by Ron Sokol | Mar 13, 2019 | Babe Ruth, Uncategorized
Julia Ruth Stevens died recently at the great age of 102 (which is less than one seventh of the home runs hit by her adoptive father George Herman Ruth). Babe married his second wife, actress and model Claire Merritt Hodgson in 1929, and adopted Julia thereafter. She...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 9, 2019 | Pitchers, Uncategorized
Ulnar collateral ligament reconstructions, also known as Tommy John surgery. The first was in 1974, thank you to the remarkable Dr. Franklin Jobe whose patient was indeed Tommy John. When Dr. Jobe did the surgery back then, he projected about a 1 in 100 chance of...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 5, 2019 | Poems, Uncategorized
Could be a girl you know In fact may just be. Could be anyone’s kid you know probably is. Gotta watch as the kid takes swings stands ready to hit that pitch to maybe you know well make you stand up and shout wildly like a crazed person. But, when did being a...
