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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
400 years ago, New York City was New Amsterdam—outpost of the Dutch West India Company. 100 years ago, Babe Ruth experienced the bellyache heard round the world. It marked a forgettable season with the New York Yankees. That very year, … Continue reading
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141 or 142 Straight Losses (Depending Who Counts)
Hardship found no home at the afternoon doubleheader of April 8, 2025, for both the Yeshiva University Maccabees and the Lehman College Lightning. Lehman, of the City University of New York, broke a 42 (or 41?)-game losing streak with a … Continue reading
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Deep Dive
Torpedo bats are here! Based on innovations by Professor Aaron Leanhardt (“Lenny”), they’re differently configured: more bulk toward the handles, by the labels. The bats are further customized based on the comfort zone of the major-league ballplayer. Or can they … Continue reading
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Let’s Play Two
Ernie Banks’s enthusiasm was contagious as Covid-19 as he declared, “Let’s play two!” Will the regularly scheduled doubleheader, the double-dip, make a comeback in Major League Baseball? Perhaps even in deference to other-sports schedules? Auguring this is a matter of … Continue reading
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Wait ’til Next Year
The drouth was over. It ended the only way it could. A rebarbative, plague-infected, player celebrated along with the still-healthy ones. After six games. Some fans were inside a gleaming hitherto-unused, untested (no pun in this “get-tested” era) stadium: the … Continue reading
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Joe DiMaggio’s Second-longest Hitting Streak at 70 Years*
As I (Evander) write this on July 16, 2020, it is 79 years since Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak reached its 56th and final game. In the twilight of his proud career the Clipper would enjoy his second-longest consecutive-game batting streak: … Continue reading
Great Stadiums (13): When No One Shows Up
June 1, 2020, with nary a game played. There is no lockout. There is no players’ union work-stoppage. There has been no declaration of war. There is no paralyzing scandal. What do we do with an empty stadium? As the … Continue reading
Great Stadiums (12): From Blueprints
Credit Rod Kennedy Jr. for a keen perseverance. Pursuant to the story linked to his name, Kennedy unearthed (the right word) the blueprints for Ebbets Field. This is where Kennedy lives in his memories (as all us fans of baseball … Continue reading
The Ol’ Neighborhood Play
The pitcher does a little shuffle: By the time the ball’s released his back foot is ten inches in front of the rubber. The ball whizzing toward the batter is loaded with pine-tar or similar foreign-substance; or the ball’s been … Continue reading
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