by Ron Sokol | May 20, 2018 | Baseball History, MLB, Photos, Superstitions
First, you may have thought “Not tonight dear, I have a headache…” is something among couples, but the head ache has a history in baseball that led to players never wanting to be “Wally Pipped”. You see, back in 1925, Wally was the...
by Ron Sokol | May 14, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Dodgers, Fans, MLB, Tommy Lasorda
“The only Angels in Los Angeles are in Heaven, and they’re looking down on the Dodgers.” — Tommy Lasorda Dodger Stadium is, for some of us, a home away from home. We walk through the gate and suddenly the world outside drifts away. Before us there’s just...
by Ron Sokol | May 8, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, MLB, Umpires
Johnny wants to grow up to be a fireman. Sally wants to grow up to be an astronaut. Jimmy insists he will conquer the world of classical piano, and Vivien is on her way to becoming an outstanding United States Senator (if not our President)! But, your kid wants to be...
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 | 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...
