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 | Nov 14, 2018 | Dodgers, Hall of Fame, Inspiration, Tommy Lasorda, Uncategorized
The Bulldog is quite a popular breed. Associated early with English culture, the BBC has written that “to many the Bulldog is a national icon, symbolising pluck and determination.” During World II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was likened to a...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 10, 2018 | Beautiful baseball, Uncategorized, Videos
Do you remember Candid Camera, the fun tv show, with short films of folks in funny situations? With all the cameras nowadays, including on our phones, it’s no wonder there are videos, pictures, instagram images, in such great abundance. Sometimes we capture...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 4, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Uncategorized
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” So said the poet Dylan Thomas. Well ok. There’s also: “You know the night time, is the right time to be with the...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Extinction is a reality. It signifies the end of a creature. The last of that thing…. The sea mink, the passenger pigeon. Once so prevalent. Now, no longer. Kaput. No longer found on the planet earth. Of course there is an Endangered Species Act in the...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 27, 2018 | Beautiful baseball, Poems, Uncategorized
Just a damn game come on! A ball pitcher a hitter catcher come on get real it ain’t life it ain’t death it don’t add up too much Fans come and go cheer boo eat exhort despair it’s all silly It don’t add up too much History is made you...
