Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• 1903 Base Ball Catcher

  

  I stumbled across this image last night of an application submitted in 1903, and apparently approved in 1904, for a patent on a Base Ball Catcher. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First AL Pinch Hit Slam

  

  The first pinch hit grand slam in American League history was hit by Marty Kavanaugh on September 24, 1916.  The second baseman’s historic smash wound up being... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Willie Mays’s Glove

  

  Happy Friday!  Here’s a wonderful Peanuts strip that might give you a chuckle this morning.  Based on this, it seems I was using Ken Griffey, Jr.’s glove as a... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball endures at least in part because it is a contemplative sport that delights in nuances. Not a brazen game, eager to sell its thrills cheaply, but... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Faith,” by Tim Peeler

  

  Mickey Mantle is one of those players that everybody wants to love, and yet is becomes so hard to look past his lifestyle and how it affected his on-field... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  On September 20, 1980, a bronze plaque was dedicated to Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium.  Munson had passed away the previous year attempting to land his Cessn... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball During World War I

  

  National World War I Museum World War I broke out in late-July 1914, following the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, though it was not until... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood. ~Thomas Boswell Washington Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Night Game,” by Paul Simon

  

  This has to be the most depressing baseball song I’ve ever heard, and I find it simultaneously fascinating.  The idea of a pitcher dying on the mound is shockin... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Cartoon Baseball

  

  Lawrence is caught in a grey, dreary downpour this morning, and as I am in the process of drying off, I felt like something lighthearted.  Here is a cartoon I... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  Cleveland Blues pitcher Hugh Daily tossed a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Quakers to win the game 1-0 on September 13, 1883.  He would finish the season... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Wall Street bankers supposedly back the Yankees; Smith College girls approve of them; God, Brooks Brothers and United States Steel are believed to be solidly... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Tommy Lasorda’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech

  

  Manager Tommy Lasorda was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.  He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976-1996, and spent more than sixty years as part... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Triple Threat

  

  On September 9, 1922, William Chester “Baby Doll” Jacobson of the St. Louis Browns hit three triples as the Browns destroyed the Tigers, 16-0.  Jacobson would... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Canteen Slim as Jack Nicholson

  

  About six months ago, I posted a song that had been written and performed by Canteen Slim, “For the Thrill (Hit It Where They Ain’t). Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I never could stand losing. Second place didn’t interest me. I had a fire in my belly. ~Ty Cobb Wikimedia Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Labor Day!

  

  Enjoy the extended weekend, if you are able.  If not, I hope you at least have the opportunity to spend at least a little time relaxing today! Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: First Night Game

  

  The first-ever night baseball game (at least, so far as we know) was played September 3, 1880 at Strawberry Hill in Massachusetts. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Father Time is Coming,” by J. Patrick Lewis

  

  Without a doubt, Satchel Paige was one of those pitchers whose accomplishments will stand the test of time.  He threw just about any pitch you could think of,... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The main thing is to win. ~John McGraw Chicago Eagle, Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS