Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1958 )

• RIP Phil Niekro

  

  Phil Niekro pitched for 24 seasons in Major League Baseball, spending 20 of those seasons with the Braves, both in Milwaukee and Atlanta. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I didn’t understand anything about playing baseball. I started playing, and it was enjoyable. Most of my life, I played with older people on my team, in my... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Three is a Snowball

  

  Growing up, my brothers and I used to do that thing that I think all kids do: hitting a snowball with a baseball bat just to see it explode. I don’t recall... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Umpire Vision Requirements Are Instituted

  

  During a session held on December 15, 1910 at the Hotel Breslin in New York, National League president Tom Lynch announced to owners that umpires would be... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  I’m thankful God has given us the technology where we can see each other through Skype on the computer. It’s not the same thing, but at least we can see each... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Dick Allen

  

  I am well behind on this one. Dick Allen passed away this past Monday, December 7, 2020 at the age of 78. Richard Anthony Allen was born March 8, 1942 in Wampum... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: World Series Rotation Set

  

  On December 10, 1924, the American League and National League agreed to a rotation system for the World Series. According to the agreement, Games 1 and 2 would... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Major League

  

  Here’s a movie I watched as a kid, but not since then — until last night. I finally had the opportunity to sit down and enjoy the 1989 comedy classic, Major... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: World Tour Stop at Keio

  

  As a part of their world tour, on December 6, 1913, the White Sox defeated the Giants, 9-4, at Keio University Stadium in Tokyo. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Ode to the Nats of 2019,” by Adam Morris Garfinkle

  This piece is a parody of Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s “Casey At the Bat” that I stumbled upon, and it’s a pretty good one. Adam Morris Garfinkle does a really... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” Bernie Mac

  

  During a routine several years ago, Bernie Mac performed his own version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” and I really like it. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Warren Spahn Wins Cy Young

  

  The 1957 Cy Young award was accorded on November 28th to Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves. Spahn was voted the league’s best pitcher almost unanimously, as... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Alston Named Manager of the Dodgers

  

  On November 24, 1953, Dodger owner Walter O’Malley announced that Walter Alston would be the new manager of the Brooklyn team, replacing Chuck Dressen. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “What Baseball Tells Us About Love,” by Linda Kittell

  I really enjoy reading this poem. It talks about two Yankee greats, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio, but even better than that, it talks about life and love. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Too Cold At Home,” George Jones

  

  While the message of this song is ultimately a sad one, as we head into the cold, dark days of winter, it mostly makes me miss warm weather. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Bull Durham

  

  I re-watched Bull Durham last night, and while I’ve made reference to the movie a number of times in this blog, I am a bit stunned that I have not yet devoted... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• NLBM: Celebrating Buck O’Neil

  

  In case you missed the original livestream, the recording of the Negro Leagues Museum’s conversation about Buck O’Neil can still be watched on YouTube. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Sell Your Soul

  

  This comic reminds me a lot of the scene in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in which Harry pretends to spike Ron’s pumpkin juice with felix felicis, and... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Remembering Buck O’Neil, NLBM Livestream

  If you need something to do on Friday, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will be hosting a conversation between Bob Costas, Joe Posnanski, Bob Kendrick, and... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Sure Catch” Sticky Fly Paper

  

  Here is an interesting advertisement I came across in the online photo archives for the Library of Congress. The advertisement is for “Sure Catch” sticky fly... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS