Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1963 )

• 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

• This Day in Baseball: Cy Young’s Last Minor League Game

  

  The last minor league appearance of Cy Young’s career took place on July 25, 1890.  In the game against McKeesport (Pennsylvania), the 23-year-old Young threw... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ted Williams Documentary on PBS

  

  I managed to watch PBS’s documentary on Ted Williams last night: American Masters – Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived.”  I found the... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  By any reasonable standard (i.e. he didn’t cheat), Aaron is one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history—and there shouldn’t even be a debate about who is... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Hendrick the Hero

  

  On July 21, 1930, Harvey Hendrick of the Brooklyn Robins entered the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” on PBS

  

  I have had a couple of people share this with me, and it certainly seems worth sharing here.  This coming Monday, July 23rd, PBS will be playing a documentary... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 42 Faith, by Ed Henry

  

  Last weekend, I finished 42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story by Ed Henry. In all honesty, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this book, going into it. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Arch (Ward) called me one day and asked me to have dinner with him. I didn’t know he had anything in mind other than a sociable dinner until he sprang the... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 2018 MLB All-Star Game

  

  And for tonight’s All-Star Game, here are our starting lineups. For the American League: 1. Mookie Betts, RF 2. Jose Altuve, 2B 3. Mike Trout, CF 4. J.D.... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 2018 Home Run Derby

  

  In case you’ve been living under a rock lately (which, admittedly, I pretty much have been), the 2018 MLB All Star Break is underway, and the Home Run Derby is... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Rookie No-hitter

  

  Christy Mathewson became the first rookie in the modern era to throw a no-hitter on July 15, 1901.  Just twenty years old, the right-hander kept the Cardinals... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS