Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• This Day in Baseball: The Negro National League

  

  A group of team owners met at the YMCA in Kansas City on February 13, 1920.  Led by Rube Foster, owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, the meeting... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Cobb Would Have Caught It,” by Robert Fitzgerald

  

  My first thought upon seeing the title of this piece was, “As if Cobb really needed the ego boost?”  But I really love the imagery of this piece — I almost... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Comiskey Park is Born

  

  Ground broke on February 10, 1910 for the construction of Charles Comiskey’s new “Baseball Palace of the World,” located in Chicago at the corner of 35th... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The other teams could make trouble for us if they win. ~Yogi Berra Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Tessie,” Dropkick Murphys

  

  This song originally came out in 1904, and then the Dropkick Murphys brought the song back in 2004. The new version of “Tessie” featured backup vocals by... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  On February 7, 1949, Joe DiMaggio signed a contract with the Yankees for $100,000.  It was the first six-figure contract ever in the major leagues. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Man this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking, just have fun. ~Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, The Sandlot Business Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Greener Grass: Cuba, Baseball and the United States

  

  En Cuba, no se habla de la pelota, se discute… ~dicho popular Last night, I watched Greener Grass: Cuba, Baseball and the United States, a documentary that... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Founding of Spalding Sporting Goods

  

  Spending $800 to start, former baseball player Albert Spalding founded a sporting goods company on February 3, 1866.  Spalding became the manufacturer of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Countdown to Spring Training

  

  The Super Bowl is over, and only sixteen days remain until the first round of pitchers and catchers report! Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Sports do not build character. They reveal it. ~Heywood Hale Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The World’s Largest Ballplayer, 1908

  

  I came across this photo last night, depicting the world’s largest baseball player in 1908.  This young man weighed 450 pounds and played for the Citizens... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Kasey At The Bat (A Communist Fable),” by Robert L. Harrison

  

  Given the long history between the United States and Russia/U.S.S.R., I could not help but chuckle in amusement as I read this piece.  In this poem, Robert L. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  Goose Goslin was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 28, 1968 by a unanimous vote of by Veterans Committee.  A former outfield for the Senators an... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal. ~Pete Rose Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Manfred’s First Day

  

  Today is the day that Rob Manfred takes over as Major League Baseball’s first new commissioner in 23 years.  It will be interesting to see what changes might (o... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Ernie Banks

  

  Lately, I seem to be catching all the big news while on the treadmill at the gym.  The problem with that is that I find myself having to be careful not to trip... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: A Short, but Sweet, Tenure

  

  Four years after his last game played on the field, Stan Musial accepted the position of general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on January 23, 1967. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Countdown to Spring Training

  

  Pitchers and catcher report one month from today.  Almost there! Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS