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What Do I Put on the Kindle I Got for Christmas?
It’s a question we know you’re asking. Well, the book on which this site is premised, Right Off the Bat, is available in a Kindle as well as print edition, with over two hundred and fifty hyperlinks that will take … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book, West Indies
Tagged Literature, Michael Holding
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Ron Santo Makes the Hall
Several weeks ago the Veterans Committee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that Ron Santo, the click-of-the-heels, laser-throwing, and clutch-hitting third baseman for the vintage Chicago Cubs (1960–70) had been inducted. This announcement came nearly a year to … Continue reading
Me and Yu and a Dog Named Boo
Turns out Japanese pitching sensation Yu Darvish will probably be signing with Nolan Ryan and his Rangers. Earlier reports of the Toronto Blue Jays winning rights to and even signing Yu were, in the words of Mark Twain, greatly exaggerated. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website
Tagged Literature, Nolan Ryan, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Yu Darvish
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Ron Kaplan Follows “Right Off the Bat”
Thank you, Ron Kaplan, for supporting the Right Off the Bat Project! Everyone: Please visit Kaplan’s wonderful Baseball Bookshelf.
My Funny Valentine
Bobby Valentine (courtesy of Yahoo sports) can’t wait for the 2012 season. Check out these pearls before reporters from the Winter Meetings: “The new Red Sox manager loves nothing more than folks hanging on his every word, and he basked … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Baseball, Cricket, England, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Joe Girardi, Literature, New York Yankees
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December 1, 2011, Is Valentine’s Day
Former major-league player (whose potentially brilliant career was cut short by injury), manager of the Texas Rangers and New York Mets, Japanese-championship manager (and speaker of that difficult language to a considerable extent), restaurateur, as well as, most recently at … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book
Tagged Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Japanese baseball, Literature, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
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More on the Five-year Labor Deal of Major League Baseball
Daily News columnist Bill Madden points out some of the subterranean and darker (or illumining really) aspects of the recent deal between Major League Baseball (management) and the Players Association, which guarantees uninterrupted baseball thro 2016. These aspects have to … Continue reading
Congratulations Ryan Braun and Justin Verlander
Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers and Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the MVP in their respective leagues. Braun beat out Matt Kemp (not to be confused with Shakespearean jig-dancer Will Kempe, who once Boogalooed all the way … Continue reading
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