Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Charley Horse

  

  If you’ve ever experienced a Charley (or Charlie) horse, you can vouch they are not pleasant experiences.  They do, however, have kind of a funny name.  And som... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Wally Pipp’s Headache

  

  Here’s a fun little comic by Molly Lawless about that moment when Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games streak began.  Whatever the story behind Pipp’s sitting out tha... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First Game at Yankee Stadium

  

  The New York Yankees played their first game at Yankee Stadium on April 18, 1923 in front of more than 72,000 fans. Babe Ruth hit the first home run of the new... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball games are like snowflakes and fingerprints, no two are ever alike. ~W. P. Kinsella Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Jackie Robinson, Basketball Player

  

  Last year for Jackie Robinson Day, I took a closer look at Robinson’s career as a football player.  This year, I decided it would be fun to take a look at his... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Carlton Fisk Is My Ideal,” by Bernadette Mayer

  

  Bernadette Mayer is an American poet, writer, and visual artist who has written in a wide variety of genres. This poem was first published in The Golden Book Of... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First Professional Team at the White House

  

  The first professional sports team to visit the White House was the Forest Cities ball club, a recently defunct franchise of the National Association, brought t... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Don Drysdale’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech

  

  Don Drysdale emphasizes the strain and sacrifices that come with the demanding schedule of a professional ballplayer — especially on the side of that... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades.... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Money,” by Grantland Rice

  

  This poem is short, but I think sports fans can all identify with it.  It’s unfortunate that money has become such a pervasive force in professional sports,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: D.C. Stadium Opens for Baseball

  

  On April 9, 1962, President John F. Kennedy waited out a rain delay and threw the ceremonial first pitch to open up Washington’s new $23 million D.C. Stadium fo... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Be A Believer in Giant/Dodger/Philly Fever,” The Paid Attendance

  

  I came across these somewhat randomly this weekend: three songs by a group called The Paid Attendance.  So far as I have been able to tell, these are the only... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I’m not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ebbets Debut

  

  The Dodgers played their first game at Ebbets Field on April 5, 1913.  25,000 fans watched the exhibition against the Yankees as Brooklyn defeated New York, 3-2. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Fungo Fail

  

  Anyone else ever find themselves in Calvin’s shoes as a kid? Bill Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Origins of the Seventh Inning Stretch

  

  I occasionally go on binges of television shows that I never watched when they were actually airing on television (for one example, see my posts here about... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The grand stand may be all very well for the thin-skinned ones who must mingle personal comfort with their amusement; the true baseball fan sits on the... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball 101: The Closer

  

  A couple days ago, a baseball neophyte friend of mine asked me, “In baseball, what is a closer?”  And as I explained the concept, it occurred to me that I... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: No DH for PCL

  

  While the American League is known for its use of the designated hitter, they weren’t the first ones to ever have an interest in utilizing it. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Carlton Fisk’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech

  

  Known in baseball as “Pudge,” Carlton Fisk played for both the Boston Red Sox (1969, 1971–1980) and Chicago White Sox (1981–1993). Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS