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Evander (Not Holyfield) Meets and Greets Baseball Players and Cricket Fans
The scene today was Fairfield, New Jersey, the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Route 46 East. I arrived with my pre-1974 Yankee Stadium seat to add some autographs and to promote Right Off the Bat. The Crowne Plaza was hosting a … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Al Kaline, Bill Mazeroski, Bob Turley, Casey Stengel, Darryl Strawberry, Evander Holyfield, Game of the Week, Hector Lopez, Jim Bouton, Jim Leyrtiz, John Wettland, Ken Griffey Sr., Literature, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luis Arroyo, National Baseball Hall of Fame, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ralph Terry, Reggie Jackson, Rocky Colavito, Tony Kubek, Whitey Ford, Yankee Stadium
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Prince Receives a Kingly Sum
The Detroit Tigers have added one big—in every way—bat by signing former Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder to the largest contract in franchise (Tigers) history. The son of Cecil “Big Daddy” (not the Tennessee Williams variety—from the Madeleine Sherwood … Continue reading
Good-bye Jorge Posada
Yankees catcher of seventeen seasons, Jorge Posada, hung up his professional-baseball shoes yesterday, a month after Christmas Eve. I (Evander) had mixed feelings about him. I admired his strength in dealing with his son’s cranial development and the boy’s many … Continue reading
They’d Name a Candy Bar after Me
When Reggie Jackson of the Baltimore Orioles boasted ca. 1976 that “They’d name a candy bar after me if I played in New York” he wasn’t kidding. I (Evander) remember a 1977 Yankee Stadium opening-day field littered with thousands of … Continue reading
Any Second Thoughts on Dealing Jesus Montero?
Perhaps the trade of budding-superstar catcher Jesus Montero leaves lingering doubts in Yankeeland during the height of the Hotstove League Season. Once upon a time, the idea of such a trade, dealing an everyday prospect for a pitcher that starts … Continue reading
Yankees Trade Young Bat and Catching Prospect for Young Pitching, and Ink Innings’ Eater
Pending an official announcement, the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, franchises with a history (A-Rod, Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Jay Buhner, plus probably the greatest five-game Division Series ever [October 1995]), have completed a swap that will … Continue reading
The Catch
In recent years, cricketers have had to become much quicker and more adaptable in the field. Gone are the days where a team could safely carry players with a few extra pounds and no speed by placing them in the … Continue reading
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Singing Like Caruso (or Torre)
Joe Torre is either going to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers, not buy the Los Angeles Dodgers; act as a front man for a Caruso (not Enrico), or yield to an hidalgo named Cuba. The names are merely a sidelight. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Boston Red Sox, Dodger Stadium, Joe Torre, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees
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Alex Rodriguez Gets Platelets’ Injection in Germany
Yahoo sports is reporting a form of therapy for aging slugger Alex Rodriguez that is meant to extend his career. This treatment, a procedure recently performed in Germany, is considered by the New York Yankees to be in line with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Steroids
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