by Ron Sokol | Mar 11, 2018 | Baseball History, Fans, Nicknames, Quotations, Superstitions
After Don Larsen struck out Dale Mitchell to pitch a perfect game in the 1956 World Series, Yankee catcher Yogi Berra jumped into Larsen’s arms with great joy. We all know Yogi sure came up with some remarkable quotes… but it was a reporter, not Yogi, who...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 10, 2018 | Baseball History, Fans, MLB, Photos
by Ron Sokol | Mar 7, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Fans, MLB, Pete Rose
IT’S TIME I could swear I heard this somewhere: “To err is human to forgive, divine…” I could swear I’ve heard that! But, if we are going to get particularly solemn, here is a quote from 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 28, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Fans, MLB
“High fly ball…. She’s a way out there…. she’s gonnnnnnne!” Well, not literally. Chances are someone has that unique souvenier: The ball. A part of the actual game, being played right then and there by the major league players. ...
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...
