Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1934 )

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine. ~Pat Conroy By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Three Times Three

  

  In the first game of a doubleheader played on August 27, 1938, the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio, hit three consecutive triples against the Indians. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Tennis Ball

  

  Growing up, we frequently played using a tennis ball in the backyard.  It made things so much more interesting. Bill Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I would be lost without baseball. I don’t think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive. ~Roberto Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Major League Home Runs, 1998-2012

  

  I’m not sure what the original intention was behind this graphic by Hartwell.  If the idea was to use it for comparisons, it seems like an awkward way to lay... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Creating Plaques for the Baseball Hall of Fame

  

  This video from 2015 is fascinating to watch.  What a job that must be for Matthews International, to have the privilege to make these plaques! Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Longest Hit Streak Comes to an End

  

  The longest hit streak in professional baseball history ended on August 20, 1919, when Joe Wilhoit of the Wichita Jobbers was held hitless by the Tulsa Oilers i... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded. ~Yogi Berra Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” The Skeletons

  

  This version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” has me feeling off-balance, even after a few listens, but it’s starting to grow on me.  Sometimes it’s fun to hav... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Kiner’s Home Run Streak

  

  On August 16, 1947, Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs in consecutive at-bats to lead the Pirates to a 12-7 win over the Cardinals. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Softball Stereotypes

  

  Given the number of views this video has accumulated, I’m amazed I never came across it before now.  The stereotypes depicted here by Dude Perfect are... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  People say, ‘Don’t live in the past.’ But I guess it depends on how interesting your past is. ~Effa Manley Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Double Steal Fiasco

  

  On August 13, 1902, the Philadelphia A’s attempted a double steal against the Tigers.  Harry Davis took off from first base while Dave Fultz, the runner on... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Bubble Gum

  

  A little pro tip for outfielders. Charles Schulz Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Mariano Rivera

  

  This Tier10 infographic on Mariano Rivera is awesome.  Not only are there a lot of details and statistics about the man himself, you will also find... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  My dad’s a bodybuilder. My whole life I’ve been taught to train the hard way. I believe in earning strength, not buying it. My grandfather raised me old... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Satch Draws a Crowd

  

  The largest crowd ever to attend a minor league game, an audience of about 57,000, showed up on August 7, 1951 to watch 51-year-old Satchel Paige at the Orange... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Panda and the Freak,” The Baseball Project

  

  It’s been a while since I last posted a Baseball Project song, so here’s a fun one about Tim Lincecum and Pablo Sandoval. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Adjusting the Strike Zone

  

  If he’d thought of it, I’m sure Eddie Gaedel would’ve tried this, too. Bill Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I pitch like my hair is on fire. ~Mitch Williams Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS