by Ron Sokol | May 16, 2020 | Baseball History
by Ron Sokol | Jan 31, 2020 | Baseball History
A little splotch of history to chew on, so to speak: Wrigley Field was a ball park in Los Angeles back in the day, for over 30 years. In fact, the Los Angeles Angels played there when they were in the Pacific Coast League. Of interest is that the park was designed by...
by Ron Sokol | Jan 19, 2020 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball
I am a fan of baseball. Have been, and will be. Babe Ruth was a womanizing sleazy bum who has been wrongfully deified? Pete Rose, that jerk, who bet on baseball… Charley Hustle, right?. Charley Scumbag would fit better you say? And good ol’ Shoeless...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 2, 2019 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball
1946 Jackie Robinson – George Shuba handshake to be memorialized by Ohio statue YOUNGTOWN, Ohio — A larger-than-life statue commemorating the inspiring 1946 handshake of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American Major League Baseball player, and George...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 5, 2019 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Insight
50 is the new 30. Well, try telling that to my pitching arm… Truth is, age is part mental. You can feel very young, act young, and have a ton of energy, at an advanced age. Getting old is fine. Age brings wisdom, a greater astuteness, and a pride of self....
by Ron Sokol | Nov 1, 2019 | Baseball History
Babe: Incredible, the Washington D.C. team won the world series! Lou: No way… how long that’s been, over a hundred years? Babe: Yep. Lou: You sure they’re the D.C. team. Don’t they play in Baltimore? Babe: Louie, they’re the Nationals,...
