The Greatest Baseball Reference Sponsorships

I'm a big fan of Baseball Reference because I can look up players stats and splits. It's also easier in my opinion to read the stats at Baseball Reference over Fangraphs. I also love the fact that Baseball Reference raises money through page sponsorships. Yes you can sponsor a baseball players page on Baseball Reference.

If you sponsor a players page you can also add ridiculous text that can be in reverence of the player or you can mock him. Sponsorships are have also been filled in by bitter A's fans and random websites. So without further ado, here are the greatest Baseball Reference sponsorships. 

Frank Menechino
Sponsor: The Frank Menechino School for the Blind
Comment: The "Frank Menechino School for the Blind" is a specialty school designed for blind people, such as himself, to learn baseball skills and excell at the sport. Ross Gload. 

Mark Kotsay
Sponsor: Jim Thome
Comment: Highly underrated, Mark Kotsay became the best defensive designated hitter in American League history in 2010.

Rusty Kuntz
Sponsor: Ron Erdmann
Comment: Worth every penny. Rusty Kuntz forever!!

1899 Cleveland Spiders
Sponsor: Undernet #Boxing  
Comment: The 1899 Spiders: A bigger zero than the sum of Herbie Hide's pile of money, Victor Julio Salgado's acting abilities, and yet another Shannon Briggs title shot.

Earl Weaver
Sponsor: WaaayBack
Comment: The Earl of Baltimore was the ORIGINAL Sabermetrician. (You're welcome, Bill James.)


Clay Zavada
Sponsor:  Michelle and Shane / Southern Comfort Blues Band
Comment: Support the 'Stache! Zavada rocks!

Barry Zito
Sponsor: Diehard A's Fan
Comment: A's: 4 WS rings, 6 pennants, 14 div titles since '68. Giants: 1 WS ring, 4 pennants, 7 div titles since '58. Any true Giant fan (not a "stadium" fan) would trade the ticket sales for a ring IN A HEARTBEAT. 2010: All good things come to those who wait.
Note: Bitter A's fans are everywhere. 

Henry Yaik
Sponsor: Pirates Prospects
Comment: Let's hope the 2011 Pirates prospects can do better than Mr Yaik did!

Will Clark
Sponsor: Say No to the SF Giants Bandwagon
Comment: #22 was a real masher; even a diehard A's fan realized it when Will earned his respect. But Will would never have approved of the legions of newly converted fans in 2010. Absent from the 'Stick, but they do love the Cove. Oh, the team is okay they guess.
Note: Like I said. Bitter A's fans are everywhere!

Buster Posey
Sponsor: West Coast Bias
Comment: Buster Posey is a certain Hall of Famer. He's someone who plays the game the right way and is mature beyond his years. The Giants should lock him up to a lifetime contract NOW, considering Posey will be the driving force behind their budding dynasty.
Note: This comment doesn't look so good now that Posey is broken and the Giants are struggling. At least the person admits to being biased. 

Reggie Cleveland
Sponsor: Reggie Cleveland All-Stars
Comment: Sports figures whose names and ethnicities don't seem to match.

Marvin Benard
Sponsor: A high fastball
Comment: I loved this guy. He couldn't hit me with a tree trunk.

Doug Mirabelli
Sponsor: Money Cures An 86-Year Itch
Comment: 1918 - still the last year Boston actually won a legitimate World Series (without resorting to Steinbrenner-esque brute force strategy). 

Eric Hinske
Sponsor: Scott
Comment: Good luck in Atlanta this year. John and I know you will eventually find your way to Baltimore.
Note: Cue to kt1000 screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"