by Ron Sokol | May 26, 2020 | Beautiful baseball, Dodgers
Memorial Day weekend winds down and we look toward a work week. Was thinking about Dodge Stadium, among other ball parks. Just had this image of their shimmering. Man it would be so great to have the keys to the kingdom. Some day… be patient my son. They say...
by Ron Sokol | May 24, 2020 | Beautiful baseball, Inspiration
Baseball, our national past time, presently is on hiatus. We face a war caused by a virus. We all miss the ball park. Many teams salute military veterans at games, and rightfully so. Baseball, a part of our life, a part of our country, thanks those who stood in the...
by Ron Sokol | May 4, 2020 | Beautiful baseball
Nothing to add – just baseball and a wonderful, loyal companion — kind of like two walk off home runs back to back.
by Ron Sokol | Mar 20, 2020 | Beautiful baseball
Baseball fans have any number of reasons for liking the game. For me, the crowd, being there. It drowns out the rest of the world. Feels safe. It’s fun (well if the team isn’t screwing up too much). The food. The tradition. Baseball fans are part of an...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 14, 2020 | Beautiful baseball
Young, or not so young, we often have a favorite player. Years ago my favorite player was a catcher on the Dodgers, Johnny Roseboro. He is probably most famous for getting hit on the head by a baseball bat in the hands of then-Giants pitcher Juan Marichal. I actually...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 23, 2020 | Beautiful baseball
I have read stats about the number of trash can sounds in any given Houston Astros’ game in 2017. Read data that at least suggests their sign stealing played a major role in a lot of games. Read how fans and players alike are howling about what went down,...