Need an expert

I've been charged with writing a story, which I don't mind since it gets me off the desk for a spell, but one of the sources I need is a baseball historian/expert, and I don't know where to find one.
Could anyone point me in the right direction?

 

profnet

https://profnet.prnewswire.com/

Have experts on everything. Not just professor any more either. You will get a ton of response and most are pretty good.

 

Calling the Hall of Fame isn't a bad place to start, either.

 

There is a fellow in Maryland who is with SABR. He was veryhelpful with my research on old, minor players.
Try them. They can find someone to help.
http://www.sabr.org/sabr.cfm?a=cms,c,109,39,155

 

Yep. Did a story once on Steroids and got in contact with a PR expert who represented several on the Mitchell report and gave them counsel on how to handle the situation. Since the initial poster was looking for a baseball historian I'm sure there will be a few that could get back to him.

At worst its a good site to have in the memory and its free to sign up.

 

Googling "expert media contact [subject]" usually gets you at least some hits on expert guides run by various college media relations departments.

For "expert media contact baseball history" I got...

A couple of professors from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who've written about the history of baseball (http://www4.uwm.edu/news/media/experts/?action=subject&sid=106)

 

I know he is somewhat hated on here by some, but Bill James usually answers e-mails now that he is with the Red Sox. Also, check with your local SABR org.

 

Here's a list of some other potential leads

http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/resources/

(note: print sources are listed first, so if you don't necessarily want an author, keep scrolling)

 

First thought I had.

 

I actually went down there the other day. But I was also looking for sources not attached to the Hall of Fame or MLB.

But thanks for everyone's help. I think it turned out OK, although at this point, I'm just glad I got it done.