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Joe DiMaggio’s Second-longest Hitting Streak at 70 Years*
As I (Evander) write this on July 16, 2020, it is 79 years since Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak reached its 56th and final game. In the twilight of his proud career the Clipper would enjoy his second-longest consecutive-game batting streak: … Continue reading
Streaking
Like the proverbial first-small-step of the longest journey, record-MLB streaks begin innocently enough. Each captures the imagination of the public in different ways. The most enthralling streaks occur over the course of a season. A few, equally impressive, are accomplished … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged 56 game hitting streak, All-Star Game, Babe Ruth, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Atlantics, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, closers, Cricket, Cricket Rules, Dale Long, Don Drysdale, Don Mattingly, Elias Sports Bureau, Eric Gagne, exit velocity, Ford C. Frick, home run, intentional walk, Joe Krakauskas, Joe Wilhoit, Kansas City Athletics, Ken Keltner, launch angle, Literature, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Mickey Mantle, Moneyball, Montreal Expos, National Association, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, OBP, Orel Hershiser, Pacific Coast League, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsgurgh Pirates, relief pitchers/firemen, Roger Maris, Sabermetrics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Seals, Ted Williams, Terry Francona, Wee Willie Keeler, Western League, Whitey Ford, Wichita Jobbers
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Little Red Scooter
To Martin’s Broad Agonistes, I note two Major League Baseball parallels: and our Right off the Bat is thus chockablock, many being downright spooky. On the night of May 7, 1957, left-handed ace Herb Score—called by Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged American League, Bob Feller, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Gil McDougald, Herb Score, Jack Hamilton, Major League Baseball, Mickey Mantle, National League, New York Mets, Tony Conigliaro, Yogi Berra
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2014 Major League Predictions
In time-honored fashion, and this being the ROTB Project blog-number 499, here come my (Evander’s) guesses for the 2014 Major League Baseball season. (“Predictions” is such a silly word. Who could? Well, I! in this 2-year-old podcast.) American League East: … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Podcasts, Yankees
Tagged American League, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Don Baylor, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals
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Hello, Beatles; Good-bye, Ralph Kiner
I (Evander) am endlessly fascinated by temporal coincidence: I believe it’s called synchronicity. Permit me to play kowtow to my whimsy. As we celebrate the Beatles arriving in the U.S.A. fifty years ago, we say farewell to slugger Ralph Kiner, … Continue reading
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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Cleveland Indians Continue to Surprise Everyone Except Me
The 62-58 Cleveland Indians, after a sputter or two, continue to roll. As I (Evander) predicted before the season began. They are certainly a team with a bright future. Unfortunately, in the present, the sensational Jason Kipnis is headed to … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website
Tagged Cleveland Indians, Jason Kipnis
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You Can’t Count on Anything
Something new always happens in baseball. I (Evander) don’t know if this is a first, but I cannot remember it happening. (I do remember this oddity: One of former lifetime home-run champion Hank Aaron’s round-trippers [cricket fans: baseballspeak for “home … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Cameron Maybin, Cleveland Indians, Eric Wedge, Hank Aaron, Literature, Phil Cuzzi, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners
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Why I Like the Colorado Rockies in the NL West
Let me say, my ramblings in no way reflect “The Opinion Of The Management.” I like the Colorado Rockies. I liked the Rockies last year. I liked them in 2009. Playing mile-high baseball gives a great home-field (and home-run) advantage. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, Carlos Gonzalez, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Coors Field, Detroit Tigers, Don Mattingly, Jhoulys Chacin, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Belisle, New York Mets, Popular Music, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Troy Tulowitzki, Ty Wigginton, ubaldo jimenez
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