by Ron Sokol | Jan 9, 2019 | Baseball History, Baseballs
We know baseball is quirky. Superstitions. Rituals. Hand signals. But to this day there’s a certain kind of mud rubbed on the baseballs used in major league games? And no one is to know the location of where the mud can be found? The only thing that seems a...
by Ron Sokol | Jan 5, 2019 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Uncategorized
Field manager. Not General Manager. The one in the dug out, who saunters onto the field at times. Does things behind the scenes. Figures out who is playing, and at what position, and who pitches to whom and for how long. Walks the line-up card to the Umps, most of...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 31, 2018 | Analysis, Beautiful baseball, Inspiration
Have you made any baseball resolutions for the new year? I have a few, which are influenced by a quotation that you probably have heard before, maybe even said, but somehow one that I managed not to have known about it until now. To play in the big leagues, you have...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 29, 2018 | Poems, Uncategorized
When he stepped into the batter’s box When she stood tall on the mound When he swung When she pitched When each played Sky’s the limit shimmering like a diamond Their lives showing us their skills their dignity their ability their determination Teaching us...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 26, 2018 | Baseball History, Humor, Uncategorized
Hello there. You know a fair amount about baseball. Well, this column, as a public service to those who don’t care if curiosity maimed the cat, presents a bunch of far out baseball circumstances that might convince you to go back and make sure you touched each...
