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Fifteen Years of Interleague Play and I’m Still Not Sure
In 1997, I attended the first so-called Subway Series of the regular season between the Yankees and the Mets. It was at Yankee Stadium, and the Mets humiliated the Bronx Bombers by a score of 6-0. Pitcher Dave Mlicki handcuffed … Continue reading
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Tagged American League, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Murphy, Dave Mlicki, Fenway Park, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Subway Series, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series, Wrigley Field
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Right Off the Bat Podcast: 02
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
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, Right Off the Bat Podcasts, Right Off the Bat Website, Sri Lanka, Yankees
Tagged Andre Ethier, Babe Ruth, Bob Costas, Buster Posey, Herath Herath, Hettige Thirimanne, Joe DiMaggio, Jonathan Trott, Kate Middleton, Literature, Mickey Mantle, Prince Philip, Prince William, Sri Lanka, Ted Williams, Uda Welegedara
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Farewell, Harmon Killebrew
Harmon Killebrew died today. He died much too soon. He was the premier slugger of my tweens. He came close to hitting 50 home runs in a season several times. When Killebrew launched the ball, he launched it: so-called tape-measure … Continue reading
Three Baseball Geniuses
It has been my belief that there are three geniuses that transformed baseball. Two are discussed in Right Off the Bat, whereas the third is simply alluded to: his contributions being a little too complicated for what we are trying … Continue reading
Ruth and Gehrig Photo Sells for 33 Grand
The discovery of footage of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, and the recent sale of a still photograph of the period for a fortune, call to mind the equally valuable photograph we have in Right Off the Bat of Dr. … Continue reading
Beibu Rusu! Our Hearts Go out to Japan
Beibu Rusu is the Japanese form of “Babe Ruth”. The Japanese also have the sports-word pepitone. It’s a noun meaning “goof-off,” and this beau mot comes from The Chrysanthemum and the Bat by Robert Whiting. We’ve had a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged Babe Ruth, Japan, Joe Pepitone, Literature, New York, New York Mets, Robert Whiting
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