Monthly Archives: July 2011

Players and Officials We’d Like to See in the Hall of Fame

Posted on July 30, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Here comes a bakers-dozen-plus-one list (additionally, two not quite on the shortlist, but who ought to be considered) of figures I (Evander) would like to see in The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Let the barroom brawl begin. … Continue reading →

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Full Extension in Midsummer

Posted on July 30, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Evander) just had to share this photo (which can be enlarged by clicking on it) of Daniel Descalso of the Saint Louis Cardinals. Note the gloved ball, though changed frequently in Major League Baseball, is not pristine by any … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Hideki Irabu

Posted on July 29, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Thanks to my (Evander) good friend Phil (d/b/a Dr. Pizza, Pizza Prima, highly recommended, I’m not just saying that) for sharing a ticket to Hideki Irabu’s first game against the Detroit Tigers in 1997, I got to see the phenom … Continue reading →

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England Go One Up

Posted on July 28, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Open the Door, and Let ’em In England have gone one-up in the Test series against India after a comprehensive victory at Lord’s cricket ground last Monday. There’s lots to say about the match itself, and you can read reports … Continue reading →

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Unhappy Meals

Posted on July 27, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Evander) earlier reported on what may have been the worst call of the season. The San Diego Padres scored a 1-0 win against the Seattle Mariners when home-plate umpire Phil Cuzzi lost count of the count, and batter Cameron … Continue reading →

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Wooden O

Posted on July 24, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

It is difficult to believe we are well into the second-half of the baseball season. Some of my (Evander’s) earlier predictions look OK. Others look pretty bad. Of course, we have a lot more season to go. Remember: When the … Continue reading →

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Fire in Babylon

Posted on July 20, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

An article in the New York Times today reports on the opening of Fire in Babylon, a 2010 documentary about the all-conquering West Indies cricket team of the mid-1970s and 1980s. The story of that team and the back-story of … Continue reading →

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Let the Contest Begin

Posted on July 20, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

That sound you hear of hands rubbing together in glee, accompanied with a twinkle in the eye, from cricket fans worldwide is one of anticipation at the series of matches between England and India that start this Thursday at Lord’s Cricket … Continue reading →

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All Things Must Pass

Posted on July 17, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

We signed books in Kingston at Half Moon Books as well as Inquiring Minds in New Paltz yesterday, helping (in our small way) to support traditional, fine independent book shops while, at the same time, selling our first Kindle edition … Continue reading →

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New Right Off the Bat Video

Posted on July 14, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Video of our booksigning at Book Court on July 7, 2011, can be seen here.

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