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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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KINDRED BLUE RECENT BLOGS
COME ON – LET HIM IN!!!!!
IT'S TIME I could swear I heard this somewhere: "To err is human to forgive, divine..." I could swear I've heard that! But, if we are going to get particularly solemn, here is a quote from 1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and...
From a wonderful face book page: Vintage Baseball Photos
Roberto Clemente - this is a great forum on Facebook with a lot of discussion and a great variety of photos and images. Sharing here in case you are not familiar with it:
FLYIN’ HIGH
"High fly ball.... She's a way out there.... she's gonnnnnnne!" Well, not literally. Chances are someone has that unique souvenier: The ball. A part of the actual game, being played right then and there by the major league players. Perhaps getting a...
You Hibernate Until Spring?
"Hey, what's with that picture you sent? I wasn't hibernating. I didn't just slumber. Nor did I crawl into a cave, sleep, and live off my fat... Did you?" "No way! I spent plenty of time getting into really good shape. I mean I'm ready. I want to go!...
THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMIN’
Plunk the guy? Are you kidding me? An eye for an eye? What's good for the goose is good for the gander? Buddy, I don't see no geese on the field! According to Rule of Baseball 8.02(d), beans balls are strictly forbidden. The ump can toss a pitcher...
MYTH
Did you now his folks divorced, and he was raised by his mom? Looks like she did a pretty darn good job. His great Uncle, Clyde Tombaugh, discovered Pluto. Maybe that’s why some of his pitches are described as almost impossible to see. He’s the first...
DREAMING BIG
A bat boy is not living in a cave, is not related to Bruce Wayne, and could be a girl. Batboys (as they were called way back when) have been part of baseball since the 1880s. And, by the way, serving in this unique capacity does not mean only the...
You Want Mustard With That?
It should not matter who is credited with the invention of the hot dog. It only matters how good it tastes, and whether having more than one at that moment is something you will later regret. In baseball, however, details are extremely important. Numbers....
Christy Walsh – No Ghost Here
As if Babe Ruth was not in and of himself large enough, charismatic enough, and colorful enough to promote his own self. As if..... "Wait a second folks. Don't forget the help provided by Christy Walsh. He was huge in the Babe's universe." "Who? Christy...
October 24, 2017
On April 28, 1989, let it be known that I actually walked above the ground. There are several witnesses, one being my mom but you will have to reach her upstairs, quote unquote, since she has since gone to the dugout in the sky. Hopefully, there is...