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Mike Night for the Ultimate Dodger Dog
L.A. Dodgers-broadcasting legend Vin Scully plans on returning to the mike in 2015. This would be his sixty-sixth straight season with the Dodgers. Robust at eighty-six, Bronx native Scully does things the traditional way—as could only be expected. He solos … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Downing, Babe Ruth, Chavez Ravine, Clayton Kershaw, designated hitter, Don Larsen, Ebbets Field, Fernando Valenzuela, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Kirk Gibson, Literature, Orel Hershiser, Sandy Koufax, Vin Scully, World Series
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Sinko day mayo 1956
I (Evander) have waxed perhaps not-so-poetic(ly) on May 22 as the upcoming jubilee of the home run Mickey Mantle nearly launched out of old Yankee Stadium. Some estimates have the ball traveling something like 730 feet. More realistically its distance, … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Babe Birrer, Billy Crystal, Billy Martin, Bob Turley, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Dick Conovan, Don Larsen, doubleheader, Johnny Kucks, Kansas City Athletics, Lou Kretlow, Major League Baseball, Mel Allen, Mickey Mantle, Moe Burtschy, Phil Rizzuto, Triple Crown, World Series, Yankee Stadium
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A Most Unusual 2012
On the eve of the finish of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season, I (Evander) thought I ought to highlight a few of the unusual aspects of this most unusual season. As of today, only one American League club, … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged American League, Armando Galarraga, Baltimore Orioles, Carl Yastrzemski, Detroit Tigers, Don Larsen, Felix Hernandez, Joe Mauer, Literature, Major League Baseball, Matt Cain, Miguel Cabrera, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philip Gregory Humber, Texas Rangers, World Series
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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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