Monthly Archives: October 2012

We Are the Champions, We Are the Champions, We Are the Champions

Posted on October 29, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

In the end, it was diminutive Venezuelan Marco Scutaro delivering as ballyhooed Venezuelan Miguel Cabrera struck out without offering a swing. The Giants earned their seventh World Championship, second in three years, as well as second since leaving New York … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu Panda Mauls Tigers

Posted on October 25, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

Two big pieces of news come out of last night’s Game 1 of the World Series. First, the Giants’s Pablo Sandoval joins immortals Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson, and eventual immortal Albert Pujols, as a member of the three-home-run club … Continue reading →

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How Sweet It Is

Posted on October 19, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

The Detroit Tigers demolished the New York Yankees to win the American League pennant for the eleventh time in their (the Tigers’s) storied history: the team of Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg and Al Kaline among many other greats. The … Continue reading →

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Tyger! Tyger!

Posted on October 18, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Evander) continue this amorphous series of postseason blogs where I left off the other day: Expect the unexpected. As James Joyce might have said, yes, rain is general all over the Midwest. The Detroit Tigers, who lead the New … Continue reading →

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Playoffs So Far: It Gets Weirder

Posted on October 14, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

This is truly one of the most bizarre postseasons I (Evander) have seen since playoffs-baseball was introduced in the major leagues in 1969. The idea was formulated after the so-called Year of the Pitcher in 1968, when interest due to … Continue reading →

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Playoffs So Far: More Unpredictability

Posted on October 10, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

The 2012 playoffs have so far featured a botched infield fly rule call against the hard-luck Atlanta Braves and a number of other surprises. The biggest has to be the first postseason game since 1933 in Washington, D.C. The Nats … Continue reading →

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A Most Unusual 2012

Posted on October 3, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

On the eve of the finish of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season, I (Evander) thought I ought to highlight a few of the unusual aspects of this most unusual season. As of today, only one American League club, … Continue reading →

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