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Bloops: Sports-Reference Named to TIME’s 50 Best Websites

Posted by Neil Paine on August 25, 2010

OK, I've gotta toot our own vuvuzela for a second here: I just found out that the Sports-Reference family of sites has been named to TIME Magazine's list of the 50 Best Websites for 2010! It's a great honor for us, and a thrill to know that our users get so much enjoyment & utility out of the sites. Here's to being your favorite sports stats destination for many years to come...

24 Responses to “Bloops: Sports-Reference Named to TIME’s 50 Best Websites”

  1. Nate Says:

    Pretty cool, and I was glad to see it. But the rankings were a sham for one reason: Sporcle isn't a top 5 Games website??

  2. ImAShark6 Says:

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  3. Hartvig Says:

    Congratulations! You should be in the top 2 as far as I'm concerned.

    ImAShark6 @ #2

    Shut up and go troll someplace else

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  5. Tmckelv Says:

    Not a surprise to anyone that visits these sites.

  6. Johnny Twisto Says:

    Dammit, I hate when I miss Sharky's work.

  7. Pageup Says:

    that's awesome stuff, much deserved

  8. JeffW Says:

    Congratulations!

  9. TheGoof Says:

    Their credibility would be zip if they missed including you guys.

  10. Frank Clingenpeel Says:

    Fully deserved...but then, in my book this website is in the top ONE

  11. DoubleDiamond Says:

    This is such a wonderful website, and that's based only on my familiarity with your baseball stuff! Congratulations! I have made some forays into your NBA section and will probably spend some time in the NFL section before long, too.

  12. Mark Says:

    Wow, Top 50 for TIME is amazing. There's a billion sites out there but this one deserves it a lot!

  13. Gerry Says:

    Of course, that's only the top 50 websites since 1920....

  14. Fireworks Says:

    Hahaha, Gerry that made me LOL.

  15. Andy Says:

    LOL Gerry!

  16. Kelly Says:

    Congrats to all. A lot of hard work and thought goes into these sites and it shows!

  17. Sean Forman Says:

    Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

  18. Mr. Dave Says:

    Congrats guys! Nice to see the site get some of the accolades it deserves.

  19. Djibouti Says:

    Congrats guys, some well deserved recognition.

    I have to agree with Nate @1, how does Sporcle not make the games list? Heck, Sporcle should be top 5 in the education list too.

  20. barkfart Says:

    well deserved congrats! I still remember the day I stumbled across this site and realized it was a baseball lover's dream. Keep up the awesome work.

  21. Richard Chen Says:

    Congratulations! You definitely deserve the acclamation.

  22. Lawrence Azrin Says:

    #10/Frank Clingenpeel Says: "Fully deserved...but then, in my book this website is in the top ONE"
    YESSSS!!! (imagine Marv Albert intoning this, in his basketball play-by-play voice...)

    A most deserving honor, Sean.

  23. Paul Hamann Says:

    You bust your butt on this site. Congrats on the fully accurate accolade. You've earned it and more.

  24. Mfooz Says:

    Well-deserved!