Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1935 )

• A Face in the Crowd, by Stephen King and Stewart O’Nan

  A Face in the Crowd has been available as an ebook since 2012 and became available in a hardcover physical format just this year. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Bad Umpire,” CJ Beatty

  

  While I do have an appreciation for it, hip hop is not my preferred genre of music, so this is the first time I’ve come across this song. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: 1925 Chicago Cubs Finish Last

  The 1925 season ended on October 4th of that year, and for the first time in franchise history, the Chicago Cubs finished in eighth and last place in the... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Brooks Robinson

  

  Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. was born May 18, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father, Brooks Robinson, Sr., was a semi-pro second baseman who played with... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• George Brett Documentary Upcoming

  

  MLB Network has announce that this coming December, they will be featuring a documentary on the king of pine tar himself, George Brett. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Cunningham’s Wild Pitch Record

  In a Players’ League game between the Buffalo Bison and the Chicago Pirates on September 15, 1890, Bison pitcher Bert Cunningham threw five wild pitches in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 50 Summers

  

  This documentary is currently available for free on YouTube, if you feel inclined to check it out. The film covers the history of minor league baseball in Omaha... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Feller Records 20 Wins

  

  In defeating the St. Louis Browns 12-1 on September 8, 1939, Bob Feller became the youngest pitcher ever to record 20 wins in a season. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball at Alcatraz

  Alcatraz Island (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic) "... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Bigbee Comes to the Plate 11 Times

  

  In a 22-inning game against the Dodgers on August 22, 1917, Pirates outfielder Carson Bigbee set a major league record with 11 at-bats. Bigbee collected 6 hits... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Fan Valentines,” by Lillian Morrison

  This piece by Lillian Morrison is short and sweet, and, at first, I admittedly found it confusing. Each line reads like something you’d find printed on an... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Spahn Displays Offensive Prowess

  

  On August 15, 1955, in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Braves pitcher Warren Spahn hit both a triple and a home run, contributing 3 RBIs to Milwaukee’s... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Ball State University Singers Perform “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

  

  I love this arrangement of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” performed by The Ball State University Singers. Apparently this was recorded thirteen years ago, but... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Rookie (2002)

  Not to be confused with the television series bearing the same name, The Rookie is a film that had been on my to-watch list for a while. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Carl Weilman Strikes out 6 Times

  

  On July 25, 1913, Carl Weilman became the first player ever recorded to strike out six times in a single game. The St. Louis Browns’ 23-year-old lefty entered... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Lost by One When Game Was Done,” by James Horn

  Here is a short little haiku poem that I think captures the unpredictability of baseball. As fans, it can be easy to criticize and to think we could run a team... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Cubs Collect 21 Hits

  

  In a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 18, 1912, the Chicago Cubs collected 21 hits in eleven innings. The Cubs still lost to the Phillies, however... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Major League II

  

  I seem to be on a Major League kick lately, though this viewing was prompted by coming across Major League II available for free on YouTube. Released in 1994,... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my eighty-three year old grandmother included, thinks they learned... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Magee Swipes Four

  

  On July 12, 1906, Phillies outfielder Sherry Magee established a franchise record by stealing four bases in a game against St. Louis at Robison Field. In spite... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2023 BASEBALL, SPORTS