Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1963 )

• 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

• This Day in Baseball: Carlton’s Third Cy Young

  

  On November 4, 1980, Steve Carlton was awarded the Cy Young Award, joining Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, and Jim Palmer as pitchers who have won three Cy Young... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Calling,” by Judy Katz-Levine

  This piece is very nostalgic and a bit on the sad side. Judy Katz-Levine published this poem in 1990 as part of a collection entitled When the Arms of Our Dream... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Dodgers Win the Series

  

  Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers on their World Series victory! It is a very well deserved championship, to say the least. It’s a been a strange... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Mets Win the Series

  On October 27, 1986, the New York Mets became World Series champions for the second time in team history as they defeated the Red Sox, 8-5, to win Game 7 of... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Henry Chadwick and the Box Score

  In 2009, NPR’s Morning Edition did this short report on Henry Chadwick and the creation of what many consider to be the first box score: The box score, as well... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Hey Batter Batter,” Trent Tomlinson

  

  The theme of this tune’s lyrics is really more of a bar fight song than it is a baseball song, but one individual in the comments of the video mentioned they... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• World Series 2020 Schedule

  

  Welp, the 2020 World Series matchup is set: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay Rays. I honestly don’t have a dog in this fight, but the way the ALCS and the... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• How Hans Became an American, by Elinor Nauen

  This poem by Elinor Nauen is a bit longer, but well worth the read. It demonstrates how closely baseball gets associated with Americanism, even to those... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Joe Morgan

  Legendary second baseman Joe Morgan played Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Whitey Ford

  

  Edward Charles Ford, better known as “Whitey,” was born October 21, 1928 in Manhattan. Ford spent his entire 16-year career with the Yankees, beginning in 1950... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Rap Battle: Babe Ruth Vs. Lance Armstrong

  

  Here’s a weird little video whose existence I find rather mind-boggling. This is from a series called Epic Rap Battles of History, created by a couple guys who... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Cy Young’s Final Game

  

  Cy Young pitched his final game on October 6, 1911 at the age of 44 years, 191 days. Unfortunately, Young’s final appearance did not prove fitting in light of... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Bob Gibson

  

  I just heard about the passing of Bob Gibson, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals for seventeen seasons. Over the course of that career, Gibson collected... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” Workout Remix

  

  Here’s an interesting twist on the old classic, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” I like to listen to music during my indoor workouts, but I’m pretty split on... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Multiple Position Players Pitching

  

  September 28th was the last day of the season in 1902, and in apparent celebration, the Browns and the White Sox decided to use an assortment of seven infielder... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS