by Ron Sokol | Dec 22, 2018 | Baseball History, Dodgers
If your kid grows up to be a major league pitcher, you will not (I repeat NOT) name him Homer… Except, well, the Los Angeles Dodgers just traded some of their stalwarts, Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, and Alex Wood, for Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds, among...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 19, 2018 | Baseball History, Baseballs, Columns, Insight, Uncategorized
If I named my son Homer, it would not be after the Greek writer. It would be in honor of baseball. After all, I do not want to call him “Round Tripper”… or for that matter, “Dinger”. Homers are good. A ball so well struck it leaves the...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 15, 2018 | Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Every now and then, but more often of late than I remember before, folks doubt the importance of baseball, or the role it plays in our lives, or any number of skepticisms arise. Perhaps in part because it is the holidays, or simply because this video is some damn...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 12, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Humor, Uncategorized
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” So said The 5 man Electrical Band. And, all this time you thought baseball was scenic, quietly purring...
by Ron Sokol | Dec 4, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Dodgers, Insight, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade, the child’s balloon Eclipses both the sun and moon To understand you know too soon There is no sense in trying – Bob Dylan On that cheerful note, there is also a...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 30, 2018 | Baseball History, Humor, Insight
Two fine fellows are sitting next to each other on a bench. They were having a very spirited exchange, which I overheard and then ran home to type up as quickly and as accurately as possible: “So you’re telling me football, the game of football, is far superior to...
