by Ron Sokol | Jul 24, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Immigrants, Lou Gehrig, MLB, Tommy Lasorda
“Is there baseball in heaven?” he asks. She replies, demurely, “I ain’t goin’ otherwise!” Fans are often referred to as “the faithful”. Many consider their ballpark of choice to be a Cathedral, Temple, or similar place...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 20, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Classical music, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Poems
Do you take this player for hit less or home run running error or safe slide til nine innings (and even extra innings) do you part? I do Excuse me? Oh sorry… Play ball! That’s better… And now, do you promise to support cheer, not razz, nor give up...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 17, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Dodgers, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Hot dogs, Nicknames, Peanuts, Tommy Lasorda
CHAPTER ONE: Trying to Eat “Do you see that sign?” “Yes…” “I don’t think so. I am not convinced you really see it. It’s right there – see it? Tell me buddy what does it say?” “Blue Heaven on Earth…” “See it again, you know I am a little hard of hearing.” “BLUE...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 14, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Bats, Fans, MLB, Videos
I don’t think they quite have tape measures this...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 10, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Superstitions
“When you believe in things that you don’t understand Then you suffer Superstition ain’t the way” – Stevie Wonder If a right handed pitcher is pitching for us, I cross my right leg over my left. Vice versa if a southpaw. If I am still feeling...
