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 | 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 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...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 30, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Dodgers, Fans, MLB, Photos
Anticipation, excitement, gladness. This team that fell just one game short last year, is back, largely intact. So much in the air, and wonderful weather. Kirk Gibson, whose remarkable, historic, hollywood-story home run in 1988, throws out the first ball. We see...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 21, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Christy Wallace, Columns, Dodgers, Fans, MLB
“Hey, what’s with that picture you sent? I wasn’t hibernating. I didn’t just slumber. Nor did I crawl into a cave, sleep, and live off my fat… Did you?” “No way! I spent plenty of time getting into really good shape. I...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 6, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Clayton Kershaw, Columns, Dodgers, Fans, Pitchers
Did you now his folks divorced, and he was raised by his mom? Looks like she did a pretty darn good job. His great Uncle, Clyde Tombaugh, discovered Pluto. Maybe that’s why some of his pitches are described as almost impossible to see. He’s the first pitcher in...
