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Tag Archives: Miami Marlins
Predicting the 2013 Baseball Season
The 2013 baseball season, which opens on April Fools’ Day, promises to make a fool of all prognosticators. Nothing new in this. How could one imagine the Fall Classic when spring has barely sprung? To make things even a little … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, George Steinbrenner, Mickey Mantle, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, World Series, New York Mets, Mariano Rivera, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, Curtis Granderson, Ron Gardenhire, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Marco Scutaro, American League, Jim Leyland, Miguel Cabrera, Minnesota Twins, Justin Verlander, National League, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Don Mattingly, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Tim Lincecum, Andre Ethier, Pittsburgh Pirates, Buster Posey, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Wrigley Field, David Wright, Josh Hamilton, Washington Nationals, Jesus Montero, Clayton Kershaw, Phil Hughes, Mark Teixeira, Albert Pujols, Miami Marlins, Matt Kemp, Robinson Cano, Major League Baseball, Bill James, Michael Pineda, Buck Showalter, Johan Santana, R. A. Dickey, Davey Johnson, Felix Hernandez, Joe Mauer, Aroldis Chapman, Stephen Strasburg, Pablo Sandoval, Triple Crown, Brian Wilson, Mike Trout, Theo Epstein, Manny Machado, Nick Markakis, Jim Johnson, Justin Morneau, Fred Lynn, Ian Desmond, Bryce Harper, Carlos Gomez, Norichika Aoki, Aramis Ramirez, Andrew McCutchen, Rogers Centre, Jackie Bradley Jr., Carl Pavano, Marlins Park
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Yankees Say YES to Rupert Murdoch
News Corp. is taking a 49-percent-equity share in the Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network. To say this is a significant development would be an understatement. It is impossible to know if the Steinbrenner family is in the process of … Continue reading
How Sweet It Is
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
Tyger! Tyger!
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
Ozzie, No Harriet, Lost in Translation
The usually fun Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has been suspended by the Marlins for comments on Fidel Castro that he (OG) says had most to do with the challenges of going from English to Spanish in several interviews. Speaking … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Literature, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Ozzie Guillen
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It Just Got Wilder
As announced earlier, the Houston Astros, the team that entered the National League along with the New York Mets in 1962, will slide over to the American League right after the club’s fiftieth-anniversary celebration as an N.L. team. Two Wild … Continue reading
When Did the Florida Marlins Become “The Miami Marlins”?
When did this happen? The Marlins are no longer representing a giant state for the National League, only a great city. The Marlins have their eye on Albert Pujols to go along with their new identity, logo, and retractable-dome stadium. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Albert Pujols, Jorge Posada, Miami Marlins, National League
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