Some Backend Stuff + Sponsorships
So I spent the last few days fixing up some back-end stuff (that most people won't see) and adding a new way to help support brooksbaseball.net (that most people will see).
When you search for a pitcher using the PitchFX Tool, you will now see "Pitcher Sponsors" under their data. Sponsoring a pitcher on brooksbaseball.net works very similar to the process on b-ref; you get to pick your sponsor name, a link, and a short message to appear every time someone looks at data from that pitcher. The sponsorships will last until the end of the season and only require a $5 donation. For more detailed information, click here.
Since I only (quietly) made this live last night, most pitchers are still available.
For an example of what it looks like in action, here's one of the many starts made by the incomparable Tim Lincecum. All of Tim's starts, for the rest of that season, will include that tag (and Lincecum, for obvious reasons, is a pretty popular pitcher on brooksbaseball.net).
Why do things this way? Well, for one, a huge amount of traffic to specific players comes from team-specific blogs and websites. Visitors from Orioles blogs tend to look at Orioles pitching. Visitors from Red Sox blogs tend to look at Sox pitching. When you sponsor a page, you're promoting your website to a specific group of fans. Plus, your fellow bloggers will know that you're a good person that helps supports the websites that you use. But, mostly, I'd much rather use fun, community driven messages from websites that don't otherwise promote themselves, helping to drive traffic back into the baseball analysis community.
So, if you've got a pitcher you love to track on brooksbaseball.net or think you know the pitcher next destined for greatness, I'd appreciate if you would think about sponsoring a pitcher, giving a little back to the website, and spreading the word about your place to talk about baseball with the other passionate fans that use the site every day.
Also, if anyone has any feedback on the system or ways it could improve, don't hesitate to contact me at: dan@brooksbaseball.net
When you search for a pitcher using the PitchFX Tool, you will now see "Pitcher Sponsors" under their data. Sponsoring a pitcher on brooksbaseball.net works very similar to the process on b-ref; you get to pick your sponsor name, a link, and a short message to appear every time someone looks at data from that pitcher. The sponsorships will last until the end of the season and only require a $5 donation. For more detailed information, click here.
Since I only (quietly) made this live last night, most pitchers are still available.
For an example of what it looks like in action, here's one of the many starts made by the incomparable Tim Lincecum. All of Tim's starts, for the rest of that season, will include that tag (and Lincecum, for obvious reasons, is a pretty popular pitcher on brooksbaseball.net).
Why do things this way? Well, for one, a huge amount of traffic to specific players comes from team-specific blogs and websites. Visitors from Orioles blogs tend to look at Orioles pitching. Visitors from Red Sox blogs tend to look at Sox pitching. When you sponsor a page, you're promoting your website to a specific group of fans. Plus, your fellow bloggers will know that you're a good person that helps supports the websites that you use. But, mostly, I'd much rather use fun, community driven messages from websites that don't otherwise promote themselves, helping to drive traffic back into the baseball analysis community.
So, if you've got a pitcher you love to track on brooksbaseball.net or think you know the pitcher next destined for greatness, I'd appreciate if you would think about sponsoring a pitcher, giving a little back to the website, and spreading the word about your place to talk about baseball with the other passionate fans that use the site every day.
Also, if anyone has any feedback on the system or ways it could improve, don't hesitate to contact me at: dan@brooksbaseball.net
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