Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1958 )

• This Day in Baseball: “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon” First Appears

  

  “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon,” featuring the famous double play combination of “Tinker to Evers to Chance,” was first published on July 12, 1910.  However, the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Jim Bouton

  

  Pitcher Jim Bouton passed away yesterday at the age of 80.  Bouton, as many are aware, was the author of Ball Four, a baseball memoir that exposed the... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  There’s hitting, there’s defense, and there’s baserunning. And as long as you keep those three separated, you’re going to be a good player. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Strike Flea, You’re Out!

  

  I remember watching the occasional Pink Panther episode as a kid, and I always enjoyed them.  In this episode, the Pink Panther is transformed into a pitching... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Feller’s First Major League Appearance

  

  In his first major league appearance on July 6, 1936, seventeen-year-old Indians rookie Bob Feller pitched in an All-Star break exhibition game against the... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  A pitcher needs two pitches, one they’re looking for and one to cross them up. ~Warren Spahn Warren Spahn (Wikimedia Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Comparing Hot Dog and Beer Prices at Baseball Parks

  

  This graphic from Webstaurantstore was created in 2011 and is based on prices from 2010 and 2011.  I doubt any of these prices have dropped in the last several... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Clarke’s Debut

  

  Future Hall of Famer Fred Clarke made his major league debut on June 30, 1894.  Clarke went five-for-five for the Louisville Colonels, collecting four singles... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Nokona Baseball Gloves

  

  This little documentary is less than seven minutes long, and it is a fun watch.  Not only do you learn some things about Nokona baseball gloves, you get to watc... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  You can have money piled to the ceiling but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather. ~Chuck Tanner ESPN. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Switching Sports

  

  Today we rejoin our hero Calvin as he realizes that perhaps his struggles with baseball lie in that he might be trying his hand at the wrong sport. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Yde’s Offensive Show

  

  On June 25, 1924, left-handed relief pitcher Emil Yde hit a double in the ninth inning to tie the score, 6-6, against the Cubs and send the game into extra... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, ‘Sure, every time.’ ~Mickey Mantle Wikimedia Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Glory,” by Yusef Komunyakaa

  

  This piece by Yusef Komunyakaa was published originally in Magic City in 1992.  It serves as a nod to black baseball as well as a depiction of baseball as play... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Curse of the Colonel

  

  The Red Sox and the Cubs aren’t the only teams in the baseball world to have suffered the effects of a curse. A Japanese team, the Hanshin Tigers, found itself... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Last Doubleheader Complete-gamer

  

  The last pitcher to pitch a complete game in both games of a doubleheader was Jack Scott of the Philadelphia Phillies.  Scott accomplished this feat on June... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  You lose, you smile, and you come back the next day. You win, you smile, you come back the next day. ~Ken Griffey, Jr. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly

  

  This appears to be a clip from a movie sharing the same name as the song, Take Me Out to the Ball Game.  I’ve never seen the movie, but after watching this... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Consecutive No-nos

  

  On June 15, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds became the only pitcher in major league history to pitch two consecutive no-hitters. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Arlie Latham

  

  Wikipedia Nicknamed “The Freshest Man On Earth,” Walter Arlington Latham was born March 15, 1860 in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS