Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Quote of the Day

  

  It helps if the hitter thinks you’re a little crazy. ~Nolan Ryan Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  During the 1930 season, Indians infielder Joe Sewell struck out a total of three times in 353 at-bats.  Two of those strikeouts came on May 26, 1930, facing... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Memorial Day Thoughts

  

  ….for all who have and who continue to serve.  Thank you. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Always Run on a Strikeout

  One summer, when I was playing competitive girls’ softball, I had a coach who mandated that anytime one of us struck out, no matter what, we were to drop the ba... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  No game in the world is as tidy and dramatically neat as baseball, with cause and effect, crime and punishment, motive and result, so cleanly defined. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Pittsburgh Softball Team’s Interview Video Bomb

  

  A little bit of humor to start off our Friday. Early last week, the Pitt softball team decided to video bomb their coach, Holly Aprile, during what appears to b... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Switch-hitting Fail

  

  After hitting three homers already on May 21, 1930, Babe Ruth decided to try his hand at switch-hitting.  In the ninth inning against the A’s Jack Quinn, Ruth... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “What To Do, Brew Crew?” by Stuart Shea

  

  Given how well they started the season last year, the way the Brewers’ second half of 2014 and the way this season has been going so far has, on more than one... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  No one’s gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March. ~Earl Weaver Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Rain, Rain, Don’t Go Away

  

  The college baseball teams of Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe found themselves in the midst of a rain delay on Friday, but they didn’t let the weather... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Mantle Reaches 500

  

  Mickey Mantle hit his 500th career home run on Mother’s Day, May 14, 1967.  In doing so, Mantle fulfilled a promise made to his wife, Merlyn, regarding the... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• George Brett’s Hall of Fame Speech

  

  I love George Brett’s Hall of Fame induction speech.  His passion for baseball is apparent in every word and every story that he expresses.  It’s no secret why... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  What you have to remember is that baseball isn’t a week or a month but a season — and a season is a long time. ~Chuck Tanner ESPN. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Mother’s Day Foul Ball

  In case you missed it, here’s a dad who made an impressive bare-handed snag of a foul ball at yesterday’s Mets-Phillies game — and he did it with his... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Kansas City Field Trip: Jazz Museum, NLBM, and Sporting Park

  

  Yesterday, I had the opportunity to go on a work-sponsored trip to Kansas City to see the American Jazz Museum, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and Sporting... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Slugger Wins the Pitcher’s Duel

  

  In a match-up against the Senators at Griffith Stadium on May 7, 1917, southpaw Babe Ruth managed to defeat Walter Johnson, 1-0. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  You can observe a lot by watchin’. ~Yogi Berra CBS Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Baseball Song,” by Matt the Electrician

  

  I’ve never heard of this guy before this morning, but I do enjoy a good baseball tune when I come across it.  I’ve posted the lyrics also, since it can be a... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• ‘The Great American Novel,’ by Philip Roth

  

  A few weeks ago, I finished Philip Roth’s The Great American Novel.  It pains me that it’s taken this long to get around to writing about it, but work and schoo... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  In his first-ever Major League start, Hank Gornicki of the Cardinals threw a one-hitter to defeat Philadelphia at Shibe Park, 6-1 on May 3, 1941. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS