by Ron Sokol | Mar 30, 2019 | Baseball History, Humor, Quiz
There’s a gentleman named George Will. He is a conservative thinker, commentator, prognosticator, author, as well as a big time baseball fan. Each year for a number of years he has a quiz that is presented with Opening Day. Here it is for 2019. Good luck!...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 27, 2019 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Humor, Pitchers, Uncategorized
The games lasts 3 hours, at least. Four balls. Four balls until you walk. Not run… walk. Guys come in from the bull pen, so let’s all pause. And, it takes three strikes to get rid of a batter. In the mean time how many foul balls will he hit before he...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 24, 2019 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Fans, Uncategorized
Look, if you’ve been buried in snow. Or work. Or, well, you just miss the “crack of the bat”. Whatever it is, you see opening day of the baseball season almost at hand and you long to be there. Maybe you play hooky from work. Last year, 2018,...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 9, 2019 | Baseball History, Pitchers, Yankees
Some will tell you that the 1927 New York Yankees, you know the ones with “murderer’s row”, remain the greatest baseball team of all time. The moniker murderer’s row describes the first six hitters in the lineup: Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe...
by Ron Sokol | Jan 23, 2019 | Baseball History, Inspiration, Uncategorized
The great composer Ravel (for reasons I have yet to determine) composed a concerto for just the left hand. It is extraordinary. And, just in case you don’t quite believe me, here is a You Tube video of the remarkable Yuja Wang. (No, she doesn’t play for...
by Ron Sokol | Jan 12, 2019 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Uncategorized
This image was posted on a baseball face book site. Looks like the folks in the stands are quite well dressed. Did you know that in 1927 there was 70,000 at the Yankees’ opening game? It was a day game, of course. Baseball used to be played only in the...
