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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Well-Couched Questions with Subash Jayaraman
Evander and I had a great time talking cricket and baseball with Subash Jayaraman of The Cricket Couch yesterday. Here’s the page and here’s the talk (mp3)!
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book
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Yankees Universe Parking Fiasco (World Series to Begin)
Is the big news in New York that the World Series, pitting the St. Louis Cardinals against the Texas Rangers, begins tomorrow? It may be the news of the world, but not in Yankees Universe. Yankees Universe has a messy … Continue reading
As Pete Seeger Might Ask, Where Have All the Frontline Pitchers Gone?
I (Evander) am having a difficult time staying involved with this Game 6 between the Cardinals and the home-team Milwaukee Brewers. At this writing, it is the bottom of the seventh inning and the Cardinals lead 11 to 6. The … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Albert Pujols, American League, Chris Carpenter, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals
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Who Is this Guy?
Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers has hit six home runs in the postseason. Who is this guy? He was drafted by the New York Mets. He had a cup of coffee with the Milwaukee Brewers. He has been in … Continue reading
Counterintuitive Ball
Both series come down to one-of or-two-of-two. The St. Louis Cardinals win one game, on the road in Milwaukee, and they are in the World Series. The Texas Rangers win one game, at home, and they are in the Series. … Continue reading
The Postseason Aura of Joe DiMaggio
The postseason “success ratio” of Joe DiMaggio is part of his aura. In the days when “postseason” meant only one thing, the World Series, and usually the New York Yankees as part of it, DiMaggio owned October. Although his batting … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, Reggie Jackson, World Series
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St. Louis Cardinals Making Noise
The Cardinals have tied the Milwaukee Brewers at one game apiece and are heading home to St. Louis. These are tough birds indeed. The probability of being in this position was slim. Although the Cardinals are the hardest-hitting team in … Continue reading
Trial and (Deliberate) Error
The trial of the men allegedly behind the match- and spot-fixing scandal that threatened to derail the Test and one-day series between England and Pakistan in 2010 has finally come to pass, and seedy revelation is being piled on seedy … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, Pakistan
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The Semiotics of Baseball
The game-within-the-game dictates the passing of signs from the dugout to the field, and sometimes from dugout to dugout. This game of chess is covered in Right Off the Bat, and is a factor in the ongoing NLCS between the … Continue reading
Ron Washington, Interesting Manager of the Texas Rangers
Ron Washington has had an interesting career. He and I (Evander) are less than a year apart. There are few African American managers in the history of Major League Baseball, and their successes, for a variety of factors, are spotty. … Continue reading
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