Tag Archives: Mark McGwire

Home-run Boom in June

Posted on July 3, 2017 by rightoffthebatbook

What gives? Has it something to do with $$$? Yuh think? Elias Sports Bureau registers 1,101 home runs slugged in the two major leagues during June 2017. That tops the one-month record (May 2000) by thirty-two. We at Right off … Continue reading →

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Baby, You’re a Rich Man…and I Guess a Free One Now

Posted on July 22, 2015 by rightoffthebatbook

Bulletin: The Department of Justice will not appeal a court ruling that clears Barry Bonds of obstruction in a probe over steroids. Such ends criminal prosecution of Major League Baseball’s career home-run leader. Thank goodness for this news on the … Continue reading →

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Home-run “Darby”

Posted on April 21, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

Although we at the Right Off the Bat Project are hardly enamored of the mere distance baseballs are hit, like anyone else we do sometimes feel that size—as measured by trajectory—matters. April 17 was the sixtieth anniversary ushering in an … Continue reading →

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Unusual Opening Day for Yankees and Movie with the Literal Hollywood Ending

Posted on April 7, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

Yesterday, also Good Friday for the Western Church and the start of Passover at sundown for all Jews, happened to be Opening Day for the New York Yankees—first pitch after 3 p.m. It wound up the first Opening Day meltdown … Continue reading →

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The Overhaul of Fame

Posted on January 11, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

Since I (Evander) am always babbling (even occasionally in a coherent manner) about this subject, Martin has egged me on to comment further on The National Baseball Hall of Fame selection process: how to ensure only the greatest players are … Continue reading →

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All Across the Telegraph His Name It Did Resound

Posted on September 20, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Mariano Rivera mowed down the Minnesota Twins in the ninth inning of a close game, during the heat of a pennant race, thereby becoming the all-time leader in saves in baseball history. He did it at Yankee Stadium and made … Continue reading →

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The Body Politic

Posted on July 6, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Our book, Right Off the Bat, spends quite a bit of time exploring the less salubrious sides of cricket and baseball, including the corruption that has accompanied the games almost from their beginnings. Although one might wish that double-dealing and … Continue reading →

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