Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Mound Visit

  

  I sometimes wonder if this actually happens. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 2016 World Series Schedule

  

  Wow!  While most years I feel pretty neutral about the World Series (unless, of course, the Royals are in it), this year, I must confess, I will be rooting for... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold. ~Willie Stargell Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Schilling’s Shutout

  

  On October 21, 1993, Curt Schilling became the first Phillies pitcher to throw a shutout in a World Series game.  Schilling shut down the Blue Jays, 2-0,... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  A ball player’s got to be kept hungry to become a big-leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Pitcher,” by Robert Francis

  

  I love how this piece highlights the seeming contradictions that one finds in the job of the pitcher, and how everything a pitcher strives to do seems to go... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First NL DH

  

  Dan Driessen of the Reds became the first National League player to be used as a designated hitter during the first game of the 1976 World Series. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Chicago Man in Hell

  

  This joke got a bit of a chuckle out of me.  As a general rule, I don’t go out of my way to dis on another team, because I know how much I hate it when others... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  It’s a funny kind of month, October. For the really keen… fan it’s when you discover that your wife left you in May. ~Denis Norden The Jewish Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: MLB 2015 Injuries

  

  Here is a fascinating infographic, presented to us by Forbes.  It depicts the cost of placing players on the disabled list — or, at least, the total cost of... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: World Series Slams

  

  The first World Series grand slam came on October 10, 1920 when Elmer Smith of the Indians belted a bases-loaded homer against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Why? Why should the bond between a people and their baseball team be so intense? Fenway Park is a part of it, offering a physical continuum to the bond, not onl... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Turning Two

  

  It feels like only yesterday that I wrote my 500th post on this blog.  It seems quite surreal that I now find myself sitting down to work on this one, post... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball Fans Guide to Ball Park Franks

  

  There are so many inappropriate things that I could say about this graphic, but in the interest of keeping this blog rated PG, I’ll opt to refrain and allow my... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Galvin’s 300th Win

  

  James Francis “Pud” Galvin of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys became the first pitcher to reach 300 victories on October 5, 1888 when Pittsburgh defeated the... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Baseball Nation,” by Tony Lewis

  

  This tune talks about doing something I’ve always thought would be fun to take on: a road trip that hits every ballpark in the country.  It would be long,... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Gosh, all a kid has to do these days is spit straight and he gets forty-thousand dollars to sign. ~Cy Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Quinn’s Big Day

  

  On September 30, 1893, Browns’ second baseman Joe Quinn was honored by The Sporting News as the most popular baseball player in America. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Rickey Henderson’s Hall of Fame Speech

  

  Considering his reputation for an inflated ego, referring to himself in the third person and the like, Rickey Henderson’s Hall of Fame induction speech is... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Oh, to be a center fielder, a center fielder – and nothing more. ~Philip Roth The New Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS