Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1963 )

• Quote of the Day

  

  When you’ve learned to believe in yourself, there’s no telling how good a player you can be. That’s because you have the mental edge. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Sniper

  

  That pin-point accuracy will get you every time. baseballreflections.com Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Duke | Celebrating Five Years of Baseball Blogging

  Baseball has seen some pretty awesome nicknames over the years: George “Babe” Ruth; Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra; Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown; Jim “Catfish”... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  With just three more wins needed to reach 300 total for his career, 43-year-old Gaylord Perry signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners on March 5,... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  You teach me baseball and I’ll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. ~Albert Einstein theguardian. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Load Up the Bases,” by Whiskey Falls

  

  At first, the title of this song combined with the name of the band made me expect a drinking song.  But actually, this one is very much about baseball. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Ruth’s 1927 Deal

  

  On March 2, 1927, the Yankees announced that Babe Ruth would earn $70,000 per season for the next three years, making him the highest paid player in major leagu... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Shakespearean Baseball Sonnet #98,” by Michael Ceraolo

  

  MLB Spring Training means that the first day of spring and Opening Day are both just around the corner!  Here’s another great piece from Michael Ceraolo,... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Deadball, by David B. Stinson

  

  This weekend I finished reading Deadball: A Metaphysical Baseball Novel by David B. Stinson.  I stumbled upon this book accidentally, actually while looking... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “When Father Played Baseball,” by Edgar Albert Guest

  

  When I first started reading this poem by Edgar Guest, the first stanza gave me the impression that this would be about a man who used baseball as an analogy... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  You got to be bad before you’re good. ~Ken “Hawk” Harrelson Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Wood-burning Set

  

  Poor Charlie Brown.  He’ll just have to find a tree that’s been struck by lightning so he can craft himself a new bat. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Seaver’s Contract

  

  Tom Seaver became the highest-paid pitcher in baseball pitcher on February 21, 1974 when he signed a one-year, $172,500 contract with the New York Mets. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• MLB Stadium Timeline

  

  This is an interesting graphic depicting a timeline of stadiums in the MLB and their various names and forms, starting in 1901.  Ballparks have taken on a myria... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else. ~Whitey Herzog Wikimedia Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Class Size: 0

  

  The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted, via mail, to select from major league players retired less than 25 years for the Hall of Fame class o... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Connie Mack Stadium

  

  On February 13, 1953, the Philadelphia Athletics renamed their stadium from Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium, in honor of the legendary manager. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Reviewing Ken Burns’s Baseball

  

  I had watched the Tenth Inning of Ken Burns’s Baseball (before watching the original nine innings) a few years ago and wrote about it here. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I hate the cursed Oriole fundamentals… I’ve been doing them since 1964. I do them in my sleep. I hate spring training. ~Jim Palmer SI. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn’t score any runs. ~ Tim McCarver Tim McCarver (The Starting Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS