by Ron Sokol | Dec 22, 2018 | Baseball History, Dodgers
If your kid grows up to be a major league pitcher, you will not (I repeat NOT) name him Homer… Except, well, the Los Angeles Dodgers just traded some of their stalwarts, Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, and Alex Wood, for Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds, among...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Seasons Greetings from the Dodgers. Reading some very cool letters from kids…. Even if you are not a Dodger fan, this is good stuff. https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/fans/holiday-card?partnerId=ed-13307011-1113178103 Note, you may have to cut and paste the link into...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 19, 2018 | Baseball History, Baseballs, Columns, Insight, Uncategorized
If I named my son Homer, it would not be after the Greek writer. It would be in honor of baseball. After all, I do not want to call him “Round Tripper”… or for that matter, “Dinger”. Homers are good. A ball so well struck it leaves the...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 15, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Every now and then, but more often of late than I remember before, folks doubt the importance of baseball, or the role it plays in our lives, or any number of skepticisms arise. Perhaps in part because it is the holidays, or simply because this video is some damn...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 12, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Humor, Uncategorized
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” So said The 5 man Electrical Band. And, all this time you thought baseball was scenic, quietly purring...
