by Ron Sokol | Jul 5, 2020 | Insight
One of the best players in Major League Baseball today is Freddie Freeman. A fun video on line from March 22, 2020, showing Freddie crushing a homer off his kid… dubbed “Freddie Freeman staying in shape until baseball resumes…” Have you looked...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 5, 2019 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Insight
50 is the new 30. Well, try telling that to my pitching arm… Truth is, age is part mental. You can feel very young, act young, and have a ton of energy, at an advanced age. Getting old is fine. Age brings wisdom, a greater astuteness, and a pride of self....
by Ron Sokol | Aug 25, 2019 | Analysis, Baseball History, Insight
Thank you to Skip Collinge who posted this on Say What!! Baseball Oddities and let me borrow it here. My reply to this: Amen! I was so looking forward to the Yankee Series this weekend. Dodgers- Yankees is all about history and tradition. Look at these pictures-...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 15, 2019 | Beautiful baseball, Eternal Baseball, Insight
The Rolling Stones have a rather well known song, that has been popular for many years: “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”. Here is a a particular refrain: “When I’m ridin’ round the world And I’m doin’ this and I’m...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 7, 2019 | Bats, Humor, Insight
Ty Cobb wrote a pamphlet entitled “Science of Batting”, published by no less than the Louisville Slugger Company (Hillerich & Bradsby Co., Inc., to be exact). It has topics that range from the bat grip, to the body position and stance, to the...
by Ron Sokol | May 16, 2019 | Insight