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 | Jun 1, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Fans, MLB, Pete Rose, Photos
The things you hear at the ball park. Overheard a gentleman explaining to a young woman from overseas, who was there watching her first game. She was fascinated by the fans dancing and shouting in joy, but just a short time later forcefully booing and shaking their...
by Ron Sokol | May 28, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Poems, Superstitions
One name alone is some times enough to conjure up an image: Kobe, Lebron, Arnie, Martina, Oprah, Raquel. Human or otherwise. Think Lassie, Secretariat, Jaws… There are stories, myths, legends, moments frozen in time that have meant so much to so many, for such a long...
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 | 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...
