Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1963 )

• “The Umpire Is A Most Unhappy Man,” Performed by Edward M. Favor

  

  This piece is from an old musical comedy entitled The Umpire, which was a big success in 1905 Chicago, when baseball was particularly growing in popularity... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ruth Sold to Yanks

  

  The Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees on December 26, 1919 for $100,000 and guarantee a $300,000 loan, with Fenway Park as collateral. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Christmas-themed Baseball Game by Dodgerfilms

  

  I’ve never heard of dodgerfilms before this morning, but they’ve clearly got quite a following, as their YouTube channel has more than 850,000 subscribers. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball Plug In

  

  A few years ago for Christmas, I gifted my nephews each with baseball gloves.  The good news is, they recognized what they were and even showed a little... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Lefty Grove

  

  Library of Congress Some consider Lefty Grove to be baseball’s greatest pitcher of all time — or, at the very least, the greatest left-handed pitcher of all... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Roger Maris Dies

  

  Former Major League outfielder Roger Maris passed away on December 14, 1985, following a two-year battle with lymphatic cancer. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Pro-rated at 500 at-bats a year that means that for two years out of the fourteen I played, I never even touched the ball. ~Norm Cash Norm Cash Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Feller is the MLBPA’s First President

  

  A major league player association was formed on December 11, 1956 with future Hall of Famer Bob Feller named its first president.  Feller held the position unti... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• History of Wrigley Field

  

  Known as the “Friendly Confines,” Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois is Major League Baseball’s second oldest ballpark, behind only Boston’s Fenway Park. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Talking to Yogi Berra about baseball is like talking to Homer about the gods. ~A. Bartlett Giamatti Giamatti Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Outta This World Home Run

  

  Ah, oops…  He just rendered all GPS devices within a hundred-mile radius useless.  Don’t you just hate it when a good thing goes bad? Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Devil Rays Opening Day Tickets Go on Sale

  

  Individual tickets for went on sale for Opening Day of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ maiden season on December 6, 1997.  The game sold out in approximately seventee... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  When I look back at what I had to go through in black baseball, I can only marvel at the many black players who stuck it out for years in the Jim Crow leagues... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Joe Medwick

  

  Medwick (Wikimedia Commons) Joseph Michael Medwick was born on November 24, 1911 in Cateret, New Jersey. His parents, John and Elizabeth Medwick, were... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Musial Named NL MVP

  

  On December 2, 1948, Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial was named the National League Most Valuable Player.  Musial led the NL with a .376 batting average and... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 95 Ballparks

  

  Here is a collection of artwork by Jeff Suntala depicting Major League ballparks across America throughout history.  You can access a larger version of the imag... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  It’s crazy how things happen for a reason — I love when players have meetings; I hate when I do. So they had their meeting, and the big part of it was, We... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Speaker Resigns as Manager

  

  Tris Speaker resigned as Indians manager on November 29, 1926, after a scandal broke in which pitcher Dutch Leonard claimed that Speaker and Ty Cobb fixed at... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Peanuts: Back on the Mound

  

  I have been posting plenty of Peanuts strips here, but now, how about a motion clip?  I feel bad for Linus in this — nobody applauds his spectacular... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball is more than a game. It’s like life played out on a field. ~Juliana Hatfield Wikimedia Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS