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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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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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The Cleveland Kafkaesque Indians
Franz Kafka‘s poor, more-acted-upon-than-acting, Gregor Samsa woke up one morning after a night of bad dreams to find he had been been turned into a giant crawling insect. I know how he feels. I woke up this morning to find … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Albert Belle, Bob Feller, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Santana, CC Sabathia, Chris Perez, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Fausto Carmona, Grady Sizemore, Herb Score, Jim Thome, Justin Masterson, Luis Valbuena, Manny Acta, Manny Ramirez, New York Yankees, Omar Vizquel, Philadelphia Phillies, Roberto Alomar, Rocky Colavito, Satchel Paige, World Series, Writers
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