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 | Beautiful baseball, Columns, Fun, Humor
Whoever said cleanliness is next to godliness did not play baseball. Or wasn’t a kid. Or a grown up who still thinks like a kid. In fact, just to be clear about it: The saying “cleanliness is next to godliness” is not (I repeat not) in the...
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...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 31, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball Cards, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Beethoven, Bobbleheads, Columns, Dodgers, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Tommy Lasorda, World Series
(or Eustress, Birging and Corfing) “How’s the patient doing?” “Well, it’s wait and see… Bed rest, fluids, flowers, distraction, humor, and patience. More patience than you can imagine!” “Do we finally have a...
