Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Infographic: World Series Match-ups

  

  With the postseason well underway, this is a fairly timely infographic by Craig Robinson from last year depicting the number of times teams have played each... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Curse of the Billy Goat is Born

  

  On October 6, 1945, William Sianis attends Game 4 of the World Series with his pet goat in an attempt to promote his bar, the Billy Goat Tavern. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  It is a grand game, even if it could be a lot better, even if its use of statistics is foggy and its management occasionally dumb, even if the sports writers an... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “The Sound of the Bat,” Bill Meissner

  

  Here’s a piece that I discovered in a baseball-focused academic journal that I am currently analyzing for a class.  It’s from the journal NINE, which is a... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Royal Progress

  

  On October 1, 2005, the Kansas City Royals established a dubious team record when they recorded their 105th loss for the season, losing 10-1 to the Toronto... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Baseball Boogie,” by Mabel Scott

  

  This song made me smile when I first heard it.  The playoffs start tonight!  And here’s a fun little tune to get us all excited and ready to go. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  You know how you just don’t like guys on the other team sometimes? It’s funny because growing up I loved Roger (Clemens), loved to watch Roger pitch. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Blue October

  

  Allow me a moment to give a shout out to the Kansas City Royals, who have clinched their first playoff berth since 1985!  Go Royals! Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Catching up to Ruth

  

  On September 26, 1961, Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hit his 60th home run of the season to tie Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old single season record. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Derek Jeter Isn’t The Greatest Player Ever

  

  The entirety of this season seems to have been engulfed by Derek Jeter farewell ceremonies, to which I have only paid half-attention. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Anytime you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose. ~Mike Schmidt CBS Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Merkle’s Boner

  

  In a game against the Chicago Cubs on September 23, 1908, Fred Merkle of the New York Giants failed to touch second base while running the bases on a... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Frosty and the Babe,” by John Robert McFarland

  

  Here’s a piece by John Robert McFarland, published in the Elysian Fields Quarterly, in which the Great Bambino steps up to the plate against a great pitcher,... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Teammate Efforts

  

  Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry of the New York Mets both made history on September 21, 1987.  As the Mets won 7-1 over the Chicago Cubs, Strawberry stole... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Cricket is basically baseball on valium. ~Robin Williams Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “One Stop Along the Way,” by Terry Cashman

  

  Finding the rest of Terry Cashman’s “Talkin’ Baseball” collection has proved more and more challenging, but in my search, I did come across this tribute to... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  For the first time in baseball history, two players hit for the cycle on the same day on September 17, 1920.  Tigers’ outfielder Bobby Veach went 6-for-6 that... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Babe Ruth’s Hall of Fame Speech

  

  “Thank you ladies and gentlemen. I hope some day that some of the young fellows coming into the game will know how it feels to be picked in the Hall of Fame. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Gnat Invasion

  

  On September 15, 1946, a massive swarm of gnats engulfs the second game of a double header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field.... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Game Called,” by Grantland Rice

  

  I stumbled across this piece last night and fell in love with it instantly.  Grantland Rice, the man who wrote “Casey’s Revenge,” wrote this poem in 1910. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS