by Ron Sokol | Aug 31, 2018 | Baseball History, Baseballs, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Pitchers
The philosopher Thomas Hobbes said life outside society would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. He was not, I repeat, not speaking about the life of a major league baseball, although an argument could be made he was thinking outside the box,...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 25, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Columns, Dreams, Fun, Inspiration, Nicknames, Silly, Story
Few know the legend of Octavius Octavius, but this statue remains, and to some degree speaks for itself. Octavius (or “Octo” as he came to be known) hailed from the countryside, at a time when dragons and fireballs existed, as opposed to, you know, regular...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 13, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Immigrants, MLB
Mom and dad both kept stuff in a wooden chest, tucked away for us. “Kids, open this when the time comes. Sort through it. Relive what you can. Enjoy what you can. Discard what you will…”., mom repeated on a number of occasions, with that cadence...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 9, 2018 | Baseball Cards, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Contest, Fans, Hot dogs, MLB, Photos, Pitchers
https://www.topps.com/blog/in-stadium-giveaway-dates-for-national-baseball-card-day/...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 7, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beanballs, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Hot dogs, MLB, Nicknames, Pete Rose, Spitting, Superstitions, Tommy Lasorda, Uncategorized, Yankees
“That is soooo gross!” “What?” “He’s spitting! Yuck! Do you know unsanitary that is?” “I don’t think he’s worrying about that – it’s just a nervous thing – or he’s chewing gum or, you know…” “Ewuuu, did you see that loogie?!!” Yes, spitting and baseball seem...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 4, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Classical music, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Poems, Videos
Our intrepid research team (ok, yes, that would be me) has discovered that the kiss cam dates from California in the 1980s when big screens became part of the baseball parks and well… the rest is history… or her story… or well…. See, baseball...
