Category Archives: Baseball

The Jorge Posada Non-Incident

Posted on May 16, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

“The person said the Yankees had been in contact with the commissioner’s office about a possible penalty. The Yankees could have fined Posada one day’s pay—that would be $71,978 on his $13.1 million salary.” Say, that’s a nice piece of … Continue reading →

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The Jorge Posada Incident

Posted on May 15, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

There is a picaresque aspect to baseball. It is played every day and the drama and plot lines of a season build from the long schedule. Tonight the Yankees, a team mired in a slump, were to play an unusually … Continue reading →

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Hurray for Captain Spalding

Posted on May 10, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

“The Library of Congress has more than one thousand of these guides, believed to be the largest collection held by any institution. A small sample is offered in Spalding Base Ball Guides, 1889-1939; in the future, the entire collection may … Continue reading →

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Today Is Pitching

Posted on May 8, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Random Notes: Click on this from AARP, even for those of us (who’s “us”?) under 50. It’s a hoot. The quiz asks comedy fans to remember the name of Abbott and Costello’s third baseman. (The Subject line of this blog … Continue reading →

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75 Years Ago Today the Man Knew How to Play

Posted on May 4, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

On this date, May 3, seventy-five years ago, Joe DiMaggio played his first game for the New York Yankees. He got three hits. Today, there is a player with the Los Angeles Dodgers having hit in 28-straight games: halfway to … Continue reading →

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Baseball Fans, Welcome to May

Posted on May 1, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

May Day. Unions in France. Rockets in Red Square. Maypole dancing in England. The solemnity of Memorial Day. May! In exactly two weeks, it is the date, seventy years ago, on which Joe DiMaggio unknowingly began to make history. Nine … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Student Batter in New York City History?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The New York Times reports Manny Ramirez’s high-school batting average as .650. The main photo accompanying this Times article shows a determined teenager in 1991. Some of the other legendary batsmen in New York-school history include Hank Greenberg, Ed Kranepool, … Continue reading →

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Let’s Not Forget April 23

Posted on April 23, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

April 23, 1952, Hall of Fame knuckleball relief specialist Hoyt Wilhelm hit a home run in his very first time at bat in the big leagues. Even though he played in 1,069 more games, it would be his only home … Continue reading →

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This Bud’s for You

Posted on April 23, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Bud Selig and Major League Baseball are taking over operation of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s a story told by ESPN in about as much detail as one could want. Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie, partners in life (until … Continue reading →

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I Sit in One of the Dives on 52nd Street Rooting for My Team

Posted on April 19, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Even at this joyous time of year, I (Evander) cannot help remembering the terrible-Yankees years: the tsunami of 1965 (25 games out of first place); 1966 (26.5 games out and in the cellar! just below the Red Sox); 1967 (20 … Continue reading →

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