Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1963 )

• 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

• Quote of the Day

  

  Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me the ultimate human experience is to witness... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Baseball Deconstructed

  

  I think I could spend hours pouring over this infographic, maybe even play a whole game in my head with it!  This graphic was created by Ame Wongsa, an... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Original Indian

  

  On March 9, 1897, the Cleveland Spiders signed Louis Sockalexis, a Penobscot Indian and former Holy Cross star.  Nicknamed “Deerfoot of the Diamond,”... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Swing,” by Trace Adkins

  

  Even though country music doesn’t rank high on my list of preferred music, it surprises me that I never heard this song before today. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world. ~Babe Ruth Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ten Million

  

  Wikimedia Commons Best known for his unconventional name, Ten Million was a minor league baseball player who played for several teams in the Northwestern... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Spring Training in Paradise

  

  The 1913 Yankees began their spring training in Bermuda on March 4, making them the first team in Major League Baseball to train outside of the United States. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Countdown to Opening Day

  

  We’re getting close!  Only 33 days remain until Opening Day.  Just over a month. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  You don’t save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain. ~Leo Durocher Wikimedia Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Mick Retires

  

  On March 1, 1969, Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle announced his retirement from baseball.  After years of being plagued by injury, Mantle cited his inability to... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS