by Ron Sokol | Sep 25, 2018 | Videos
Walk off home runs are sure exciting. I some times feel for the other team, who must be crestfallen… But it comes with the turf. The dropped bat, the bat flip…. all makes for dramatic flourishes, although baseball, so many say, is too slow and just not...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 25, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, MLB, Statistics, Test
An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and Humanity. –...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 14, 2018 | Baseball History, Fans, Videos
Ah, the ceremonial first pitch; one of the baseball’s rituals… The ball originally was thrown from the grandstand, but that changed after President Reagan threw the first pitch from the field. Often today the pitch is done from in front of the...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 14, 2018 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Women
“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” – Proverbs 31:25 Several million watched “The Pitch”, a television show about the first woman to play for a major league team. In fact, this is recent, 2016, ...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 11, 2018 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Humor, Insight, Pitchers, Speed gun
“Your mind might think it’s flying, baby On those little pills But you ought to know it’s dying, ’cause Speed kills” – Amphetamine Annie, Canned Heat Let’s face it: We want speed with our internet connection. Of course, we...