by Ron Sokol | Jan 5, 2019 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Uncategorized
Field manager. Not General Manager. The one in the dug out, who saunters onto the field at times. Does things behind the scenes. Figures out who is playing, and at what position, and who pitches to whom and for how long. Walks the line-up card to the Umps, most of...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 31, 2018 | Analysis, Beautiful baseball, Inspiration
Have you made any baseball resolutions for the new year? I have a few, which are influenced by a quotation that you probably have heard before, maybe even said, but somehow one that I managed not to have known about it until now. To play in the big leagues, you have...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 23, 2018 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Humor, Insight, Nicknames, Pitchers
It troubles me that K is the nickname of the primary character in the famous Kafka novel The Trial. Kind of creepy, that one. And, for the record: K (pronounced “kay”) is the 11th letter of the current English alphabet. It may interest you to know that...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 20, 2018 | Analysis, Columns, Fun, Insight, MLB, Silly
Make love not war. But, what if they gave a war, and nobody came? Ok, this not the WAR of military combat, but the WAR that is referred to in baseball. I’ve studied this thing. I really have concentrated. I burned the midnight oil…read and re-read and...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 14, 2018 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Women
“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” – Proverbs 31:25 Several million watched “The Pitch”, a television show about the first woman to play for a major league team. In fact, this is recent, 2016, ...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 11, 2018 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Humor, Insight, Pitchers, Speed gun
“Your mind might think it’s flying, baby On those little pills But you ought to know it’s dying, ’cause Speed kills” – Amphetamine Annie, Canned Heat Let’s face it: We want speed with our internet connection. Of course, we...