up of the Soviet Union affected the former members' Olympic medal tallies. (Aug 07, updated Aug 08)
A look at how the break-up of the Soviet Union affected the former members' Olympic medal tallies. (Aug 07, updated Aug 08)
North American cities
The top ten most successful cities. (May 07, updated Jun 09)
The top ten most successful cities. (May 07, updated Jun 09)
Football pitches
Comparing the different codes of football's pitches. (May 07)
Comparing the different codes of football's pitches. (May 07)
Women's sport
A typical man's interest. (May 07)
A typical man's interest. (May 07)
Squash balls
What the little dots mean. May 07)
What the little dots mean. May 07)
Balls
Size comparison of lots of sporty balls. (Mar 07)
Size comparison of lots of sporty balls. (Mar 07)
Basketball shorts
Then and now. (Mar 07)
Then and now. (Mar 07)
Triple Crown of Surfing
A map of the watery venues for these events. (Mar 07)
A map of the watery venues for these events. (Mar 07)
Tour de France jerseys
What they signify? (Mar 07)
What they signify? (Mar 07)
Cycling
How steep is the bank at a velodrome? (Mar 07)
How steep is the bank at a velodrome? (Mar 07)