Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1958 )

• Quote of the Day

  

  Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Five Stages of the Baseball Offseason

  

  I’m sure there are many out there who can identify with this.  Football, I can get into, but the NBA?  I agree, you’d be asking a lot there.  Pitchers and... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Go Go You Pilots

  

  Steve clued me in to the existence of some songs about the Seattle Pilots, and while it has proven difficult to locate these songs in a format that I can post... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Ducks on the Pond

  

  This infographic from SalesLoft is much about sales as it is about baseball (perhaps more so), but considering that professional baseball has become more of a... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Thanksgiving from The Baseball Attic

  

  Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday! Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Don’t call us (ballplayers) heroes.  Firemen are heroes. ~George Lee “Sparky” Anderson New York Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  On November 25, 1981, Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers became the first relief pitcher ever to win the American League MVP award. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Mickey Mantle’s Hall of Fame Speech

  

  Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974, Mickey Mantle had an eighteen-year career with the New York Yankees.  As a switch hitter during my high school softball... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  The first game between an American and a Japanese professional baseball team was played on November 22, 1908.  In the game, the Reach All-Americans defeated... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Things could be worse.  Suppose your errors were counted and published everyday, like those of a baseball player. ~Unknown New York Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “The Clubhouse’s Haiku,” by Stephen Jones

  

  It hasn’t even been a month yet, and I find myself counting down to Spring Training.  Stephen Jones captures this feeling quite aptly through this haiku,... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: MVP Dominance

  

  On November 19, 2001, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) determined in a landslide vote to award the NL Most Valuable Player Award to Giants... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  ‘God what an outfield,’ he says. ‘What a left field.’ He looks up at me, and I look down at him. ‘This must be heaven,’ he says. ‘No. It’s Iowa,’ I reply... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Wrapping up “Talkin’ Baseball”

  

  Unfortunately, I haven’t had much luck finding what’s left of the “Talkin’ Baseball” series via YouTube videos.  But for anyone who’s interested, you can find... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The First Trade

  

  The first recorded trade in major league history took place on November 15, 1886 when the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association dealt rookie... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Harvey Haddix,” by The Baseball Project

  

  On May 26, 1959, Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix was taking a perfect game into the 13th inning against the Milwaukee Braves.  Unfortunately for Haddix, however,... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic

  

  Here’s an infographic that includes an eclectic collection of numbers from 2011 surrounding the game of baseball.  I particularly dig the 2 million kids... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I’d rather go fishing for three days. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Cal Ripken, Jr.’s Hall of Fame Speech

  

  Baseball’s Iron Man was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.  While I feel like he spent a lot of his induction speech discussing his new endeavors with... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Continuing the Antitrust Exemption

  

  On November 9, 1953, the United States Supreme Court ruled, 7-2, baseball is a sport and not a business, and therefore, that it may continue to be exempt from... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS