Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Roger Maris

  

  Most baseball fans are familiar with the name Roger Maris.  Those who paid any attention to the home run race of 1998 definitely have a familiarity with the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  There are only five things you can do in baseball – run, throw, catch, hit and hit with power. ~Leo Durocher Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Not Your Usual Baseball Tobacco Habit

  

  I’d be curious to see what a contract like this looks like. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Gehrig’s Streak Begins

  

  Lou Gehrig made the only pinch-hit appearance of his career on June 1, 1925 when he came off the bench to hit for infielder Pee-Wee Wanninger. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball is a man maker. ~Al Spalding Wikimedia Commons Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “A Change of Heart,” by Barbara Feeney

  

  This poem, published by the New York Daily News in 1958, was written from the perspective of a Dodgers fan.  Understandably, she’s feeling a bit conflicted abou... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Introduction of the Spitball

  

  According to legend, the spitball made its debut on May 29, 1905, introduced by Dodger hurler Elmer Stricklett in a game against the New York Giants.... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Memorial Day 2018

  

  I hope everyone has a good, relaxing, and reflective Memorial Day! Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business. ~Tommy Henrich Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Home Run,” Chance Halladay

  

  When this song started playing, I had a vague impression that I’ve heard it before.  As the song played on, however, I grew less sure. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Charlie Brown’s Post-home Run Glow

  

  After hitting his first home run ever (and winning the game with it, to boot), one certainly can’t blame Charlie Brown for wanting to revel in the feeling of... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Coveleski’s Long Start

  

  On May 24, 1918, right-hander Stan Coveleski pitched 19 innings in the Indians’ 3-2 victory over the Yankees at the Polo Grounds. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Now obviously, in peacetime a one-legged catcher, like a one-armed outfielder (such as the Mundys had roaming right), would have been at the most a curiosity... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Brief History of Cleats

  

  I remember my first pair of cleats.  I was nine years old, embarking on my first-ever season of organized ball.  My mom took my little brother and me shopping a... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Portrait of a Catcher

  

  This photograph from the collections of the Library of Congress looks simple enough, but it prompts a lot of questions for me.  It is noted that the photo was... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The First Scot

  

  On May 20, 1878, Jim McCormick became the first player born in Scotland to appear in a major league game.  In his debut, right-handed pitcher McCormick and the... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball is the very symbol, the outward and visible expression of the drive and push and rush and struggle of the raging, tearing, booming nineteenth century. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Charlie Brown on Deck

  

  About a month ago, we took a look at an ecstatic Charlie Brown celebrating his gloriously unexpected, game-winning home run.  But what happened in the moments... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Palmer’s Debut

  

  Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer, aged nineteen, made his Major League debut on May 16, 1965 when he came on in relief to pitch 3.2 innings. The O’s defeated the... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Effa Louise Manley

  

  Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006, Effa Louise Manley co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues (alongside her husband,... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS