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Joe Girardi’s Unfortunate Move
The season’s underway and I (Evander) already get to vent because the Yankees lost their first game that they should have won, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as it were. Sure, we’re only five games into the campaign. … Continue reading
Right Off the Bat Book One Step Closer
Today, April 4, 2011, Martin and Evander completed work on and added all final corrections to third-pass proof Right Off the Bat. We are grateful to team Paul Dry Books for its heroic efforts in saving us from greater humiliations, … Continue reading
How a Pitcher Is Credited with Winning (or Losing) a Game
Long ago life was clean Sex was bad and obscene And the rich were so mean Stately homes for the Lords Croquet lawns, village greens Victoria was my queen Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, ‘toria I was born, lucky me In a … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball rules, Literature, Popular Music, Sandy Koufax
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Red Sox Rule
Mark Twain more or less said while history may not repeat, it rhymes. Will the 2011 Boston Red Sox season rhyme with 1918, 2004, and 2007? I think so. The 2011 club is not perfect. But let’s take a look … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Gonzalez, American League, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buccholz, Daisuke, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J. D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Literature, Marco Scutaro, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona
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Ready for Our Closeup, the World Cup, Spring, and Right Off the Bat Proof Has Arrived!
While co-writer Martin is basking in the sun at the vernal equinox, in Parts Unknown, I have finished my work on proof copy of Right Off the Bat. Mostly in spite of my efforts (such as they have been) the … Continue reading
Beibu Rusu! Our Hearts Go out to Japan
Beibu Rusu is the Japanese form of “Babe Ruth”. The Japanese also have the sports-word pepitone. It’s a noun meaning “goof-off,” and this beau mot comes from The Chrysanthemum and the Bat by Robert Whiting. We’ve had a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged Babe Ruth, Japan, Joe Pepitone, Literature, New York, New York Mets, Robert Whiting
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Wordsworth and Baseball
I’m going nuts. No real baseball yet. Only puny spring-training exhibition games. Players I never heard of going at it in Grapefruit League or Cactus League cities I’ve never been to. Along with William Wordsworth (in “Tintern Abbey”) let me … Continue reading
Who Is Doris from Rego Park? What Is She that All Our Fans Commend Her?
The New York Times has a wonderful tribute to Doris Bauer. Who she? For the rest who don’t follow New York City-sports call-in radio, Doris from Rego Park, who died in 2003 (Could it be that long?), was the staunchest … Continue reading
Le Sacre du Printemps
Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? Superstitious? Doesn’t your team really do better when you watch TV from … Continue reading
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