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Ron Sokol, longtime columnist, author, and baseball aficionado, tries to keep the hits coming every week. Follow Ron on Twitter at @kindredblue1.
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SOME VINTAGE VIN SCULLY, THE LYRICAL POET OF BASEBALL
KINDRED BLUE RECENT BLOGS
BASEBALL WEDDING VOWS
Do you take this player for hit less or home run running error or safe slide til nine innings (and even extra innings) do you part? I do Excuse me? Oh sorry... Play ball! That's better... And now, do you promise to support cheer, not razz, nor give up on,...
TOMMY CAN YOU FEED ME?
CHAPTER ONE: Trying to Eat “Do you see that sign?” “Yes…” “I don’t think so. I am not convinced you really see it. It’s right there – see it? Tell me buddy what does it say?” “Blue Heaven on Earth…” “See it again, you know I am a little hard of...
KA BOOOOOM!
I don't think they quite have tape measures this long....
BASEBALL AND LOTSA SUPERSTITION
“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 insecure,...
BELIEVING
Well, have you heard about Max Muncy? Didn't do so well with the Oakland Athletics. Not quite a spring chicken... Dodger management saw something, and with injuries taking out players right and left, they brought Max up from the minors earlier...
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
Fireworks or possible little stomach aches, or both, play ball everybody!
BASEBALL PRAYER
If there were a baseball prayer - not those that already exist mind you, but a new one, how would it go? What would you say? First, would the prayer be to God? If so, is God dressed in an Umpire's outfit? Would both hands have to be wearing baseball...
BASEBALL OR FOOTBALL?!?!?!
Me thanks George Carlin makes the choice pretty simple... jest sayin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhN1ExFCXNA
WALKER, HALL OF FAMER
Nostradamus did not, to my knowledge, predict anything baseball. Well, then, you know, and I know, this shows his very substantial limitations. On the other hand, the one, the only, the inimitable Dodgerdamus has predicted, made the declaration, and...
MAJOR LEAGUE
Ah, excuse me dad, pardons momma, but I ain't no little leaguer! https://www.facebook.com/thebsbking/videos/922998194555203/UzpfSTEwMDAwMjE1NzUwNzkyMToxMTYyMDQ2NTAzOTMyNTA4/
NICKNAMES, GET YOUR NICKNAMES! FRESH ROASTED NICKNAMES!
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, the misdivision of the...
BASEBALL IN HEAVEN
Two old men had been best friends for years, and they both live to their early 90’s, when one of them suddenly falls deathly ill. His friend comes to visit him on his deathbed, and they’re reminiscing about their long friendship. The friend says, “Listen,...
DANCING FIRST BASE COACH!
Sound on fans! Click the link, then just click the screen. https://www.facebook.com/coachlisle/videos/2274447229283641/UzpfSTEwMDAxNDkzMjQyMjYyNToyNjYzMjE3MTQxMDcxOTA/ Would you believe most of this is just to tell the batter to bunt?
BATTY
At some point, primordial creatures dragging large clubs with them for protection and for the hunt, became less stooped over. Gradually they became a little less coarse. In time they found ways to amuse themselves, such as by throwing a stone in the air...