John Sickels
Encyclopedia
John Sickels is an American baseball writer, formerly of ESPN
.com, who specializes in minor league baseball and amateur baseball.
(1990, BA in history) and the University of Kansas
(1993, MA in history). He resides in Kansas with his wife, Jeri. He has two sons, Nicholas and Jackson.
From 1996 to 2005, Sickels was a columnist for ESPN
.com, writing regular "Down on the Farm" columns that took an in-depth look at baseball prospects. Sickels was let go by ESPN in February 2005 and soon thereafter started his own blog, www.minorleagueball.com, part of SB Nation. Additionally, Sickels is a regular contributor to the fantasy sports website RotoWire.com
and can occasionally be heard on Rotowire podcasts. Previously, he hosted Down on the Farm Friday on XM Satellite radio.
Sickels writes and edits the annual Baseball Prospect Book, which profiles roughly 1,000 players in baseball's minor leagues, and is only available directly from his personal website. The book is wildly popular but some sold-out versions remain available in PDF format via Sickels' website.
He also penned a 2004 biography
of baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller
called Bob Feller: Ace of the Greatest Generation..
, science fiction
, and has had multiple role playing books published.
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
.com, who specializes in minor league baseball and amateur baseball.
Biography
Sickels is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State UniversityNorthwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum....
(1990, BA in history) and the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
(1993, MA in history). He resides in Kansas with his wife, Jeri. He has two sons, Nicholas and Jackson.
From 1996 to 2005, Sickels was a columnist for ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
.com, writing regular "Down on the Farm" columns that took an in-depth look at baseball prospects. Sickels was let go by ESPN in February 2005 and soon thereafter started his own blog, www.minorleagueball.com, part of SB Nation. Additionally, Sickels is a regular contributor to the fantasy sports website RotoWire.com
RotoWire
RotoWire.com is a company based in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. that specializes in fantasy sports news and fantasy-style games.RotoWire provides fantasy news and information to ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, FoxSports.com, NASCAR.com, NFL.com, NBA.com, and Baseball Prospectus.RotoWire is the successor to...
and can occasionally be heard on Rotowire podcasts. Previously, he hosted Down on the Farm Friday on XM Satellite radio.
Sickels writes and edits the annual Baseball Prospect Book, which profiles roughly 1,000 players in baseball's minor leagues, and is only available directly from his personal website. The book is wildly popular but some sold-out versions remain available in PDF format via Sickels' website.
He also penned a 2004 biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller
Bob Feller
On December 8, 1941, Feller enlisted in the Navy, volunteering immediately for combat service, becoming the first Major League Baseball player to do so following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7. Feller served as Gun Captain aboard the USS Alabama, and missed four seasons during his service...
called Bob Feller: Ace of the Greatest Generation..
Other interests
Sickels has also written poetryPoetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, and has had multiple role playing books published.