Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1958 )

• RIP Gene Budig

  

  Dr. Gene Budig held a lot of titles over the course of his lifetime. He was a university president at Illinois State University, West Virginia University, and... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Lou Brock

  

  Lou Brock spent the majority of his nineteen-year Major League career as a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was best known for breaking Ty... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Tom Seaver

  

  With a nickname like “Tom Terrific,” you know he was good at his job. Born November 17, 1944, Tom Seaver pitched for twenty seasons in Major League Baseball. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Upcoming Webinar: Negro Leagues 1920-2020

  For anyone who is interested, the African and African-American Studies department at the University of Kansas has just announced that they will be holding a... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: AL Marathon

  

  The longest game in American League history (up to that point) took place on September 1, 1906. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox in 24... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Jackie Robinson…an American Hero,” by Stanley Cooper

  

  Chadwick Boseman (left) and Jackie Robinson (Movie Stills) In honor of Major League Baseball’s celebration of Jackie Robinson yesterday, and in memory of... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The First Finn

  

  On August 28, 1921, John Michaelson became the first person born in Finland to play in a major league game. The 27-year-old White Sox right-hander from... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Hotdogs On The Run, by Pat Adams

  

  Here’s a fun little limerick for your reading enjoyment. I, for one, am appreciative of the laugh this morning. Personally, I’ve always rooted for Ketchup in th... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Youngest Home Run

  

  The youngest player in MLB history to hit a home run was Tommy Brown of the Dodgers, who accomplished the feat on August 20, 1945. Brown was 17 years, eight... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Baseball, Hot Dogs, and Apple Pie,” by Da Wurst Band in Da World

  

  This song is dripping with satire as it tells about the Steroid Era of Major League Baseball.  It seems vaguely familiar to me, and it’s quite possible that I... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Big Fella, by Jane Leavy

  

  I recently finished making my way through Jane Leavy’s biography on the Great Bambino himself, entitled The Big Fella.  Like anyone else, I have heard most of... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Beef, Lamb, and Baseball

  

  Here are some interesting numbers from the Public Lands Council, an organization that advocates for western ranchers.  This infographic was posted on the Idaho... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Mrs. Robinson,” by Simon & Garfunkel

  

  I am honestly surprised that I haven’t posted this classic tune yet.  Apparently, Joe DiMaggio was actually annoyed by the inclusion of his name in this song,... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Connor’s Switch-hit Debut

  

  Though he had been hitting as a lefty throughout his career, on August 7, 1893, New York Giants first baseman Roger Connor stepped up to the plate right-handed... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  One reason I have always loved baseball so much is that it has been not merely “the great national game” but really a part of the whole weather of our lives,... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Yellow Baseballs

  

  For the first game of a doubleheader played on August 2, 1938, Larry MacPhail had official baseballs dyed dandelion yellow, and the balls were used in the... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• What’s Your Walk-up Song?

  

  This past week, a co-worker shared this episode by Kansas Public Radio with me.  To celebrate the return of Major League Baseball, KPR asked members of its own... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The motion began in a gentle sweeping curve and culminated in a pose, held for an instant, of tense power.  It was an exhibition of the perfection of masculine... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: 14 Things You Didn’t Know About the World Series

  

  I can’t seem to trace the origins of this infographic, but I found it an interesting one.  For true baseball fans not all of these items are unknowns, and the... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS