Tag Archives: Joe Pepitone

Great Stadiums (cont’d)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Dharamshala this is not. (That blog was posted not only on Shakespeare’s birth and death day, I believe it was posted on the ninetieth anniversary of the opening of Yankee Stadium.) But the original Yankee Stadium was (James Hilton’s) Shangri-La … Continue reading →

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William DeKova White

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

I can hardly wait to read Uppity by Bill White. Easy prediction: Baseball fans of this blog will love it. White played for three teams, all National League: the Giants (both in New York and San Francisco, which undoubtedly has … Continue reading →

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Beibu Rusu! Our Hearts Go out to Japan

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Beibu Rusu is the Japanese form of “Babe Ruth”. The Japanese also have the word Pepitone. It’s a noun meaning “goof-off.” We’ve had a lot of fun with our blogs, on everything from the World Cup to a Shakespearean homage … Continue reading →

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