Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• This Day in Baseball: Gehrig’s New Deal

  

  On February 19, 1935, Lou Gehrig signed a one-year deal with the New York Yankees for $30,000.  The previous season, Gehrig hit .363, 49 homers, and led the... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Just Make Contact

  

  We’ve all heard this bit of advice before.  Here’s an interesting new way to think about it. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Who is this Baby Ruth? And what does she do? ~George Bernard Shaw Bernard Shaw, 1894 Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Valentine’s Day!

  

  Not my favorite holiday, personally, but at least I have something else I love to celebrate! Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Spring Training Begins Tomorrow!

  

  Finally! Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First Catcher’s Mask

  

  On February 12, 1878, Harvard captain Fredrick Thayer received a patent for the first catcher’s mask.  Thayer invented the mask for Harvard’s catcher, James... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “I Love Baseball,” by Cliff Brock

  

  I came across this tune on YouTube, which appears to be an original by this gentleman (if anyone knows otherwise, please feel free to let me know). Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball is too much of a sport to be called a business, and too much of a business to be called a sport. ~Philip Wrigley Chicago Daily News, Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Baseball,” by James Metcalfe

  

  I like the simplicity of this piece.  It captures the most basic, most concrete qualities of the experience of attending a baseball game.  It makes me eager... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Move Over, Football…

  

  Spring Training starts next week! Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball is more than a game to me, it’s a religion. ~Bill Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 10 Days Until Spring Training

  

  Poor child. We feel your pain. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 16 Random Facts About Baseball

  

  This is an interesting infographic.  A lot of these bits of trivia I already knew, though some were new to me.  I do question the bit about Forbes Field —... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Heckling

  

  I must say, the kid has a point. Rick Kirkman, Jerry Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  During World War I, the Cincinnati Reds found themselves unable to get in touch with their manager, Christy Mathewson, who was in France serving in the Army. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Little Bit Closer

  

  It feels like we are but inching along at this point, being so close and yet still so far out.  Only 16 days to Spring Training! Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• I Thought I’d Say a Few Words About the Power of Sports

  

  When I heard about the passing of Yordano Ventura, at first I wasn’t sure the headline I saw was accurate or true.  A quick Google search proved that it was, an... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I’m a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game. ~Tom Seaver SI. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Yordano Ventura

  

  I have no words… Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS