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...
by Ron Sokol | May 1, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Fans, Pete Rose
by Ron Sokol | Apr 29, 2018 | Fans, MLB, Photos, Quotations
I tell yah, I might as well be a bunt. I get no respect, no respect at all! The manager said, “Rodney, go play left field… so I left!” The fans yelled, “This guy strikes out so much his wife released him on waivers!” The umpire said...
by Ron Sokol | Apr 24, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Hot dogs, Immigrants, Lou Gehrig, MLB
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! Babe Ruth’s parents were German immigrants. Joe Dimaggio...
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 20, 2018 | Baseball History, Contest, Fans, MLB, Nicknames
1. What was Yogi Berra’s real name? 2. Harry Arthur Lavegetto is better known as? 3. Who is reported to be the tallest major league baseball player of all time? 4. Who umpired more major league games than anyone else? 5. For 2018 which is the highest salaried...
