Tag Archives: Negro Leagues

There Used to Be a Ballpark Again

Posted on November 23, 2019 by rightoffthebatbook

“How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people!” (Lamentations) William Carlos Williams is the author of an epic poem about Paterson. It is one of the cities “left behind.” Maybe not anymore. In fall 2019, it was announced … Continue reading →

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Baseball and African-American Life

Posted on December 26, 2014 by rightoffthebatbook

Gerald Early’s meandering yet compellingly, beguilingly honest essay, “Baseball and African American Life”, asks, “Why have Negroes not truly accepted baseball?” The answers are complex and perhaps inconclusive. A first questioning is, “In what way?” Jackie Robinson opened a door … Continue reading →

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Great Stadiums (6): Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium at 40

Posted on November 12, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

It is now the sixth-oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball and will forever be one of the most graceful. I (Evander) have long had a rational fondness for Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. In recent times upgraded with all … Continue reading →

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Judy Johnson and Ghost Marcelle

Posted on June 10, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

In Right Off the Bat, Martin and I delve into the thorny subjects of empire and race as related to cricket and baseball. Two perhaps lesser-written-about Negro Leagues players, with a couple of the most unforgettable monikers ever, are Judy … Continue reading →

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Five Things I Learned about Baseball from Ken Burns’s Baseball

Posted on December 10, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Martin) just spent 18.5 hours watching Ken Burns’s epic 1994 PBS documentary Baseball—and then I watched the 2010 two-episode sequel. I was delighted to see that Evander and I got the basic information correct in Right Off the Bat. … Continue reading →

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