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Priceless
As the 2015 baseball season winds down, with many of the final-season playoff spots secured or all but, the North American Baseball World gathered yesterday in New Jersey to bid farewell to Yogi Berra. They were all there, the ones … Continue reading
The Yankees-Mets Subway Series at 50
The Mets not only took the first regular-season Subway Series game from the Yankees in 1997 (I, Evander, was there), a 6-0 spanking, they won the very first meeting in a 1962 spring-training game. The event was fraught with tension. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Babe Ruth, Bill Stafford, Casey Stengel, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Roger Maris, Rogers Hornsby, Subway Series, World Series
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Evander (Not Holyfield) Meets and Greets Baseball Players and Cricket Fans
The scene today was Fairfield, New Jersey, the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Route 46 East. I arrived with my pre-1974 Yankee Stadium seat to add some autographs and to promote Right Off the Bat. The Crowne Plaza was hosting a … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Al Kaline, Bill Mazeroski, Bob Turley, Casey Stengel, Darryl Strawberry, Evander Holyfield, Game of the Week, Hector Lopez, Jim Bouton, Jim Leyrtiz, John Wettland, Ken Griffey Sr., Literature, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luis Arroyo, National Baseball Hall of Fame, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ralph Terry, Reggie Jackson, Rocky Colavito, Tony Kubek, Whitey Ford, Yankee Stadium
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Bobby Abreu: The Human Rolling Blackout
“News: Abreu went 5-for-5 with two walks in Sunday’s extra-innings loss to the Royals. (Sun Apr 3) “Spin: Despite the monster day at the plate, Abreu came away scoring just one run, on his own homer in the seventh inning, … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book, Yankees
Tagged baseball rules, Bobby Abreu, Casey Stengel, Ebbets Field, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mickey Mantle, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National Baseball Hall of Fame Eras Committees, New York Yankees, Pete Rieser, Philadelphia Phillies, Polo Grounds, Veterans Committee, wins above replacement
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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
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