Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• This Day in Baseball: Rookie No-hitter

  

  On August 31, 1935, 28-year-old rookie Vern Kennedy became the sixth rookie in major league history to throw a no-hitter.  The White Sox pitcher dominated the... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” Performed by Julien Neel

  

  This is pretty incredible.  Julien Neel created essentially a one-man barbershop quartet, performing all four voices of the quartet with the help of some basic... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Jokes to Kick off the Week

  

  Because Monday mornings are rough, and I’m due to post a few more of these.  Enjoy! ~*~ Manager: Our new infielder cost $10 million. I call him our “Wonder... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball is something more than a game to an American boy; it is his training field for life work. Destroy his faith in its squareness and honesty and you have... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Kurkjian Interview

  

  The Huffington Post published this interview with Tim Kurkjian a couple days ago, which I found an interesting read.  The interview was initiated as a result... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 1930s Baseball Cartoon

  

  This is fun: a baseball cartoon, presumably from the 1930s.  I can’t speak to the validity of the posted time period, but it certainly looks like an old bit of... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  On August 22, 1917, Pirates’ outfielder Carson Bigbee set a major league record with eleven at-bats in a single game as the Pirates and Dodgers squared off for... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  What we have are good gray ballplayers, playing a good gray game and reading the good gray Wall Street Journal. They have been brainwashed, dry-cleaned and... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Rickwood Field

  

  Rickwood Field opened on August 18, 1910 in Birmingham, Alabama.  It was the first concrete-and-steel ballpark in the minor leagues and would go on to become th... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I ain’t afraid to tell the world that it don’t take school stuff to help a fella play ball. ~Joe Jackson Chicago Baseball Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Talk About Dedication

  

  This gave me a chuckle.  True, baseball requires dedication if you wish to be any good at it.  Poor Lucy doesn’t realize, however, that it also requires some... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Keefe’s Streak Ends

  

  On August 14, 1888, New York Giants pitcher Tim Keefe lost to Gus Krock and the White Stockings, 4-2, at the Polo Grounds.  This defeat marked the end of a... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Mike Piazza’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech

  

  A week ago, I posted Ken Griffey, Jr.’s HOF induction speech.  So it seems only fitting for me to also post Mike Piazza’s speech.  Unfortunately, this is the... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery. ~Babe Ruth Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Fair Weather Fans,” by The Baseball Project

  

  Yesterday’s workout and this morning’s run have left me wiped out with a limited capacity for thinking this morning.  So here’s a song from The Baseball Project. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Clearing the Bases, by Gene A. Budig

  

  Gene Budig is a former American League President.  He’s also a former chancellor of the University of Kansas, where I happen to work. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Bye, Bye Baseball

  

  On August 8, 1903, as Dodgers infielders argued a close call at the bag at third base, Joe McGinnity of New York dashed home and was credited with a steal of... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Any baseball is beautiful.  No other small package comes as close to the ideal design and utility.  It is a perfect object for a man’s hand. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ken Griffey, Jr.’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech

  

  Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame a couple weeks ago.  Griffey was elected into the Hall earning a... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: One Ball Contest

  

  On August 4, 1908, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Superbas, 3-0, at Washington Park.  What is particularly of note about this contest is that... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS