Precious Sanders

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• This Day in Baseball

  

  The Washington Nationals, also known as the Statesmen, were admitted to the National League on January 16, 1886.  The Nationals played its home games at the... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Major League Baseball Teams with the Most Facebook Fans

  

  I came across this graph from Statista listing the ten MLB teams with the most Facebook followers.  The numbers listed are in the millions, and the data is... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “The Boys of Bummer”

  

  Slowly, but surely, I have been continuing my trek through The Simpsons, and I am up to the show’s eighteenth season.  In this season, the show highlights the... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Only 32 Days

  

  Can anyone else identify with this?  Only 32 days until pitchers and catchers report! Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I said before the Series that a sweep wouldn’t do it… It would have to be something epic.  And that was epic, wasn’t it? ~Tom Ricketts, Cubs owner Chicago Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Do Promotional Items Work?

  

  This is more of a business-geared infographic, but it very much applies to baseball.  I confess there have been times when the primary reason I’ve decided to... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Airplane Dad: Part 1 (A Cyanide & Happiness Short)

  

  Now and then, I find my entertainment through the web comic Cyanide Happiness.  As a general rule, the comic can be a bit crude, crass, and definitely not... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. ~Yogi Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Rheingold Beer

  

  The Brooklyn-based plant for Rheingold Beer was forced to close on January 5, 1974 due to heavy financial losses. As a result, the brewery was also forced to en... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 39 Days

  

  A little bit closer to spring training every day.  Only 39 days until pitchers and catchers report! Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball in the Time of Cholera

  

  I have been listening to a biography of Elon Musk on audiobook, and it certainly caught my attention when the audiobook mentioned that Musk had sponsored a... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball has been called the national pastime and rightly so because it stands for the fair play, clean living, and good sportsmanship which are our national... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy New Year!

  

  Welcome to 2018!  I hope everyone had (or is having) a safe and enjoyable celebration.  Here’s to a year of friendship, love, achievement, prosperity, and some... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• ‘Baseball, Boys, and Bad Words,’ by Andy Andrews

  

  I came across this book while browsing the library yesterday.  Baseball, Boys, and Bad Words is a small book, and I found the title intriguing, so I decided to... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: A Trade of Two Babes

  

  The Phillies traded first baseman Babe Dahlgren to the Pirates on December 30, 1943 in exchange for catcher Babe Phelps and cash. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Progeny,” by John Lambremont, Sr.

  

  Here’s a piece by John Lambremont, Sr. published by Spitball Magazine in February 2010. I enjoy pieces like this one where baseball metaphors aren’t... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Never permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure. ~Joe Maddon Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball 101: Baseball Basics

  

  I have a handful of friends whom I’ve converted into baseball fans just by talking about the game.  Fortunately for me, they all already had some familiarity... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Continuing the Countdown

  

  48 days remaining until pitchers and catchers report! Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Holidays!

  

  Wishing everyone a restful and fun-filled holiday season. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS