by Ron Sokol | Aug 7, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beanballs, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, Hot dogs, MLB, Nicknames, Pete Rose, Spitting, Superstitions, Tommy Lasorda, Uncategorized, Yankees
“That is soooo gross!” “What?” “He’s spitting! Yuck! Do you know unsanitary that is?” “I don’t think he’s worrying about that – it’s just a nervous thing – or he’s chewing gum or, you know…” “Ewuuu, did you see that loogie?!!” Yes, spitting and baseball seem...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 10, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Superstitions
“When you believe in things that you don’t understand Then you suffer Superstition ain’t the way” – Stevie Wonder If a right handed pitcher is pitching for us, I cross my right leg over my left. Vice versa if a southpaw. If I am still feeling...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 19, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Superstitions
Etymology; The compound word ekename, literally meaning “additional name”, was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase eaca “an increase”, related to eacian “to increase”. By the 15th century,...
by Ron Sokol | May 28, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Nicknames, Poems, Superstitions
One name alone is some times enough to conjure up an image: Kobe, Lebron, Arnie, Martina, Oprah, Raquel. Human or otherwise. Think Lassie, Secretariat, Jaws… There are stories, myths, legends, moments frozen in time that have meant so much to so many, for such a long...
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 | Mar 25, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Classical music, Columns, Superstitions
Someone said you know the season is about to begin and there’s a baseball spirit who sets the table who spruces the whole place up and puts the bats there the balls the mitts the uniforms chalks the lines just right gets the umps focused and keen and who opens...
