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It’s India versus Sri Lanka
After two less-than-nailbiting semi-finals, two home favorites have made it through to the final. Sri Lanka brought New Zealand’s dream run to an end in the first semi-final with a quasi-clinical deconstruction of the Black Caps inadequate total of 217. … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Tagged Muttiah Muralitharan, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Sri Lanka, World Cup
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Tigers Not in Rajasthan but in Detroit
Like the big cat I am, I’m going way out on a limb and picking the Detroit Tigers as the American League Wild Card team of 2011. (Cricket fans: The Wild Card is the team with the second-best record in … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged American League, Austin Jackson, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers, Jhonny Peralta, Jim Leyland, Joaquin Benoit, Joel Zumaya, Justin Verlander, Magglio Ordonez, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Victor Martinez
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Red Sox Rule
Mark Twain more or less said while history may not repeat, it rhymes. Will the 2011 Boston Red Sox season rhyme with 1918, 2004, and 2007? I think so. The 2011 club is not perfect. But let’s take a look … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Adrian Gonzalez, American League, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buccholz, Daisuke, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J. D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Literature, Marco Scutaro, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona
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It’s the Athletics in the American League West
I (Evander) have gone on the record regarding the Cleveland Indians. The Oakland Athletics are my second “surprise pick” for 2011. Why? The Athletics play in the most unusual stadium in Major League Baseball. It has tremendous foul territory (almost … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Billy Beane, Brett Anderson, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Coco Crisp, Dallas Braden, Gio Gonzalez, Hideki Matsui, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Moneyball, National Baseball Hall of Fame, New York Yankees, Nolan Ryan, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Trevor Cahill, Vladimir Guerrero
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Let’s Talk about the Indians (or the Guardians Beginning in 2022)
I do not mean the Indian cricket team. I’m talking Cleveland Indians. How come I am so high on them? They have basically flat-lined over the past two seasons (65 wins in 2009, 69 last season), descending from 96 wins … Continue reading
India versus Pakistan
They’ve fought three wars between them; they both have nuclear weapons; they possess the greatest cricket rivalry outside of England versus Australia; and they’re going head-to-head in the semi-final of the World Cup on Wednesday. On the one side, the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, India, One-Day Cricket, Pakistan
Tagged Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Virender Sehwag, World Cup
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England Crash Out
Until this morning, the England cricket team had provided the crowds at the World Cup cricket tournament with heart-stopping, nail-chewing, fingers-in-front-of-the-eyes entertainment for six matches in the row. All well and good, except the team lost almost as many games … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, One-Day Cricket, South Africa, Sri Lanka, T20 Cricket, Test Cricket, West Indies
Tagged Sri Lanka, World Cup
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Three Baseball Geniuses
It has been my belief that there are three geniuses that transformed baseball. Two are discussed in Right Off the Bat, whereas the third is simply alluded to: his contributions being a little too complicated for what we are trying … Continue reading
Late Spring-training Trade
I’m not sure if the cricket world is filled with “trades.” In the Major League Baseball world, teams regularly trade one player for another. As reported, Curtis Granderson has an oblique-muscle injury. He thinks he is 50-50 for opening day, … Continue reading
Favorites Trounced in World Cup
A day after the much-fancied India beat the current world champions Australia, comes the shocking defeat of the equally fancied South Africans by New Zealand, perennial underdogs but smart one-day outfit. Defending a very modest total of 221, the Black … Continue reading
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