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Great Stadiums (cont’d)
Dharamshala this ain’t. (That blog was posted not only on Shakespeare’s birth and death day, it was posted on the 90th anniversary of the opening of Yankee Stadium.) But the original Yankee Stadium was (James Hilton’s) Shangri-La to baseball-crazed fans … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, India, Right Off the Bat Website, Stadiums, Yankees
Tagged AT&T Park, Bobby Richardson, Camden Yards, Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park, Jerry Coleman, Jim Bouton, Joe Pepitone, Literature, Mickey Mantle, Municipal Stadium Kansas City, Oracle Park, Ron Blomberg, Tony Kubek, Whitey Ford, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra
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High Wind out of Jamaica
Just in case you missed seeing the Gayle storm yesterday (i.e., Jamaican Chris Gayle’s 175 n.o. in the Indian Premier League), here’s a link to the highlights. Be prepared for commentators’ astonishment.
Happy Fortieth!
Happy fortieth birthday, Sachin Tendulkar. Celebrate. Enjoy the IPL. Then retire. Please.
Franchising: the Glamour
Time was when baseball owners had color and character: Ted Turner of the Atlanta Braves and his then-wife Jane Fonda, and of course George Steinbrenner had plenty of both. But that was then and this is now, and aside from … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, IPL, T20 Cricket
Tagged Atlanta Braves, George Steinbrenner, Jane Fonda, Juhi Chawla, Nolan Ryan, Preity Zinta, Shahrukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Ted Turner, Texas Rangers
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Great Stadiums
We at Right Off the Bat have a fondness for stadiums: those temples to the arts of cricket and baseball. For all their inherent grandeur, however, they often find themselves placed in some less-than-beautiful surroundings—yes, we’re talking about you, Yankee … Continue reading
The Mumbai Indians: The Yankees of the IPL
Chock full of very well-paid if superannuated superstars—Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga—the Mumbai Indians are the New York Yankees of the IPL. Deep pockets and the biggest media market in India can’t buy you success, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, IPL, T20 Cricket, Yankees
Tagged Adam Gilchrist, Brad Hodge, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mumbai Indians, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar
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Sunrisers Hyderabad: A New Dawn
Being a new franchise and possessing a batting line-up short of destructive power (apart from the always-classy Kumar Sangakkara and Australian Cameron White) hasn’t stopped the much-unfancied Sunrisers Hyderabad from being the Little Engine that Could of the Indian Premier … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, IPL, T20 Cricket
Tagged Amit Mishra, Cameron White, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, Kumar Sangakkara, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Tom Moody
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Reaping the Gayle Storm
Here at Right Off the Bat we’ve had occasion in the past to wax lyrical about Chris Gayle, the West Indian opening batsman and destroyer of bowling attacks, but today’s destruction requires a special mention. In the course of only … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, IPL, T20 Cricket
Tagged Chris Gayle, Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore
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The Curious Simplicity of Cricket and Baseball
As I (Martin) watched Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants plying his trade against the Los Angeles Dodgers the other night, one thought kept running through my mind: baseball is such a simple game. A ball, a bat, and some … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, IPL
Tagged Dale Steyn, Literature, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pune Warriors, San Francisco Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, T. S. Eliot, Tim Lincecum
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Deandra Dottin
It’s come to our notice that we don’t talk enough about women on Right Off the Bat. So, we’re going to rectify that in the next few weeks by profiling some of the leading figures in the world of cricket. … Continue reading