by Ron Sokol | Aug 31, 2018 | Baseball History, Baseballs, Columns, Eternal Baseball, Pitchers
The philosopher Thomas Hobbes said life outside society would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. He was not, I repeat, not speaking about the life of a major league baseball, although an argument could be made he was thinking outside the box,...
by Ron Sokol | Aug 9, 2018 | Baseball Cards, Baseball History, Beautiful baseball, Contest, Fans, Hot dogs, MLB, Photos, Pitchers
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by Ron Sokol | Jul 28, 2018 | Baseball History, Pitchers, Videos
The video below is a slice of history, to be sure. When the moderator reveals who this is to the panel, and talks about his utterly remarkable accomplishments (back-to-back wins in a double header, I mean, and a whole lot more), well, one of a kind to be sure. Then...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 26, 2018 | Baseball History, Columns, Dodgers, Eternal Baseball, Fans, MLB, Pitchers, Walker Buehler
Nostradamus did not, to my knowledge, predict anything baseball. Well, then, you know, and I know, this shows his very substantial limitations. On the other hand, the one, the only, the inimitable Dodgerdamus has predicted, made the declaration, and stated clearly...
by Ron Sokol | Jun 9, 2018 | Baseball History, Dodgers, Fans, Photos, Pitchers
EVERY NIGHT I THANK GOD FOR THE THINGS THAT MATTER FAMILY FRIENDS AND...
by Ron Sokol | Feb 13, 2018 | Baseball History, Beanballs, Columns, Pitchers, Uncategorized
Plunk the guy? Are you kidding me? An eye for an eye? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander? Buddy, I don’t see no geese on the field! According to Rule of Baseball 8.02(d), beans balls are strictly forbidden. The ump can toss a pitcher...