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Masahiro Tanaka in the New Year
The major-leagues’ sweepstakes for twenty-five-year-old Masahiro Tanaka, who had an incredible 24-0 record for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the 2007 Japan Pacific League in 2013, is on. Teams figuring to bid high (a lot of money) and far … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged 2007 Japan Pacific League, Albert Pujols, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Clayton Kershaw, Japanese baseball, Josh Hamilton, Literature, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
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Smoky Joe Wood, Mort Cooper, Dick Wakefield, and Other Random Notes on Players at the Winter Solstice
As 2013 comes to a finish and activity at ROTB HQ reaches a fevered pitch (poor pun intended), I (Evander) would like “to close” (not Mariano-style) the year with Random Notes on fine, even great, baseball players who are by … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website
Tagged Al Kaline, American League, Arky Vaughan, Bob Feller, Bobby Shantz, Cal Ripkin, Cleveland Indians, Cy Williams, Dave Winfield, Dean Chance, Derek Jeter, Detroit Tigers, Dick Wakefield, Doc Gooden, Gil McDougald, Herb Score, Jack Hamilton, Joe Medwick, Joe Sewell, Johnny Allen, Johnny Vander Meer, Literature, Luke Appling, Major League Baseball, Mariano Rivera, Mort Cooper, Most Valuable Player Award, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, New York Yankees, Sandy Koufax, Smoky Joe Wood, Spud Chandler, Tony Conigliaro, Travis Jackson, Vida Blue, World Series
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Great Stadiums (7): Turner Field (R.I.P.)
Reported November 11, 2013: The Atlanta Braves will leave Turner Field after 2016 for a new stadium in nearby Cobb County. Turner Field is what’s left of the 1996 Summer Olympics Stadium, modified for baseball. Its shelf life of barely … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website, Stadiums, Yankees
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Atlanta Braves, National League, Turner Field
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Great Stadiums (6): Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium at 40
It is now the sixth-oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball and will forever be one of the most graceful. I (Evander) have long had a rational fondness for Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. In recent times upgraded with all … Continue reading
1918 and All That
And in the end the only team left standing is the Boston Red Sox. I (Evander) doubt any major-league franchise and fan base have suffered as much. The club put The Curse Of The Bambino to rest in 2004 by … Continue reading
The Next Commissioner of Baseball
Bud Selig, a most mediocre commissioner—doubling for a spell as an owner—of Major League Baseball (MLB), will step down in early 2015. By meting out a devastating if circumscribed series of suspensions for PED use, especially to Alex Rodriguez (August … Continue reading
Always Wanted to Do This
I (Evander) always fantasized broadcasting a major-league baseball game—or at least one inning. But either at the stadium or in front of the boob tube with the sound turned off, I have found the task requires enormous skill. Time was … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Orioles, Bob Murphy, Chicago Cubs, Dizzy Dean, Harry Caray, Jerry Coleman, Joe Morgan, John Sterling, Lindsey Nelson, Mel Allen, New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Ralph Kiner, Ronald Reagan, Suzyn Waldman, Tim McCarver, Vin Scully, Waite Hoyt
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Great Stadiums (4): Dodger Stadium, the Taj O’Malley
I (Evander) thought it only fitting, as the Los Angeles Dodgers run away with the 2013 N.L. West crown, to talk a little in this series about the Major League Baseball stadium that set the standard. The third-oldest big-league field … Continue reading
Tigers Need Scherzer(y)
At 19-1, Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers is compiling one of the all-time Major League Baseball records in 2013. (For cricket followers: The record indicates this pitcher is credited with nineteen wins against one loss.) If the trend continues, … Continue reading
Congratulations to Ichiro
The Right Off the Bat team joins the rest of the baseball world in hailing Ichiro Suzuki. Who would’ve thought in a New York Yankees uniform no less the great hitter would join the ranks of Ty Cobb and Pete … Continue reading
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