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...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 19, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Superstitions
Etymology; The compound word ekename, literally meaning “additional name”, was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase eaca “an increase”, related to eacian “to increase”. By the 15th century,...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 17, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Classical music, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Lou Gehrig, MLB
Two old men had been best friends for years, and they both live to their early 90’s, when one of them suddenly falls deathly ill. His friend comes to visit him on his deathbed, and they’re reminiscing about their long friendship. The friend says, “Listen, when you...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 12, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Bats, Columns, Fans
At some point, primordial creatures dragging large clubs with them for protection and for the hunt, became less stooped over. Gradually they became a little less coarse. In time they found ways to amuse themselves, such as by throwing a stone in the air and whacking...
by Ron Sokol | May 28, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Poems, Superstitions
One name alone is some times enough to conjure up an image: Kobe, Lebron, Arnie, Martina, Oprah, Raquel. Human or otherwise. Think Lassie, Secretariat, Jaws… There are stories, myths, legends, moments frozen in time that have meant so much to so many, for such a long...
