by Ron Sokol | Sep 11, 2018 | Humor, Pitchers, Videos
The Big Unit, Randy Johnson, a Hall of Famer. Stats tell the tale: 10× All-Star (1990, 1993–1995, 1997, 1999–2002, 2004) World Series champion (2001) 5× Cy Young Award (1995, 1999–2002) World Series MVP (2001) Triple Crown (2002) MLB wins leader (2002) 4× ERA leader...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 24, 2018 | Inspiration, Videos
Baseball teaches us many things. It really does, not the least of which is patience, as well as camaraderie. Baseball is very cerebral. The pitcher trying to out-think the batter, and the batter guessing at what is coming his or her way. The runner on base may...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 17, 2018 | Poems, Videos
A thing of beauty? It’s relative, right? If it is against you, well, that’s not good! Way back on July 12, 1920, under the title “That Double Play Again”, a poem was published in the New York Evening Mail. It became known as...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 4, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Classical music, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Poems, Videos
Our intrepid research team (ok, yes, that would be me) has discovered that the kiss cam dates from California in the 1980s when big screens became part of the baseball parks and well… the rest is history… or her story… or well…. See, baseball...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 28, 2018 | Baseball History, Pitchers, Videos
The video below is a slice of history, to be sure. When the moderator reveals who this is to the panel, and talks about his utterly remarkable accomplishments (back-to-back wins in a double header, I mean, and a whole lot more), well, one of a kind to be sure. Then...
by Ron Sokol | Jul 14, 2018 | Babe Ruth, Baseball History, Bats, Fans, MLB, Videos
I don’t think they quite have tape measures this...
