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Oblique Baseball
Not that I (Evander) am an expert on human anatomy, but until the 1990s had anyone even heard of the oblique muscle(s)? It’s the “in injury,” the fashionable injury this oblique. The Yankees already have a problem when Curtis Granderson … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Andruw Jones, Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher
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Australia versus India: The Big One
It was meant to be the final: the Australians, reigning champions and looking to win for a world-record fourth time in succession, versus the Indians, a team packed full of superstars, who have 1.2 billion people rooting for them and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, India, One-Day Cricket
Tagged Brett Lee, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Shaun Tait, Virender Sehwag, World Cup
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Go, Go Pakistan
First of all, thank you to Evander for his sterling work in keeping up with the dizzying merry-go-round that is the 2011 Cricket World Cup. We’re now in the knockout, quarter-final stages. The usual eight suspects went through, and now … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, One-Day Cricket, Pakistan
Tagged Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, World Cup
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Ruth and Gehrig Photo Sells for 33 Grand
The discovery of footage of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, and the recent sale of a still photograph of the period for a fortune, call to mind the equally valuable photograph we have in Right Off the Bat of Dr. … Continue reading
Ally Pally and the Bobby Thomson Word Picture
Martin’s back! I think I drove him nuts making all those fine-tunings in Right Off the Bat second proof. No extra trees will die as a result of these alterations. But the blood pressure may creep up with the (tree) … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, Right Off the Bat Book
Tagged Bobby Thomson, Film Stars, Films, Howie Rose, New York Mets, Oliver Trager, Popular Music, Ralph Kiner, Scotland
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Erin Go Bragh
It’s the second full day of spring and it snowed in the Bronx yesterday, huge flakes. The good news is it didn’t snow down here at World Cricket Central in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, which is obviously south of the snow … Continue reading
India Defeats West Indies
India beat West Indies decisively. Next up is Australia.
Ready for Our Closeup, the World Cup, Spring, and Right Off the Bat Proof Has Arrived!
While co-writer Martin is basking in the sun at the vernal equinox, in Parts Unknown, I have finished my work on proof copy of Right Off the Bat. Mostly in spite of my efforts (such as they have been) the … Continue reading
Pinch Hitting at the World Cup
In baseball parlance, pinch hitting is when a fresh batter (also known as the hitter) replaces another, always from the reserves on the bench, for the purpose of increasing offense. I have been pinch hitting with one huge difference: I … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England
Tagged Graeme Swann, New York, Popular Music, Scotland
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