Tag Archives: Bodyline

Baseball (Cards) on Memorial Day

Posted on May 26, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

We have recently blogged on violence in cricket and baseball. In Right Off the Bat (page 47 ff.) Martin and I discuss the early 1930s-conceived strategy of “Bodyline,” whereby the batsman almost literally has to be on his toes. 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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