by Ron Sokol | Jul 24, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Immigrants, Lou Gehrig, MLB, Tommy Lasorda
“Is there baseball in heaven?” he asks. She replies, demurely, “I ain’t goin’ otherwise!” Fans are often referred to as “the faithful”. Many consider their ballpark of choice to be a Cathedral, Temple, or similar place...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 17, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Dodgers, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Hot dogs, Nicknames, Peanuts, Tommy Lasorda
CHAPTER ONE: Trying to Eat “Do you see that sign?” “Yes…” “I don’t think so. I am not convinced you really see it. It’s right there – see it? Tell me buddy what does it say?” “Blue Heaven on Earth…” “See it again, you know I am a little hard of hearing.” “BLUE...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 10, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Superstitions
“When you believe in things that you don’t understand Then you suffer Superstition ain’t the way” – Stevie Wonder If a right handed pitcher is pitching for us, I cross my right leg over my left. Vice versa if a southpaw. If I am still feeling...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 26, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Dodgers, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Pitchers, Walker Buehler
Nostradamus did not, to my knowledge, predict anything baseball. Well, then, you know, and I know, this shows his very substantial limitations. On the other hand, the one, the only, the inimitable Dodgerdamus has predicted, made the declaration, and stated clearly...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 19, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Superstitions
Etymology; The compound word ekename, literally meaning “additional name”, was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase eaca “an increase”, related to eacian “to increase”. By the 15th century,...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 17, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Classical music, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Lou Gehrig, MLB
Two old men had been best friends for years, and they both live to their early 90’s, when one of them suddenly falls deathly ill. His friend comes to visit him on his deathbed, and they’re reminiscing about their long friendship. The friend says, “Listen, when you...
