Category Archives: Cricket

All Hail Sri Lanka!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Sri Lanka has had a bad 2011. How bad? Well, as a commentator on espncricinfo.com puts it: Sri Lanka have hurtled from one low to another after a sizzling run to the World Cup final. Their board ran into losses, … Continue reading →

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What Do I Put on the Kindle I Got for Christmas?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

It’s a question we know you’re asking. Well, the book on which this site is premised, Right Off the Bat, is available in a Kindle as well as print edition, with over two hundred and fifty hyperlinks that will take … Continue reading →

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Hemispheric Pressure

Posted on December 28, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

While our baseball friends in the U.S. huddle around their stoves and await the first sprigs of spring training to appear in February, cricket lovers are enjoying a sun-drenched, beer-fueled banquet of competition in the southern hemisphere. After an inconclusive … Continue reading →

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Say What?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Rightoffthebatbook.com’s friend Ron Kaplan has wondered whether cricket, like baseball, has coined expressions that have become commonplaces in non-sporting contexts. The answer is, “Of course!” Protestations to the contrary made by fans of either game, baseball and cricket aren’t unique—let … Continue reading →

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A Different Ball Game

Posted on December 27, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

You’d think baseball players and their cricketing brethren would make good politicians: after all, baseball’s lingo suggests bravado and success (“stepping up to the plate,” “hitting a home run,” “knocking it out of the park”) and cricket’s patois offers intimations … Continue reading →

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Support Wanderers United

Posted on December 26, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Evander) stumbled into Wanderers United, a terrific-looking 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization devoted to all things cricket. Games are played in Marine Park and elsewhere in South Brooklyn. By the way, Wanderers United is on the lookout for new cricketers!

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Fire in Babylon

Posted on December 22, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Martin) finally got to see Fire in Babylon, the 2010 documentary on the evolution and triumph of the great West Indies sides that dominated world cricket from 1980 to 1995. The documentary affirms what Evander and I wrote about … Continue reading →

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New Zealand Beat Australia for the First Time in Twenty Years

Posted on December 12, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

In a major upset and in a finish that was the very definition of nail-biting, the underdog New Zealand cricket team has beaten the mighty Australians in a Test match for the first time in twenty years. Doug Bracewell, the … Continue reading →

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Watching “Empire of Cricket”

Posted on December 11, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The 2009 BBC production Empire of Cricket is highly (and I, Evander, mean highly) recommended to all baseball fans in the throes of this fallow, no-baseball, hot-stove league/Winter Meetings period. The series is comprised of one-hour episodes devoted to the … Continue reading →

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My Funny Valentine

Posted on December 10, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Bobby Valentine (courtesy of Yahoo sports) can’t wait for the 2012 season. Check out these pearls before reporters from the Winter Meetings: “The new Red Sox manager loves nothing more than folks hanging on his every word, and he basked … Continue reading →

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