A BASEBALL FAN GOES TO A FOOTBALL GAME
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by Ron Sokol
1y ago
What happens when a lifelong baseball fan goes to a professional football game? Not just any pro football battle, but Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys at the state of the art stadium known as So Fi. Seventy thousand there. Packed. And many (I mean a whole lot) of Cowboy fans. Rabid fans on both sides – foaming at the mouth, and it wasn’t beer foam. First, you don’t need hearing aids. You may need hearing muffs. It is that loud. At one point cameras went through the crowd and exhorted the fans to show their muscles on the jumbo-tron. I have not seen that at a baseball game, at least not ..read more
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BASEBALL AND KINDNESS
Kindred Blue
by Ron Sokol
1y ago
I have a great bobblehead collection, and am proud of it. Last night the Dodgers had Freddy Freeman bobblehead night. Took off early, battled the notorious traffic, parking challenges, and walked eagerly to the park. “I am so sorry, sir, but we have no more bobbleheads. Big crowd tonight, big, big crowd!” The first 40,000 were to get a bobblehead. I believe at other entrances there were bobbleheads, at least at some, and I was certainly among the first 40,000, but no bobblehead for me. No relief pitcher would come in for “the save”. Went sourly with my buddy to our seats, sat down and got sit ..read more
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BAT AND MITT
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by Ron Sokol
1y ago
Ever wonder which came first the bat or the mitt Seems like the bat after which then you would discover you could sure use a mitt Nothing fancy about any of this I know but just want to share with some other kids some other baseball fans just want to acknowledge that I have a bat and a mitt from long ago when I could swing faster and catch better and those two are like brothers to me really all the times we have been together on the field at the plate trudging home some times triumphant some times A bat and a mitt are essential parts of life if you ask me And they go together well base and bal ..read more
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PLAYING CATCH
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by Ron Sokol
1y ago
We said little just back and forth back and forth and sometimes I would pitch with a warm up and try to throw a strike right down the pipe buddy Time would pass the dog would lie down and doze off Dad seemed to have his mind (and heart) elsewhere He liked tossing the ball back and forth with me When we were done he’d say “Let’s do that tomorrow!” And often enough put his arm around my shoulder as we went inside Typically he had a compliment for the way I threw the ball that day And nowadays when I look back at it you know I don’t think it was a ball Seriously I don’t think so It just looked li ..read more
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THE MAGIC IS BACK
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by Ron Sokol
1y ago
Ok, so maybe it is too sappy. Maybe. But this is the first time in a year and a half my “game buddy” and I have gone to the stadium. We used to go regularly. Year and a half. Think of all that has happened in that time. Last night. Dodger Stadium. We managed to get there early, the crowd is limited, it was quiet, serene, they were prepping the field. As we walked to the seats and as we sat down, that feeling returned. I would describe it like having become a very dry rock bed, arid, harsh… and then, after the rains, after a lot of weather, a lot of down pour, when the sun breaks through, the s ..read more
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THIS IS NOT TAX DAY – IT IS JACKIE’S DAY
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by Ron Sokol
1y ago
April 15 may be “tax day” for some, but it should be much better known as Jackie Robinson Day. Here are some quotes from the man: “Plenty of times I wanted to haul off when somebody insulted me for the color of my skin, but I had to hold to myself. I knew I was kind of an experiment. The whole thing was bigger than me.” “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” “Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watchin ..read more
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BUCK, The Award
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by Ron Sokol
1y ago
One thing (among many) that we like about baseball are the stories. After all, baseball embraces itself, unabashedly, and well it should. Did Babe point to center field and predict his home run? Well, I hope so. Lou Gehrig, being taken down by a disease which bears his name, telling us that day he is the luckiest man on earth. Bill Mazeroski hit that unlikely game winning home run in the ninth inning of the 1960 World Series, seventh game no less, never done before or since. Tommy Lasorda, who we can hear on You Tube, with language that at times would make a drunken sailor blush, but who remai ..read more
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SAVING SOMEONE IS THE BIGGEST HOME RUN
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by Ron Sokol
1y ago
Andrew Toles played for the Los Angeles Dodgers just a few years ago. Talented outfielder, lots of agility, and hit the ball well. He seemed a little reticent during interviews but also seemed to be coming out of his shell. Fans took to “Tolesy”. He showed a whole lot of promise. Except it is two and a half years since he last played in a game. He “stepped away” from the team in 2019. It all seemed odd, the news was meager, it did not make sense. He just up and vanished? We have since learned Andrew has struggled with mental health issues for many years. To such an extent he lost contact with ..read more
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GETTING PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH CAN HELP
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by Ron Sokol
1y ago
Yes, it is so important when you get knocked down to get back up. The problem is that it has become cliche. Truth is it hurts to get knocked down. It hurts to lose. It hurts to get bad news. But there is little if any substitute for resilience. Recently the great Professor Mookie Betts was asked about the Dodgers being down 3 to 1 in the play offs last season to no less than the Atlanta Braves who are indeed a very fine team. He said… When our backs were against the wall, we scratched and clawed our way back. Just showed what kind of team we have, I think we all knew it was just a matter of sh ..read more
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BASEBALL AND KINDNESS
Kindred Blue
by Ron Sokol
1y ago
I have a great bobblehead collection, and am proud of it. Last night the Dodgers had Freddy Freeman bobblehead night. Took off early, battled the notorious traffic, parking challenges, and walked eagerly to the park. “I am so sorry, sir, but we have no more bobbleheads. Big crowd tonight, big, big crowd!” The first 40,000 were to get a bobblehead. I believe at other entrances there were bobbleheads, at least at some, and I was certainly among the first 40,000, but no bobblehead for me. No relief pitcher would come in for “the save”. Went sourly with my buddy to our seats, sat down and got sit ..read more
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