by Ron Sokol | Feb 13, 2019 | Beautiful baseball
All of us dream. We dream as kids. We dream as adults. I think that dreaming, day dreaming mind you, can be a very good thing. I want to say “Tell me what you are dreaming and I think you are on your way to becoming just that…” My earliest dreams...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 9, 2019 | Baseball History, Pitchers, Yankees
Some will tell you that the 1927 New York Yankees, you know the ones with “murderer’s row”, remain the greatest baseball team of all time. The moniker murderer’s row describes the first six hitters in the lineup: Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 6, 2019 | Pitchers, Uncategorized
“Is this the class about how to throw a curveball?” “Yes, you’re in the right room.” “But, well, what’s with this secrecy and subversion stuff?” “You want to throw a curveball, and try to make sure the batter is...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 2, 2019 | Beautiful baseball, Poems, Uncategorized
So you stand near the track and look out rooting for that horse “Come on baby!” Or you stand in front of the large window as the plane lands and then the passengers come through the walk way there she is! There! Or you know it’s the holidays and...
by Ron Sokol | Jan 31, 2019 | Analysis, Pitchers, Uncategorized
Might Casey-itis? Is that what this is? In August 2018, the New York Times wrote: “This could be the first season in major league history to feature more strikeouts than hits, a slowdown that worries many league officials. Thirty years ago, batters compiled...
