by Ron Sokol | Apr 24, 2019 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Fun, Humor, Insight, Uncategorized
“CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES… COME ON!” — Kool & the Gang When something goes well in the ball game, we might high five, fist pump, jump up, hug, yelp with delight, do a dance, I mean, there are a lot of options. But, wait a second… the bat...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 30, 2019 | Baseball History, Humor, Quiz
There’s a gentleman named George Will. He is a conservative thinker, commentator, prognosticator, author, as well as a big time baseball fan. Each year for a number of years he has a quiz that is presented with Opening Day. Here it is for 2019. Good luck!...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 27, 2019 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Humor, Pitchers, Uncategorized
The games lasts 3 hours, at least. Four balls. Four balls until you walk. Not run… walk. Guys come in from the bull pen, so let’s all pause. And, it takes three strikes to get rid of a batter. In the mean time how many foul balls will he hit before he...
by Ron Sokol | Mar 20, 2019 | Fun, Humor, Uncategorized
With the season on the horizon, some of us have donned boxing gloves (ok, not really, baseball mitts), but we’re ready. We are REDDDDDDD DEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! Just in case anyone asks what’s such a big deal about baseball, that slow, yawner, boring game...
by Ron Sokol | Jan 15, 2019 | Fun, Humor
Baseball is important for many reasons. One, it has given us some wonderful expressions we can use at any given moment to describe, to discuss, to opine. Two, as the game continues on its course, there will probably be more useful phrases and slogans ahead. Here...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 26, 2018 | Baseball History, Humor, Uncategorized
Hello there. You know a fair amount about baseball. Well, this column, as a public service to those who don’t care if curiosity maimed the cat, presents a bunch of far out baseball circumstances that might convince you to go back and make sure you touched each...
