Tag Archives: New York Mets

Mets Partnership Talks Collapse

Posted on September 2, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Hedge-fund mogul David Einhorn, 42, has withdrawn his offer, or had it withdrawn, for a significant minority share in the troubled New York Mets franchise. Although the present blogger, Evander, finds economic issues to be of less interest to our … Continue reading →

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Josh Hamilton Earns His Golden Sombrero: Christmas Also Is Coming

Posted on June 25, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

For cricket fans who may not know or understand the term, the Golden Sombrero concerns a succession of “hitting” failures within a single game: The batter in question strikes out at least four times. Josh Hamilton was the 2010 American League’s … Continue reading →

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Broken Bat

Posted on June 19, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

There once was a TV show called Broken Arrow, and I believe it was on the ABC network (when stuff like The Big Three Networks mattered to the Mad Men of the Nielsen ratings). Today, players and even fans need … Continue reading →

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“Why Leave a City that Has Six Professional Sports Teams and Also the Mets?”

Posted on May 24, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Evander) cannot believe what I’m reading in the May 30, 2011, New Yorker. Mets owner Fred Wilpon, who is in hot water for his alleged “enabler” connection to the prison-serving (150-years sentence) Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff, says about Jose Reyes: … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Years of Interleague Play and I’m Still Not Sure

Posted on May 21, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

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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Today Is Pitching

Posted on May 8, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

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 →

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This Bud’s for You

Posted on April 23, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

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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I Sit in One of the Dives on 52nd Street Rooting for My Team

Posted on April 19, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Even at this joyous time of year, I (Evander) cannot help remembering the terrible-Yankees years: the tsunami of 1965 (25 games out of first place); 1966 (26.5 games out and in the cellar! just below the Red Sox); 1967 (20 … Continue reading →

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Honoring Jackie Robinson

Posted on April 15, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Today is Jackie Robinson Day. Every player in Major League Baseball wears his number, 42, which has been retired from all of baseball. (Only one ballplayer still puts on the number every day: Mariano Rivera.) It’s a day to reflect … Continue reading →

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Joe Girardi’s Unfortunate Move

Posted on April 6, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The season’s underway and I (Evander) already get to vent because the Yankees lost their first game that they should have won, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as it were. Sure, we’re only five games into the campaign. … Continue reading →

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