by Ron Sokol | May 25, 2018 | Beautiful baseball, Fans, MLB, Photos, Videos
I’ve heard of Bat Man, Cat Woman, Bat Boy, Bat Girl…. but bat dog? Well, then, let’s sing: “Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the park…. buy me some kibbles and toys to chase, I will help you get into the pennant chase…...
by Ron Sokol | May 22, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Lou Gehrig, MLB, Nicknames, Yankees
Why do you think they moved his locker to the Hall of Fame? I mean, a locker? Isn’t that a set-up for a one-liner? Irony is defined in Wikipedia as “the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous...
by Ron Sokol | Apr 22, 2018 | Beautiful baseball, Dodgers, Fans, Photos
Some times I take my eye off the ball…. game. Last night, Dodger Stadium (April 21, 2018) against the Nats. And a good friend of mine wrote a note that is so true. In baseball the whole game can change with just “one guy” all of a sudden turning...
by Ron Sokol | Apr 17, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Immigrants, MLB
Possibly the most revered baseball historian of all time, Harold Seymour, stated very clearly: “To ascertain who invented baseball would be equivalent to trying to locate the discoverer of fire.” Still, there is curiosity and the desire to know. We all...
by Ron Sokol | Apr 10, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Hot dogs, Immigrants, Jose Altuve, Lou Gehrig, MLB, Nicknames, Photos
Can I pull you aside, for just a tiny bit? Would you sit on the bench and let me, please, if you would, share something with you? It may well be that you agree. Here goes: I think baseball is beautiful. When you go to the park, it is a kind of worship. There is...
by Ron Sokol | Apr 2, 2018 | Beautiful baseball, Dodgers, Easter Images, Fans, MLB, Photos
Gotta love the ground crew (no foolin, although it was April’s fools day). The sky rounded the bases gradually into night. Quite a big crowd, wow – all ready to cheer and hoot and hollar! But when it came down to it, the most important person was this...