Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Quote of the Day

  

  I’d give a year of my life if I could hit a home run on opening day of this great new park. ~George Herman CBS Photo Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Opening Day!

  

  The image from MLB’s Facebook page this morning.  I’m a fan. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: MLB’s Greatest Pitchers

  

  This infographic was published in January 2013, depicting some of the best pitchers in the history of the game, as well as making some predictions as to the... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Connie Mack Vs. Clark Griffith

  

  Eighty-four-year-old Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack challenged Clark Griffith, the seventy-eight-year-old owner of the Senators, to a race from thir... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Theme from “Field of Dreams”

  

  A few days ago, I posted the theme from The Natural, and today brings us the familiar music of Field of Dreams.  Enjoy! Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I’m convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile. ~Tom Clark Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  The American League’s new Seattle team chose a name for its new club on March 31, 1968: the Pilots.  The moniker came Seattle’s connection with the airplane... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Countdown to Opening Day

  

  One week!! For a complete Opening Day schedule, you can click here to visit the Sporting News. Rant Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Story Behind Rule 3.03

  

  In the Official Baseball Rules, the first sentence of Rule 3.03 states, “A player, or players, may be substituted during a game at any time the ball is dead. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Now obviously, in peacetime a one-legged catcher, like a one-armed outfielder (such as the Mundys had roaming right), would have been at the most a curiosity... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Theme from “The Natural”

  

  Here’s a movie I am embarrassed to say I have not yet seen.  But that shall change!  In the meantime, I do enjoy this bit from the soundtrack. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: And the Winner Is…

  

  On March 25, 1910, Hugh Chalmers, president of Chalmers Motor Car Company in Detroit, announced that one of the company’s Model 30 automobiles would be awarded... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Countdown to Opening Day

  

  Almost there….  Baseball begins two weeks from today! Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  In the 8th inning you can’t hear the roar of the 9th, all you can do to hold yourself together, and trust. ~Jim Abbott Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• New Text for the “About” Page

  

  It seemed a simple, rectangular box, wrapped in festive paper, waiting for my small hands to tear into it. A shoebox, actually, though even after I managed to... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Pete Rose Investigated

  

  Given all the hubbub surrounding this issue lately, this seems like a timely event to post: On March 20, 1989, Peter Ueberroth, the commissioner of baseball,... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Casey in the Box,” by Meyer Berger

  

  Here is another spin off the Casey at the Bat poem, featuring Hugh Casey of the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I didn’t appreciate that. Just play the game. They pay him $136 million to hit home runs. They don’t pay him to be a circus act on the field. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Coming of Shea Stadium

  

  On March 16, 1961, the state of New York approved the bond issue that would lead to the construction of a 55,000-seat stadium in Queens, New York City.  The... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Calming Power of Baseball Cards

  

  I never imagined there would come a day when baseball meets ASMR, but then again, the universe does not wait for us to expect-hope-want something to happen... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS