User:Darbyyself/Sandlot Ball/Bibliography

http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/mlb/id/3495228

I particularly like this source because it reflects on the changes that have been made in sandlot baseball culture throughout the years. A lot of these changes have to do with society changing as a whole, but the article discusses how it has directly affected sandlot culture as a result. This article comes from ESPN, and was published in 2008. The article centers around how sandlot baseball once started as a simplistic idea to get kids out of the house—to play ball all day. The article then continues on to discuss how as a whole, the article is written rather neutrally and provides a good amount of sources to back-up the content within the article itself. The writer of this article does a good job of including several different voices and providing a variety perspectives in order to ensure there is not a bias. I plan on using this source when drafting my article to provide a timeline of sandlot ball development, and how it has changed over the years.


 * Yeah, just from this it seems like you could begin to flesh out a "History" or "Origins" section. You might also check out this book for more: https://books.google.com/books?id=cZR_dh9af_4C&lpg=PR4&pg=PA128#v=onepage&q=sandlot&f=false Elizabeth.f.chamberlain (talk) 17:37, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1498125?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

I most definitely will include this source when writing and drafting my Wikipedia article. It contains a great deal information, details, and knowledge over the subject of sandlot ball. It is written in a historical manner, including several different dates and events throughout it. It centers heavily on the origins of sandlot ball, dating all the way back to the 1800s. It is a very interesting article, and will definitely be useful whenever deciding what all I want to write about and include in my article. The article comes from a journal titled Western Folklore in 1968, insinuating that sandlot ball is a folklore (traditional customs, practices, or beliefs of a community that are usually based down generation to generation by word of mouth) that developed in the West. I find it interesting that this journal considers sandlot ball to be folklore. That is something that I will be investigating for the sake of my article. This article seems to appear to be neutral and unbiased, as I mentioned that it is written in a historical manner. In addition to this, the article is full of in-text citations and footnotes—pointing to the idea that the information provided is fully supported.


 * This looks especially great. You might check out those citations for more citations that could be useful to you.Elizabeth.f.chamberlain (talk) 17:37, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sandlot-baseball

This link and source is more simplistic than the other sources that I have listed in the bibliography and plan on using when drafting and writing my Wikipedia article. It is only a definition of what sandlot ball is, and provides a light description of its origin. Though not a lengthy article with a lot of information and knowledge regarding the sport, I still find it to be beneficial when I think about how I want to create and bring my article to life. In addition to providing a simple definition of the sport, there is also a word map towards the bottom of the webpage. I find this helpful and useful because it will help me to use different words rather than repeating myself over and over. Because it is only a definition, it is unbiased and neutral—adhering well to Wikipedia’s guidelines and standards. I plan on using this source to establish a solid lead section in my article.


 * Good to have definitions too, absolutely. Elizabeth.f.chamberlain (talk) 17:37, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

https://books.google.com/books?id=lQCUxy2okyYC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=race+in+sandlot+ball&source=bl&ots=Jtpem-Of4l&sig=ACfU3U3KkBKs5yF_tYGZNY5l4d9S8upKkg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjH-KnSsYboAhUIcq0KHQFSAPQQ6AEwEXoECA4QAQ#v=onepage&q=race%20in%20sandlot%20ball&f=false

I am positive that this source will be beneficial to my overall article regarding sandlot ball. This source is different from the other three sources that I have provided and written over so far, considering that it is an entire book over sandlot baseball. Though I have only skimmed over certain parts of the book so far, I am eager to dig deeper into it because I know that it contains a lot of good information and history regarding the sport. This source is also different from the others that I have provided in that it discusses how sandlot ball looks different race-to-race—specifically in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I think that this source does adhere to what Wikipedia expects from outside and secondary sources, as it is written in a way that reflects on the history of the sport. In addition, it provides outside sources within the book. It also includes direct quotes and input from several different people—ensuring that a variety of perspectives are included. I am excited to include this source in my article because I think that creating a section about sandlot ball in race would be interesting.


 * Looks like we've got this in our library, if you want the physical book: https://dbellis.library.astate.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=284191 17:37, 16 March 2020 (UTC)