Precious Sanders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1953 )

• Infographic: Baseball Odds

  

  Here are some fun statistics about our favorite game.  This is from 2011, but I imagine this hasn’t changed too drastically since then. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Master Thief

  

  On June 28, 1910, Chicago Cubs shortstop Joe Tinker stole home plate twice, en route to an 11-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success. ~Sparky Anderson biography. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Broken Streaks and Homecomings

  

  Winning streaks can only last so long.  Otherwise, they wouldn’t really be “streaks.”  The Kansas City Royals recently saw the end of a ten-game winning streak... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Talkin’ Baseball” (Kansas City Royals Version), by Terry Cashman

  

  Just in time to get me worked up for a trip to Kansas City tonight to watch the Royals in Game 2 against the Dodgers, I have finally tracked down the KC... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Perfect Relief

  

  SABR In a game against the Washington Senators on June 23, 1917, Boston pitcher Babe Ruth angrily charged umpire Brick Owens after Owens called ball four for th... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too. ~Yogi Berra Bleeding Yankee Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “A Late Elegy for a Baseball Player,” by Felix Stefanile

  

  Though written in homage to the great Lou Gehrig, I felt this piece seemed appropriate, given the events of late.  Published in October 1955 in Poetry... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The First Place Royals

  

  The Royals have moved into first place in the AL Central.  A nine-game winning streak tends to help with things like that.  The first place Kansas City Royals... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: Long Relief

  

  On June 17, 1915, the Chicago Cubs tallied a 4-3 victory over the Brooklyn Robins (later known as the Dodgers).  George Washington “Zip” Zabel threw 18 1/3... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• R.I.P. Tony Gwynn

  

  Yesterday, we lost one of the game’s greatest hitters, and a huge part of my earliest introduction to baseball.  Tony Gwynn was a career San Diego Padre, a... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I see the hitter when he’s moved in the box, like when he’s moved closer to the plate or changed his stance. I see when the batter has moved his feet, and then ... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Talkin’ Baseball” (Anaheim Angels Version), by Terry Cashman

  

  The sound quality and image selection on this won’t impress you, but I am still happy to present the Anaheim Angels version of Cashman’s “Talkin’ Baseball. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  CMG Worldwide Eddie Mathews hit his 200th career home run on June 12, 1957, becoming the second youngest player in MLB history to reach the milestone. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  I’ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen. ~Bob Lemon Baseball Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball: The Home Run King Takes His Throne

  

  On June 10, 1921, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees jacked his 120th career home run while facing Indians pitcher Jim Bagby.  With this homer, Ruth became... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Infographic: Baseball Signals

  

  The labyrinth of sending and receiving signs never grew this complex when I was playing ball, but I think this infographic does a good job of depicting just... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Day in Baseball

  

  After he lost his pinky toe in a hunting accident, several teams gave up on the race to sign North Carolina high school pitcher Jim Hunter.  The Kansas City... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Quote of the Day

  

  The Saul Steinberg Foundation Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Farewell to a Legend

  

  Don Zimmer passed away last night. It’s difficult to be a baseball fan and never have heard of the man, even if I never did pay very close attention to him. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS