by Ron Sokol | Oct 13, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Photos, Poems, World Series
The poems that have been written, the sighs of admiration, the amazement, the admiration. Leaves turn colors. We know this signals that Fall is here, and in a little while Winter sits with us. During Autumn we experience the awe of the change of seasons, and the...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 9, 2018 | Beautiful baseball, Columns, Fun, Humor
Whoever said cleanliness is next to godliness did not play baseball. Or wasn’t a kid. Or a grown up who still thinks like a kid. In fact, just to be clear about it: The saying “cleanliness is next to godliness” is not (I repeat not) in the...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 9, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Hall of Fame, Nicknames, Uncategorized, Women
Baseball is full of lore. One reason why — there are true stories that really do seem larger than life. Many of those stories are well known — but not so much Toni Stone. Oh, sorry, I mean Toni “Tomboy” Stone. She just made history in 1953...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 25, 2018 | Videos
Walk off home runs are sure exciting. I some times feel for the other team, who must be crestfallen… But it comes with the turf. The dropped bat, the bat flip…. all makes for dramatic flourishes, although baseball, so many say, is too slow and just not...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 25, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, MLB, Statistics, Test
An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and Humanity. –...
