Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Dodgers Repeat as World Series Champs

  

  Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers on their second consecutive World Series championship! Regardless of how you might feel about the Dodgers, this Serie... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 2025 World Series Schedule

  Congratulations to the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers on their World Series berth! This year’s Fall Classic begins tonight in Toronto. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Guillen to Boone to Olerud,” by John Pinza Todd

  In honor of the Seattle Mariners, who won their ALDS battle against the Tigers in exhausting-but-exhilarating fashion last night, here is a poem from 2001 that... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Reilly Repeats Hitting for the Cycle

  

  On September 19, 1883 at the Bank Street Grounds, the Red Stockings’ John Reilly completed his second cycle in eight days as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia,... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Seattle Mariners Vs. St. Louis Cardinals 09.09.2025

  

  Yours truly spent the week last week in the Seattle area. Now that I have been back home a few days and have semi-caught up on my usual routines, it is time to... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Casey at the Bat (Road Trip),” by Garrison Keillor

  I stumbled across this parody of “Casey at the Bat” this morning, first produced in February 1994 for A Prairie Home Companion radio show on Minnesota Public... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: York’s Home Run Record

  On August 31, 1937, Detroit Tiger Rudy York smashed his 17th and 18th home runs of the month, breaking the major league record previously held by Babe Ruth. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ty Cobb Slugs 5 in Two Games

  

  On May 6, 1925, Ty Cobb hit his fifth home run in two games. Cobb hit three home runs on May 5th against the St. Louis Browns, going 6-for-6 that day. The next... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Pitching Game (A Good Changeup),” by Tim Eichhorn

  I like the simplicity of this piece. Simple, yet profound, especially if you’ve tried your hand at throwing a changeup and realized what an art form it truly is... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Johnny Vander Meer

  

  , c. 1948 (Baseball Digest / public domain) "... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Tigers Make a Crazy Comeback

  On Opening Day, April 25, 1901, the Tigers managed to score ten times in the bottom of the ninth to beat Milwaukee, 14-13. The game featured the largest crowd... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• IMG Academy

  

  I honestly only first heard about IMG Academy a few weeks ago, and I was definitely intrigued. For those unfamiliar like myself, IMG Academy is a preparatory... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Dazzy Vance

  , 1922 (The Sporting News Archives / public domain) Charles Arthur “Dazzy” Vance was born on March 4, 1891 in Orient, Iowa. He was the fifth child of Sarah... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Looking Backward and Forward,” by Ralph E. McMillin

  This poem by Ralph McMillin was published in the early-20th century, and you can sense the time period in the tone and language of the piece. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I’m not a big guy and hopefully kids could look at me and see that I’m not muscular and not physically imposing, that I’m just a regular guy. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Yankees Announce Acquisition of Babe Ruth

  

  While the deal had been struck days earlier, on January 5, 1920, the New York Yankees announced the purchase of Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2025 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Boston Braves Are Born

  

  The Boston Rustlers (formerly the Doves) were purchased by New York politician James E. Gaffney and former player, now lawyer, John Montgomery Ward on December... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2024 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Green Haven in a Concrete Jungle,” by Michael Brogan

  I like the idea of having a baseball-related tradition with your dad. The Tigers did make it to the playoffs this past season; I hope these gentlemen were able... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2024 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  Life is like the baseball season, where even the best team loses at least a third of its games, and even the worst team has its days of brilliance. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2024 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 2024 World Series Schedule

  The 2024 World Series teams have been decided, and the series begins in just a matter of days. I will come out and say that I will be rooting for the Dodgers... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024 BASEBALL, SPORTS