by Ron Sokol | Dec 12, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Humor, Uncategorized
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” So said The 5 man Electrical Band. And, all this time you thought baseball was scenic, quietly purring...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 30, 2018 | Baseball History, Humor, Insight
Two fine fellows are sitting next to each other on a bench. They were having a very spirited exchange, which I overheard and then ran home to type up as quickly and as accurately as possible: “So you’re telling me football, the game of football, is far superior to...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 24, 2018 | Humor, Uncategorized
It can’t all be serious – I mean, what fun is that? Ok, here goes – please feel free to add your own! What if they played a baseball game but no one scored? Would you zero it out? What if the pitcher threw a ball that got caught in a bowl of lard? ...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 17, 2018 | Humor, Uncategorized
A rookie pitcher was struggling at the mound, so the catcher walked out to have a talk with him. “I’ve figured out your problem,” he told the pitcher. “You always lose control at the same point in every game.” “When is that?” “Right after the national anthem.” Why was...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 23, 2018 | Analysis, Baseball History, Columns, Humor, Insight, Nicknames, Pitchers
It troubles me that K is the nickname of the primary character in the famous Kafka novel The Trial. Kind of creepy, that one. And, for the record: K (pronounced “kay”) is the 11th letter of the current English alphabet. It may interest you to know that...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 9, 2018 | Beautiful baseball, Columns, Fun, Humor
Whoever said cleanliness is next to godliness did not play baseball. Or wasn’t a kid. Or a grown up who still thinks like a kid. In fact, just to be clear about it: The saying “cleanliness is next to godliness” is not (I repeat not) in the...
