Category Archives: Right Off the Bat Website

Right Off the Bat Book Featured at BookExpo America

Posted on May 24, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Wednesday, May 25, noon, booth 3353, we are signing the first copies of Right Off the Bat for the book trade at BookExpo America. It promises to be a lively time. Our publisher, Paul Dry, will be on hand of … Continue reading →

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Arrest Is Made in the Bryan Stow Beating

Posted on May 23, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Reported late today is that an arrest has been made in the vicious attack on baseball fan Bryan Stow.

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Right Off the Bat Podcast: 02

Posted on May 18, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

RIGHT OFF THE BAT PODCAST: 02  * * * Listen here * * * Martin: Hello again. My name is Martin Rowe, and this week we’re celebrating the 70th anniversary of a special event in baseball and doing a bit … Continue reading →

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It’s Almost Here

Posted on May 11, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The first copies of Right Off the Bat have rolled off the presses and are winging their way to our office at this very moment. To celebrate their imminent arrival, we’ve set up a new section—News and Events—which will cover … 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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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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Barry Bonds You Must Be Kidding (Yourself)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Barry Bonds has had his day in court. He and his Dream Team (and I don’t mean the San Francisco Giants) will no doubt appeal the single verdict, obstruction of justice, which did not go their way. I had a … Continue reading →

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Manny, Say It Ain’t So!

Posted on April 11, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Manny, the best of George Washington High School, come back! Check out the New York Times. Enrique Wilson misses you!  

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The Savers

Posted on April 11, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Having explained to cricket aficionados the concept of the pitcher winning or losing a game, let me give an explanation of the save and say something about those who are successful at it. Once upon a time, there were no … Continue reading →

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Whoever Said April Is the Cruelest Month

Posted on April 9, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

OK literary mavens, you all know it was Possum himself who contradicted Jeff Chaucer by declaring April the cruelest month. So far, for the Boston Red Sox, it has been. But as anticipated in my previous blog, the Swawx didn’t … Continue reading →

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