by Ron Sokol | Dec 4, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Dodgers, Insight, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade, the child’s balloon Eclipses both the sun and moon To understand you know too soon There is no sense in trying – Bob Dylan On that cheerful note, there is also a...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 3, 2018 | Poems, Uncategorized
It’s your birthday and I wanted to get you something for all you have done for me (and a few others) But you act like you don’t know me You whispered in my ear for years And when I was younger you were speaking to me even sometimes as I lay in bed and fell...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 30, 2018 | Baseball History, Humor, Insight
Two fine fellows are sitting next to each other on a bench. They were having a very spirited exchange, which I overheard and then ran home to type up as quickly and as accurately as possible: “So you’re telling me football, the game of football, is far superior to...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 24, 2018 | Humor, Uncategorized
It can’t all be serious – I mean, what fun is that? Ok, here goes – please feel free to add your own! What if they played a baseball game but no one scored? Would you zero it out? What if the pitcher threw a ball that got caught in a bowl of lard? ...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 21, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Inspiration, Uncategorized
This from Wikipedia: Prayers of thanks and special thanksgiving ceremonies are common among almost all religions after harvests and at other times. The Thanksgiving holiday’s history in North America is rooted in English traditions dating from the Protestant...