by Ron Sokol | Oct 16, 2019 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball
Goats get a bad rap. The general consensus is they are not all that bright, male and female typically have beards, they chew on tin cans (really?), most have horns, and they will not ever win a beauty contest. Frankly I am sympathetic. No goat ever did me any...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 11, 2019 | Clayton Kershaw
“Before the World Series, Vin (Scully) would go to church and pray — not for a win, but that there would be only heroes in the World Series, no goats,” the hall of fame southpaw Sandy Koufax said. “He didn’t want anyone’s future to be tarnished with the fact that they...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 8, 2019 | Baseball History
The best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and bees, I want money… Love that song. Thought of it when I read a brief news flash: Babe Ruth’s top salary was $80,000 in 1930 and 1931, which, adjusted for inflation, is the equivalent...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 4, 2019 | Beautiful baseball, Women
Took the photo you see here at the ball game the other night. Father and daughter, too cute I gotta say. Then learned about a young girl who is gaining quite a reputation as she sings the National Anthem at various sporting events. When I saw her on tv this morning,...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 1, 2019 | Beautiful baseball, Humor
Always baffles me when people say Yogi Berra really was not all that brilliant…
