Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1958 )

• This Day in Baseball: More Than Just Great Quotes

  

  On November 8, 1951, Yankees catcher Yogi Berra was awarded the American League Most Valuable Player award.  It would be the first of three MVP awards for the... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The best thing about baseball is that you can do something about yesterday tomorrow. ~Manny Trillo Baseball Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Baseball Canto,” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

  

  I’m a pretty big fan of the Beat poets, so I’m rather excited about the discovery of this 1972 piece by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  On November 5, 1976, for the second consecutive season, Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer won the Cy Young Award.  In the voting cast by the Baseball Writers... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Montreal Expos Song: “Long, Long Time Ago”

  

  Steve from Broken Bats Baseball shared this song with me.  There’s a note that the song was created by CHOM 97,7 FM Montreal, and I assume by the poster, Mathie... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson Baseball Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Reflections on the Royals’ 2014 Season

  

  The last few moments of the 2014 Royals season didn’t turn out the way that I hoped that they would.  Indeed, falling a mere ninety feet from tying up Game 7... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Trick-or-treat!

  

  Happy Halloween from the Baseball Attic!! Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 3 Championships in 5 Years is Undeniably Impressive

  

  Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants on yet another World Series victory.  It was an amazing series, even if it did end in heartbreak for the Royals and... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: A Subway Series, Before the Subways

  

  The deciding game of the 1889 World’s Championship Series was played on October 29th, featuring the New York Giants of the National League and the Brooklyn... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Career Hitting Records

  

  Here’s another great infographic depicting record holders for the most career singles, doubles, triples, home runs, and grand slams — as of 2009. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  On October 27, 1954, the high-profile marriage between Yankee superstar Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe ended in divorce.  Monroe filed on the grounds o... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance ~Branch Rickey Branch Rickey, 1912 (Wikimedia Commons) Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “October,” by Hester Jewell Dawson

  

  Here’s a piece that was first published in 1986 in Stone Country.  I haven’t been able to figure out whether Stone Country is a newspaper, magazine, journal,... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The 2014 World Series is Upon Us

  

  Just a casual reminder, in case anyone hasn’t been paying attention… San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals The 2014 World Series starts tonight! Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  In Game 5 of the 1988 World Series, Orel Hershiser keeps the A’s to a meager four singles.  The 5-1 victory becomes the final game of the series as the Dodgers... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Any minute, any day, some players may break a long standing record. That’s one of the fascinations about the game, the unexpected surprises. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “My Oh My,” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

  

  You don’t see a lot of hip hop songs about baseball, but this one by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is pretty good.  This elegy for legendary Mariners broadcaster... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  In spite of a 99-63 record for the season, on October 17, 1964, the New York Yankees fired manager Yogi Berra.  The Yankees had lost the 1964 World Series to th... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball has done more to move America in the right direction than all the professional patriots with their billions of cheap words. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS