Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1958 )

• 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

• 8 Days Until Pitchers and Catchers Report

  

  With everything (*gestures to the world in general*) going on, I honestly haven’t given my usual level of attention to the upcoming MLB season. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Cobb: A Biography, by Al Stump

  

  I recently finished making my way through Al Stump’s biography on Ty Cobb, simply titled Cobb: A Biography. I am aware of the criticism this book has received... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Frick is NL’s Public Relations Director

  

  On Feburary 6, 1934, New York news reporter and broadcaster Ford Frick was named the National League’s public relations director. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• NLBM Tribute to Ernie Banks

  

  Yesterday, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum hosted this talk with author Ron Rapoport about Ernie Banks. Rapoport is the author of the biography on Banks... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• In Memory of Hank Aaron

  

  Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves held a memorial service for Henry Louis Aaron yesterday. If you haven’t had the opportunity to watch it yet, I foun... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  As much as I lacked confidence in my ability to communicate verbally, I always had confidence in my athletic ability. Sports were as natural to me as speaking... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Hank Aaron

  

  This one truly breaks my heart. I have been a Hank Aaron fan for almost as long as I have been a baseball fan. I Had A Hammer is one of the first baseball... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Kansas City T-Bones Become the Kansas City Monarchs

  In case you missed it, yesterday, the minor league team Kansas City T-Bones announced they have changed their name to the Kansas City Monarchs. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Don Sutton

  

  Donald Howard Sutton was born on April 2, 1945 in Clio, Alabama. In a career that spanned 23 years, Sutton had a career record of 324-256 and an ERA of 3. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I guess I had two strikes against me when I came into the world….my father back in Nebraska was a hard drinker before me, and so was my grandfather….sure I trie... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: FDR’s Green Light Letter

  

  On January 15, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt penned the famous “green light” letter to Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: How Much Do Canadians Love Baseball?

  

  This infographic baffles me in its sparseness. According to the Environics Analytics website, the graphic was created in light of the Toronto Blue Jays’ first... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Tommy Lasorda

  

  Tommy Lasorda was born September 22, 1927. He was a hardcore baseball lifer, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and 1955 and for the Kansas City... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: No Class of 1996

  

  On January 8th, results for 1996 Hall of Fame voting revealed that for the first time since 1971, no one was elected by the BBWAA to enter the Hall of Fame. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Ty Cobb,” by Soundgarden

  

  The members of Soundgarden readily admit that this song isn’t really about Ty Cobb at all, but rather, the song was written with myriad difficult individuals... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Birth of the Northwestern League

  

  Considered the first minor league circuit in baseball history, the Northwestern League was organized in Rockford, Illinois on January 2, 1879. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS