by Ron Sokol | Jun 12, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Bats, Columns, Fans
At some point, primordial creatures dragging large clubs with them for protection and for the hunt, became less stooped over. Gradually they became a little less coarse. In time they found ways to amuse themselves, such as by throwing a stone in the air and whacking...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 2, 2018 | Astros, Columns, Fans, Immigrants, Jose Altuve, MLB
Baseball takes too long. Get a pitch clock! Just do 7 innings! We don’t need 162 games. Come on! It’s way too many! Reduce it to 3, not 4 balls! Don’t let them spend so much time conferencing on the mound! Bottom line, speed it up already! Ok…. Ok…I get it. Good...
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 | May 14, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Dodgers, Fans, MLB, Tommy Lasorda
“The only Angels in Los Angeles are in Heaven, and they’re looking down on the Dodgers.” — Tommy Lasorda Dodger Stadium is, for some of us, a home away from home. We walk through the gate and suddenly the world outside drifts away. Before us there’s just...
by Ron Sokol | May 8, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, MLB, Umpires
Johnny wants to grow up to be a fireman. Sally wants to grow up to be an astronaut. Jimmy insists he will conquer the world of classical piano, and Vivien is on her way to becoming an outstanding United States Senator (if not our President)! But, your kid wants to be...
by Ron Sokol | May 2, 2018 | Baseball History, Bats, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous strike outs. Or to take bat against a ball … Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought. And enterprise of great pitch and moment. With this regard their currents turn...
