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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
Ron Washington, Interesting Manager of the Texas Rangers
Ron Washington has had an interesting career. He and I (Evander) are less than a year apart. There are few African American managers in the history of Major League Baseball, and their successes, for a variety of factors, are spotty. … Continue reading
Clayton Kershaw
Evander doesn’t get much news from The Coast: It rarely filters in to Right Off the Bat HQ. But I have been clued in to Dodgers phenom Clayton Kershaw. He has won twenty games in his first year: Doc Gooden-like. … Continue reading
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Tagged Clayton Kershaw, Doc Gooden, Joe Torre, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Sandy Koufax, Tim Lincecum
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Wood toward the Spherical Object
In considering the superiority of the baseball bat over its cricket counterpart as a means to quell civil unrest (an oxymoron), Exhibit A might be the August 22, 1965, incident involving Hall of Fame San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal … Continue reading
Arrest Is Made in the Bryan Stow Beating
Reported late today is that an arrest has been made in the vicious attack on baseball fan Bryan Stow.
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Tagged Bryan Stow, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants
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Fifteen Years of Interleague Play and I’m Still Not Sure
In 1997, I attended the first so-called Subway Series of the regular season between the Yankees and the Mets. It was at Yankee Stadium, and the Mets humiliated the Bronx Bombers by a score of 6-0. Pitcher Dave Mlicki handcuffed … Continue reading
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Tagged American League, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Murphy, Dave Mlicki, Fenway Park, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Subway Series, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series, Wrigley Field
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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
This Bud’s for You
Bud Selig and Major League Baseball are taking over operation of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s a story told by ESPN in about as much detail as one could want. Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie, partners in life (until … Continue reading
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Tagged Bud Selig, Frank McCourt, Jamie McCourt, Literature, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
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The Bryan Stow Incident in Los Angeles
The story of fan Bryan Stow, badly beaten at a Los Angeles Dodgers game for displaying his preference for “the wrong team,” gives all so-called fans a bloody eye. We at Right Off the Bat condemn violence, in any form, … Continue reading
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