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Streaking
Like the proverbial first-small-step of the longest journey, record-MLB streaks begin innocently enough. Each captures the imagination of the public in different ways. The most enthralling streaks occur over the course of a season. A few, equally impressive, are accomplished … Continue reading
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Tagged 56 game hitting streak, All-Star Game, Babe Ruth, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Atlantics, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, closers, Cricket, Cricket Rules, Dale Long, Don Drysdale, Don Mattingly, Elias Sports Bureau, Eric Gagne, exit velocity, Ford C. Frick, home run, intentional walk, Joe Krakauskas, Joe Wilhoit, Kansas City Athletics, Ken Keltner, launch angle, Literature, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Mickey Mantle, Moneyball, Montreal Expos, National Association, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, OBP, Orel Hershiser, Pacific Coast League, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsgurgh Pirates, relief pitchers/firemen, Roger Maris, Sabermetrics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Seals, Ted Williams, Terry Francona, Wee Willie Keeler, Western League, Whitey Ford, Wichita Jobbers
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Always Wanted to Do This
I (Evander) always fantasized broadcasting a major-league baseball game—or at least one inning. But either at the stadium or in front of the boob tube with the sound turned off, I have found the task requires enormous skill. Time was … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website
Tagged Baltimore Orioles, Bob Murphy, Chicago Cubs, Dizzy Dean, Harry Caray, Jerry Coleman, Joe Morgan, John Sterling, Lindsey Nelson, Mel Allen, New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Ralph Kiner, Ronald Reagan, Suzyn Waldman, Tim McCarver, Vin Scully, Waite Hoyt
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DH; or, Designated Hebrew
It’s been forty years (and two weeks) in the wilderness. Ron Blomberg became the first DH on April 6, 1973. From Atlanta and still living there, Blomberg—whom I (Evander) had the pleasure to meet a year ago—went thro his own … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged American League, Boston Red Sox, Charley Finley, designated hitter, Hank Greenberg, Jackie Robinson, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mickey Mantle, Minnesota Twins, Moe Berg, Moses Solomon, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, New York Giants, Norm Sherry, Oakland Athletics, Orlando Cepeda, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ron Blomberg, Sandy Koufax, Ty Cobb, Walter Alston, World Series, Yankee Stadium
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Pesky, Stanky, the Scooter
The passing of Johnny Pesky (see yesterday’s blog) reminded me (Evander) of a third player of similar size and high skill from the same generation. Eddie Stanky played for Brooklyn and New York in the National League. He and The … Continue reading
Ruth in Early Retirement
Get a good look at that face. It is Babe Ruth, in a WPA photograph from 1936, taken at the Polo Grounds before or during the World Series, September 30. The year after Ruth called it quits was Joe DiMaggio’s … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Babe Ruth, Carl Hubbell, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, New York Giants, Polo Grounds
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Unusual Opening Day for Yankees and Movie with the Literal Hollywood Ending
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
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Podcasts, Yankees
Tagged Al Campanis, Brooklyn Dodgers, Carl Hubbell, Joe Girardi, Major League Baseball, Mariano Rivera, Mark McGwire, New York Giants, Nick Swisher, San Francisco Giants, Wild Card, Yankee Stadium
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A Word about Jim Thorpe
One of the greatest Americans played Major League Baseball for the New York Giants, the Cincinnati Reds, and (ironically) for the Boston Braves. I’m speaking of Jim Thorpe. Of mixed race (as are today’s Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jim Thorpe, Joba Chamberlain, New York Giants, New York Yankees
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William DeKova White
I (Evander) can hardly wait to read Uppity by Bill White. Easy prediction: Baseball fans will love it. White played for three teams, all National League: the Giants (both in New York and San Francisco, which undoubtedly has something to … Continue reading
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