Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1963 )

• This Day in Baseball: Changing the Rules

  

  On December 8, 1881, the National League approved the following rule changes: ~ the 3-foot line along first base was adopted for the first time ~ runners... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 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 07 December 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Hank Aaron’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech

  

  In 1982, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers, Hank Aaron, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  I really love the dignity of person and reverence to... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “In Baseball,” by Baron Wormser

  

  I  really like the style of this piece by Baron Wormser.  It makes me think of the great ancient war tales — almost Homer-ish or Virgil-esque, in its own way. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: BALCO and Bonds

  

  Ten years ago today, on December 3, 2004, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Giants outfielder Barry Bonds admitted to a grand jury that he had used a... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 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