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Monthly Archives: December 2012
The Tiger Sleeps Tonight
On this date, in 1886…who would have known? The Georgia Peach, still in the top-five career stats for all the big-batting categories in Major League Baseball, was born. (Cobb’s lifetime batting average of .367 [some sources list .366] is one … Continue reading
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Tagged Detroit Tigers, Jimmy Austin, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Athletics, Ty Cobb
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Right Off the Bat, Sir! Right Off the Bat!
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s great films of the 1930s, The Lady Vanishes, significantly involves cricket. Before this year similarly vanishes—along with The Lady—we call your attention to a super deal. “While supplies last,” as the pitchmen (not pitchers) say, our … Continue reading
The Winter of Our (English) Content
For the first time in 28 years, England has managed to win a Test cricket series in India, a task that has eluded many great sides over the years, and which nobody gave this one a prayer of doing when … Continue reading
Not So Super Superstars
They’re overpaid, over the hill, prone to injuries, and move about the infield and outfield with all the grace and speed of arthritic tortoises. They make elementary errors and they’re just not hitting the ball cleanly and racking up the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, India, Test Cricket, Yankees
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Sachin Tendulkar
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Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived
I (Evander) find myself addicted to old television programs, like the whimsical yet sophisticated “What’s My Line,” which, in the “Mystery Challenger” portions can be found on YouTube by calling up almost any famous person, especially from the entertainment world, … Continue reading
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