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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
WHY A FAVORITE PLAYER?
Young, or not so young, we often have a favorite player. Years ago my favorite player was a catcher on the Dodgers, Johnny Roseboro. He is probably most famous for getting hit on the head by a baseball bat in the hands of then-Giants pitcher Juan Marichal. I actually...
KER PLUNKITY
Fighting. Fighting for justice, ok. Fighting in self defense, ok. Fighting for the sake of fighting... sucks. Quite a few Astro players have been plunked already in spring training. The majority of folks I have talked with, to date, are not troubled by it and in...
I STILL BELIEVE
I have read stats about the number of trash can sounds in any given Houston Astros' game in 2017. Read data that at least suggests their sign stealing played a major role in a lot of games. Read how fans and players alike are howling about what went down, including...
TO EVERYTHING
They start in Spring they finish in Fall. For us, the fans, it never ended.
WRIGLEY’S MILLION DOLLAR PALACE
A little splotch of history to chew on, so to speak: Wrigley Field was a ball park in Los Angeles back in the day, for over 30 years. In fact, the Los Angeles Angels played there when they were in the Pacific Coast League. Of interest is that the park was designed by...
WHY ARE YOU SO UPSET GRANDPA?
A young granpa all things considered 64 grand son 7 they get along well Granpa loves (I mean really loves) telling his grandson baseball stories Sure he embellishes a bit but most are true and most did happen And grandpa loves to take the kid to the ballpark Has since...
RECOMMENDED NEW PITCHING SIGN
JUST PLAIN BETRAYAL OF US FANS
I am a fan of baseball. Have been, and will be. Babe Ruth was a womanizing sleazy bum who has been wrongfully deified? Pete Rose, that jerk, who bet on baseball... Charley Hustle, right?. Charley Scumbag would fit better you say? And good ol' Shoeless Joe. The...
EPIC, LEGENDARY, HILARIOUS
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THINK FAST
This is from a wonderful web site entitled Science of Baseball: "A major league pitcher can throw a baseball up to 95 miles per hour -- some can move it even faster. At this speed, it takes about four tenths of a second for the ball to travel the 60 feet, 6 inches...
THE HANDSHAKE — AND SOON THE STATUE
1946 Jackie Robinson - George Shuba handshake to be memorialized by Ohio statue YOUNGTOWN, Ohio -- A larger-than-life statue commemorating the inspiring 1946 handshake of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American Major League Baseball player, and George "Shotgun"...
GOTTA BE IN THE TOP TEN
Ok, to be sure there are more important things to be thankful for than a ball game, but it's gotta be in the top ten. Gotta!
FIELD’S LAMENT
Can I talk to you a little bit? Have not seen all that many people for awhile. Don't worry I am not going to bite! Sometimes the off season gets me more than other times. For a bunch of months you have a lot going on. Folks coming in. People hocking things. Noise....
BABE RUTH, OR EVEN REDWOOD TREES ARE VULNERABLE
There is a wonderful group on line, Vintage Baseball Photos, aptly enough. This photo below was posted with a note that Babe Ruth's fans, and the fans he enjoyed, were very diverse and no hint of discrimination at all. Another reason to like Babe, a lot. But, there is...