Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1934 )

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball isn’t just the stats. As much as anything else, baseball is the style of Willie Mays, or the determination of Hank Aaron, or the endurance of a Mickey... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Bleacher Rat,” by Joyce Kessel

  This piece by Joyce Kessel was published in 2011 in Spitball Magazine. There’s a strong sense of nostalgia, especially in the language about attending minor... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Philadelphia A’s Debut in the AL

  

  On April 26, 1901 at Philadelphia’s Columbia Park, 10,547 fans witnessed Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics making their American League debut, losing to the... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First White Sox Game

  

  At Schorling’s Park on Chicago’s south side, the minor league White Sox played their first game in franchise history on April 21, 1900. The Sox ended up losing... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Marijuana in MLB

  

  In honor of 4/20, here’s a brief overview on Major League Baseball’s policy regarding use of marijuana. In December 2019, MLB announced that it would be droppin... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “The Great Mississippi,” by Jordan A. Deutsch

  This poem by Jordan Deutsch was published in 1932, and you can see the history all over this piece. I really love the imagery of the sunrise, and the phonetic... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Harding’s First Pitch

  

  President Warren G. Harding threw out the ceremonial first pitch before a Washington Senators game held on April 13, 1921, at Griffith Stadium in Washington,... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ethnic Makeup of MLB Players Over Times

  Here’s a cool, animated graph that shows the change in the ethnic makeup of MLB since the late 1940s. The number of African-American and Latino players drew eve... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Garbey’s Debut

  

  On Opening Day in 1984, Tiger rookie Barbaro Garbey became the first Cuban refugee to play in Major League Baseball, having played in the Serie Nacional prior t... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Baseball Haiku by Heather Ober

  

  There doesn’t seem to be a title to this one — it is listed merely as “Haiku 5.” All the same, I found this haiku very relatable, even in its brevity. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ruth’s First Start

  

  Babe Ruth made his first career start on the mound on March 25, 1914 for the Boston Red Sox. The 19-year-old pitcher defeated the world champion Philadelphia... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Dad played with me a great deal, as dads should do, and our chief sport was baseball. He bought me a hardball when I was three years old, and he used to sit in ... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: McLain Indicted

  

  On March 19, 1984, former MLB pitcher Denny McLain was indicted on various charges of racketeering, loan-sharking, extortion, and cocaine possession. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ruth Takes a Pay Cut

  

  On March 16, 1932, Babe Ruth signed a deal for $75,000, a five-thousand dollar pay cut from the previous season and 25 percent of the Yankees net receipts from... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Baseball And Life,” by Stanley Cooper

  

  This one is short and sweet, playing on the metaphor of baseball and life. There are some pretty intense pressure situations in both worlds, for sure. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Clemens Face off

  

  In a minor league exhibition game held on February 27, 2006, 19-year-old Koby Clemens of the Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League hit a home run off... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: MLB and Young Fans

  

  It’s no secret that the fan base for MLB is getting older. Fewer people are attending games in person or even watching them on television, and many in the... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Dreaming Baseball

  

  Sharing a dream is not something I’ve ever done here, but then, dreaming about baseball is not something that has happened to me for years and years. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Mathewson and Fuchs Purchase the Braves

  

  On February 20, 1923, Christy Mathewson and Giants attorney Emil Fuchs put together a syndicate to buy the Boston Braves for $300,000. Mathewson would become th... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ken Hubbs Passes

  

  On February 13, 1964, Cubs second baseman Ken Hubbs died at the age of 22 when the red and white Cessna 172 plane he was piloting crashed a quarter-mile south o... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS