by Ron Sokol | Oct 13, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Photos, Poems, World Series
The poems that have been written, the sighs of admiration, the amazement, the admiration. Leaves turn colors. We know this signals that Fall is here, and in a little while Winter sits with us. During Autumn we experience the awe of the change of seasons, and the...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 9, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Hall of Fame, Nicknames, Uncategorized, Women
Baseball is full of lore. One reason why — there are true stories that really do seem larger than life. Many of those stories are well known — but not so much Toni Stone. Oh, sorry, I mean Toni “Tomboy” Stone. She just made history in 1953...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 25, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, MLB, Statistics, Test
An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and Humanity. –...
by Ron Sokol | Sep 14, 2018 | Baseball History, Fans, Videos
Ah, the ceremonial first pitch; one of the baseball’s rituals… The ball originally was thrown from the grandstand, but that changed after President Reagan threw the first pitch from the field. Often today the pitch is done from in front of the...
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...
