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A Most Unusual 2012
On the eve of the finish of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season, I (Evander) thought I ought to highlight a few of the unusual aspects of this most unusual season. As of today, only one American League club, … Continue reading
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Tagged American League, Armando Galarraga, Baltimore Orioles, Carl Yastrzemski, Detroit Tigers, Don Larsen, Felix Hernandez, Joe Mauer, Literature, Major League Baseball, Matt Cain, Miguel Cabrera, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philip Gregory Humber, Texas Rangers, World Series
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The Unhappy Recap, Part 2
The Players Tom Seaver’s June 15, 1977, exile to Cincinnati represented the apex (or nadir) of the dismantling of the great and beloved Mets teams of 1969 and 1973. Cleon Jones, Tommie Agee, Ron Swoboda, Nolan Ryan, Rusty Staub, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Buckner, Bud Harrelson, Busch Stadium, Chicago Cubs, Cleon Jones, Craig Swan, Cy Young Award, Dave Kingman, Dock Ellis, Doug Sisk, Duke Snider, Ed Kranepool, Ed Ott, Elliott Maddox, Felix Millan, Frank Cashen, Frank Howard, George Bamberger, George Foster, George Steinbrenner, Japan Central League, Jerry Grote, Jerry Koosman, Jesse Orosco, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Torre, Joel Youngblood, John Milner, John Stearns, Jon Matlack, Lee Mazzilli, Lenny Randle, M. Donald Grant, Mickey Mantle, Mike Scott, Minnesota Twins, Mookie Wilson, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, Neil Allen, Nelson Doubleday Jr., New York Mets, Nolan Ryan, Pat Zachry, Pete Rose, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Jones, Richie Hebner, Roger Craig, Ron Darling, Ron Hodges, Ron Swoboda, Rusty Staub, Shea Stadium, Sparky Anderson, Steve Henderson, Thurman Munson, Tom Seaver, Tommie Agee, Tug McGraw, Walt Terrell, Willie Mays, Willie Montanez, Yokohama Taiyo Whales
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The Unhappy Recap, Part 1
Former Baseball Hall of Fame librarian and researcher Russell Wolinsky is our guest blogger for a special three-part series on “The Dark Years: The Demise of the New York Mets—June 15, 1977, to June 15, 1983.” Please welcome Russell, and … Continue reading
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Tagged American League, Bob Gibson, Bob Murphy, Bowie Kuhn, Bucky Dent, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Comisky Park, Dave Kingman, Ed Kranepool, Frank Taveras, George Foster, George Steinbrenner, Jane Javvis, Joe Torre, Keith Hernandez, Lee Mazzelli, M. Donald Grant, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Philadephia Philies, Ralph Kiner, Reggie Jackson, San Diego Padres, Shea Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver
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Pesky, Stanky, the Scooter
The passing of Johnny Pesky (see yesterday’s blog) reminded me (Evander) of a third player of similar size and high skill from the same generation. Eddie Stanky played for Brooklyn and New York in the National League. He and The … Continue reading
The John Michael Paveskovich Pole
Christened by one-time teammate and broadcaster Mel Parnell “The Pesky Pole,” at 302 feet from home plate in right field at Fenway Park a ball landing there was just the right distance for Johnny Pesky. Phil Rizzuto’s rival died yesterday. … Continue reading
The Suzuki Steal
Wait . . . hold on . . . what the hell just happened? How on earth did Mr. Seattle say sayonara to the Mariners and arrive at the New York Yankees on Monday and play a game (and win) … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners
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Once round the Sun for Right Off the Bat
Our blue sphere has made one revolution round the sun, and in the words of James Joyce, “by a commodious vicus of recirculation back to” today, July 12, 2012, Martin and I have thus officially completed one year in print—between … Continue reading
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Tagged All-Star Game, American League, Justin Verlander, Kansas City Royals, Literature, Major League Baseball, Melky Cabrera, National League, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Ron Washington, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
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NYC Subway Series Round 2
The suddenly hot Mets, as hot as the weather this first day of summer (which is when I, Evander, always feel the season truly starts—in fact, the season doesn’t really take shape till mid-August), and the suddenly not-so-hot Yankees (unlike … Continue reading
The Yankees-Mets Subway Series at 50
The Mets not only took the first regular-season Subway Series game from the Yankees in 1997 (I, Evander, was there), a 6-0 spanking, they won the very first meeting in a 1962 spring-training game. The event was fraught with tension. … Continue reading
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Tagged Babe Ruth, Bill Stafford, Casey Stengel, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Roger Maris, Rogers Hornsby, Subway Series, World Series
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Mantle by the New Math Numbers
Like most red-blooded (Is there any other color?) American (U.S., but let’s include the entire hemisphere) males from Noo Yawk, and aetat. fifty to eighty at this writing in 2012, I (Evander) have a fascination with Yankees star Mickey Mantle—virtually … Continue reading
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