by Ron Sokol | Nov 17, 2018 | Humor, Uncategorized
A rookie pitcher was struggling at the mound, so the catcher walked out to have a talk with him. “I’ve figured out your problem,” he told the pitcher. “You always lose control at the same point in every game.” “When is that?” “Right after the national anthem.” Why was...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 14, 2018 | Dodgers, Hall of Fame, Inspiration, Tommy Lasorda, Uncategorized
The Bulldog is quite a popular breed. Associated early with English culture, the BBC has written that “to many the Bulldog is a national icon, symbolising pluck and determination.” During World II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was likened to a...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 10, 2018 | Beautiful baseball, Uncategorized, Videos
Do you remember Candid Camera, the fun tv show, with short films of folks in funny situations? With all the cameras nowadays, including on our phones, it’s no wonder there are videos, pictures, instagram images, in such great abundance. Sometimes we capture...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 4, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Uncategorized
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” So said the poet Dylan Thomas. Well ok. There’s also: “You know the night time, is the right time to be with the...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 3, 2018 | Clayton Kershaw, Videos
Well, first, I must not embarrass easily. You see, back a few years ago, I took some video tape of one Clayton Kershaw. You will hear my voice as I watch him warm up (the first two videos), and I don’t know how or why but I must have had some sense something...
