Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• “To Believe,” by Marna Owen

  

  This piece, published by Spitball Magazine in 2013, was written by a Tigers fan living in California.  I think it’s safe to say that every baseball fan has the... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  But baseball was different. Schwartz thought of it as Homeric – not a scrum but a series of isolated contests. Batter versus pitcher, fielder versus ball. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Foghorn Leghorn Teaching the Art of Baseball

  

  I have a vague memory of seeing this clip in the midst of my Saturday morning cartoon experience growing up.  I love the implied conflict of brains versus... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ruth Vs. Johnson Vs. Extra Innings

  

  At Fenway Park on August 15, 1916, Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth came out victorious over Walter Johnson and the Senators, 1-0 in 13 innings. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The great thing about baseball is there’s a crisis every day. ~Gabe Paul Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• One with the Bat

  

  I never really could understand the idea of becoming “one with the bat.”  Wouldn’t that hurt? Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: High-hit Shutout

  

  In the second game of a doubleheader on August 12, 1921, the Phillies’ right-handed pitcher George Smith gave up 12 hits, and yet he still managed to pitch a... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “The Baseball Card Song,” by The Baseball Project

  

  Here’s another great song by The Baseball Project.  I owned a few baseball cards as a kid, but not enough to really call it a collection — my parents would... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  When you’re in the day-to-day grind, it just seems like it’s another step along the way. But I find joy in the actual process, the journey, the work. It’s not... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Distance Run Per Game Per Sport

  

  I don’t think it comes as a surprise that baseball involves the least amount of running of any of these.  I am a bit surprised that a tennis match requires... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Johnson’s First Win

  

  Walter Johnson won his first major league game on August 7, 1907.  At the age of 19, Johnson led the Senators to a 7-2 victory over the Indians. He would go on... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I’ll never make the mistake of being 70 again. ~Casey Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Batter Up! LoC Webinar, Part Two

  

  For those who might be interested in viewing the Library of Congress webinar I wrote about a couple days ago, the LoC has provided a link to access a WebEx... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Shakespearean Baseball Sonnet #33,” by Michael Ceraolo

  

  Here is another “Shakespearean Baseball Sonnet” from Michael Ceraolo, recently published in First Literary Review.  It highlights the natural scenic beauty... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Batter Up!: Baseball at the Library of Congress Webinar

  

  Yesterday, I took part in the Library of Congress’s online webinar entitled “Batter Up! Baseball at the Library of Congress.”  Hosted by Peter Armenti of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games. ~Babe Ruth US baseball player ‘Babe’ Ruth (George Herman Ruth, 1895 – 1948), during a match. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Twenty-one Hits

  

  On July 30, 1917, the Tigers collected twenty-one hits en route to a 16-4 rout of Washington.  Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt, who were batting second,... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Early Baseball Poem

  

  This piece was published in the short-lived National Daily Baseball Gazette on April 20, 1887, and it is believed to be among the first-ever poems inspired by... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  School work and intellectual interests such as music and the arts were not especially important to me while I was growing up, although mathematics, my favorite... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Thinking Man’s Game

  

  Just imagine how long nine innings of baseball would last if they started making up rules the way Calvin and Hobbes make up rules. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS