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A. J. Burnett Tries to Save Yankees Season
I (Evander) hope the message tonight from Detroit is not “Yanqui Go Home!” The Yankees’s season rests on the shoulders and strong right arm of A. J. Burnett. The offense has sputtered. Those home runs the Yankees hit at their … Continue reading
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Tagged A. J. Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, Allie Reynolds, Andy Pettitte, Catfish Hunter, Comerica Park, David Wells, Detroit Tigers, Ed Figueora, Eddie Lopat, El Duque, Joe DiMaggio, Mark Teixeira, Mike Torrez, New York Yankees, Roger Clemens, Ron Guidry, Vic Raschi, Whitey Ford, Yankee Stadium
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The Man
I want to thank my writing partner Martin for his dispatch from Finland. I was wondering if he’d give us a Wilsonian allusion: Edmund that is. And he did! . . . Although Martin is The Man, I want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, Literature, Mickey Mantle, St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Willie Mays
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All Things Must Pass
We signed books in Kingston at Half Moon Books as well as Inquiring Minds in New Paltz yesterday, helping (in our small way) to support traditional, fine independent book shops while, at the same time, selling our first Kindle edition … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Podcasts, Yankees
Tagged Joe DiMaggio, Literature
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Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
“Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you.” Every time I (William Van Ornum) hear this line from Simon and Garfunkel I think of a different interpretation. Maybe it’s about lost athletic style and … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Cubs, Joe DiMaggio, Kerry Wood, New York Yankees, Ron Santo
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Congratulations Derek Jeter on 3,000 Hits
There have been 17,000 men in the big leagues, with literally hundreds of millions sharing this fantasy. Twenty-seven out of the seventeen-grand have amassed 3,000 hits. Until today. In ultra-dramatic fashion, with a mighty home run, Derek Jeter became ballplayer … Continue reading
Right Off the Bat Podcast: 02
RIGHT OFF THE BAT PODCAST: 02 * * * Listen here * * * Martin: Hello again. My name is Martin Rowe, and this week we’re celebrating the 70th anniversary of a special event in baseball and doing a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, Right Off the Bat Podcasts, Right Off the Bat Website, Sri Lanka, Yankees
Tagged Andre Ethier, Babe Ruth, Bob Costas, Buster Posey, Herath Herath, Hettige Thirimanne, Joe DiMaggio, Jonathan Trott, Kate Middleton, Literature, Mickey Mantle, Prince Philip, Prince William, Sri Lanka, Ted Williams, Uda Welegedara
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Today Is Pitching
Random Notes: Click on this from AARP, even for those of us (who’s “us”?) under 50. It’s a hoot. The quiz asks comedy fans to remember the name of Abbott and Costello’s third baseman. (The Subject line of this blog … Continue reading
75 Years Ago Today the Man Knew How to Play
On this date, May 3, seventy-five years ago, Joe DiMaggio played his first game for the New York Yankees. He got three hits. Today, there is a player with the Los Angeles Dodgers having hit in 28-straight games: halfway to … Continue reading
Baseball Fans, Welcome to May
May Day. Unions in France. Rockets in Red Square. Maypole dancing in England. The solemnity of Memorial Day. May! In exactly two weeks, it is the date, seventy years ago, on which Joe DiMaggio unknowingly began to make history. Nine … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Red Sox, Joe DiMaggio, Literature, New York Yankees
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The Great Bronx Willie Mayonnaise
My (Evander’s) neighborhood in Fort Apache the Bronx, is not the best in the world or the worst. But it has its interesting aspects, as all New York neighborhoods do. Maybe it was in 2003, I ran into a school-friend … Continue reading
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