This is the only site totally devoted to the Seattle Pilots, but below are some interesting sites relating to baseball history. There is also a page of non-baseball links that relate to the 1960s, pop culture, etc., that I think you will enjoy, too.

• Jim Bouton Official Web Site - Articles, photos and more from the best writer ever to throw a knuckleball (okay, Hemingway might have thrown a knuckleball for all I know, it's still meant as high praise). You can also get a personally-autographed copy of Ball Four: the Final Pitch and Jim's new book, Foul Ball.

• Negro League Baseball Players Association - A fabulous site with articles about teams and players—even a section about the Seattle Steelheads—plus loads of pictures, memorabilia for sale, news and events and all to promote the well being of former players and inspire future generations!

• Mudville Magazine - I'll keep it simple: the best baseball writing on the Web.

• Classic Sports Logos - They make t-shirts featuring extinct sports team logos. No Pilots, but you can get the Seattle Ironmen, Seattle Rangers and tons of others.

• Jack Aker Baseball - After a long and successful career as a player and manager, he now does baseball camps and individual instruction for players. He's also involved with the National Indian Youth Leadership Project.

• Dr. Mike Marshall's Pitching Coach Services - The one-time Pilots reliever has produced a fascinating site with an in-depth question-and-answer forum and free on-line books about pitching.

• Huntsville Stars - The Brewer's AA affiliate, owned by Pilots first baseman, Don Mincher.

• Ball Four - All things Jim Bouton, including an new interview, biography, and even a letter from former Pilot Steve Barber about the relationship between the two pitchers.

• Baseball Heckle Depot- I normally stick with Pilots or baseball history-related sites, but this one merits inclusion. My favorite: "How'd you become an umpire? Flunk out of toll booth school?"

• Diamond Baseball Tours - Any travel agent that does nothing but baseball packages is the travel agent of my (field of) dreams.

• The Alabama-Florida League Page - Lou Piniella played in the AFL in 1962 and the site has lots of historical information and playable seasons for APBA fans.

• The House That Hank Built - A great tribute to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, featuring lots of original photos and tons of history.

• San Francisco Seals Page - Photos, player bios and a history of one of the best known teams in Pacific Coast League history.

• Retrosheet - Their goal is to computerize every pre-1984 baseball game! Play-by-play accounts, box scores and more are available for free on the Web.

• The Mariners Dugout - The number-one unofficial Mariners site on the Web. Recent additions include a Mariners Hall of Fame and an entire sub-site dedicated to the Seattle Rainiers.

• Chapin's Stadia Home Page - A fascinating scholarly work on sports stadiums. The site includes a history of the Kingdome and comprehensive list of books and journal articles relating to stadia.

• Oakland Oaks of 1948 - Autographs, biographies, photos and news stories dedicated to the glory years of one of the Pacific Coast League's original teams.

• Ballparks By Munsey & Suppes - Photos, background and trivia about many of ballparks where the Pilots played, including R.F.K. Stadium. They recently added a section about Sick's Stadium.

• John Skilton's Baseball Links - Connect to well over 3,000 baseball sites!

• All American Girls Professional Baseball League - A warehouse of information about the women who were immortalized in the movie, A League Of Their Own.

• Cooperstown Ball Cap Company - Looking for a Pilots cap? Do you want Seattle Pilots, Caruthersville Pilots, Modesto Pilots, Pensacola Pilots…well, you get the idea. They have just about any cap for any team you can name.

• The Baseball Hall of Fame - I almost dropped this link after Dale Petroskey, president of the Hall, cancelled a screening of "Bull Durham" because its stars, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, spoke out against the invasion of Iraq, which "...put our troops in even more danger." It seems that in Petroskey's world, stating an opinion is roughly equivalent to faxing war plans to Saddam (methinks he would have done well in the Taliban). Only my respect for the history of the game overcame my disgust for this imbecile.

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