Category Archives: Right Off the Bat Book

A Penny for the Old Guy

Posted on November 5, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

On this Guy Fawkes Day, I (Evander) ask the timely question of questions: Did the ringleader of the Gunpowder Plot play or watch cricket? According to our book, the earliest confirmed reference to cricket dates to 1598. This is the … Continue reading →

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The All-important Game 3

Posted on October 22, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Evander) have been watching this World Series at a bit of a distance and disadvantage. For Game 2, I was at the year-end (fiscal year begins November 1) board meeting of the foundation I direct when I am not … Continue reading →

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Well-Couched Questions with Subash Jayaraman

Posted on October 19, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Evander and I had a great time talking cricket and baseball with Subash Jayaraman of The Cricket Couch yesterday. Here’s the page and here’s the talk (mp3)!

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The Semiotics of Baseball

Posted on October 9, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The game-within-the-game dictates the passing of signs from the dugout to the field, and sometimes from dugout to dugout. This game of chess is covered in Right Off the Bat, and is a factor in the ongoing NLCS between the … Continue reading →

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One More Game

Posted on September 28, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

There is a certain element of denial at the end of the baseball season. Spring and summer have ended with it. A piece of us dies. Who wants to face this? (I waited all season to see a triple play, … Continue reading →

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Checking out the Competition

Posted on September 8, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Between Martin and myself, we may have logged sixty years of book-publishing experience. We know our way around the block. Not to be confused with one of those Amazon-obsessed authors, I do admit, from time to time, finding myself sneaking … Continue reading →

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Kansas City Library Association Talk Now Available

Posted on September 5, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The audio for my (Martin’s) talk on cricket and baseball is now available online at the Kansas City Library Association website. Click here to hear it.

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Mets Partnership Talks Collapse

Posted on September 2, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Hedge-fund mogul David Einhorn, 42, has withdrawn his offer, or had it withdrawn, for a significant minority share in the troubled New York Mets franchise. Although the present blogger, Evander, finds economic issues to be of less interest to our … Continue reading →

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Right off the Bat in the Midwest Book Review

Posted on August 17, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Right Off the Bat just got a glowing review in the Midwest Book Review. Here it is: There’s more in common between the sports than swinging sticks at balls. “Right off the Bat!: Baseball, Cricket, Literature, & Life” is an … Continue reading →

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Audio Interview with Bruce Berglund of New Books in Sports Now Available

Posted on August 10, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

You can visit the site and listen to our best interview yet, by clicking here.

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