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How Sweet It Is
The Detroit Tigers demolished the New York Yankees to win the American League pennant for the eleventh time in their (the Tigers’s) storied history: the team of Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg and Al Kaline among many other greats. The … Continue reading
Tyger! Tyger!
I (Evander) continue this amorphous series of postseason blogs where I left off the other day: Expect the unexpected. As James Joyce might have said, yes, rain is general all over the Midwest. The Detroit Tigers, who lead the New … Continue reading
The John Michael Paveskovich Pole
Christened by one-time teammate and broadcaster Mel Parnell “The Pesky Pole,” at 302 feet from home plate in right field at Fenway Park a ball landing there was just the right distance for Johnny Pesky. Phil Rizzuto’s rival died yesterday. … Continue reading
Baseball (Cards) on Memorial Day
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
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website
Tagged Bodyline, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Ty Cobb
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Weird Game
The Baltimore Orioles bested the Boston Red Sox today in Fenway Park. How weird was this game? It took more than six hours to complete. Orioles designated hitter Chris Davis went 0 for 8. Then, he was summoned to pitch! … Continue reading
He Jests at Scars that Never Felt a Wound
New York Mets prospect Philip Gregory Humber (not Humbert Humbert or “from Humber,” either), who had a cup of coffee with his drafting-team in 2006 and 2007 before going to the Minnesota Twins in the Johan Santana deal, has pitched … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, David Cone, David Wells, Don Larsen, Ernie Shore, Federal League, Fenway Park, Harvey Haddix, Jim Bunning, Johan Santana, Literature, Major League Baseball, Mike Mussina, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Philip Gregory Humber, Pittsburgh Pirates, World Series, Wrigley Field
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Manny Ramirez Returns
The Oakland Athletics have signed the always-colorful baseball bad boy and dropout Manny Ramirez. After serving a fifty-game suspension for “testing positive,” The Pride of George Washington High School will be in his twentieth Major League Baseball season and active … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Manny Ramirez, Oakland Athletics
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Another Passing of a Sort: Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield, knuckleball (cricket fans: a specialty pitch, with the ball gripped not exactly by the knuckles but at the fingers’ edge, with an inward curl; the grip keeps the pitched ball from rotating so that it floats in an … Continue reading
Gary Carter, Whitney Houston, Many Events
The past several days have witnessed a convergence of many events, unrelated perhaps, but like all things juxtaposed by fate, each gives to the other a different and new meaning. There were the untimely deaths of only the third New … Continue reading
Red Sox on the Cheap
After spending $515 million on free agents over the past five years, and having third place to show for it in 2011, the Boston Red Sox have shelled out only $7.5 million in signings this off season. The franchise has … Continue reading
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