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Whoever Said April Is the Cruelest Month
OK literary mavens, you all know it was Possum himself who contradicted Jeff Chaucer by declaring April the cruelest month. So far, for the Boston Red Sox, it has been. But as anticipated in my previous blog, the Swawx didn’t … Continue reading
An Ordinary Evening in Boston
Cricket fans ought to realize the greatest rivalry outside England versus Australia is the Boston Red Sox versus the New York Yankees. The Sox have their home opener tomorrow, Friday, April 8. They are hoping for sunny skies in New … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Baseball, Cricket, England, Yankees
Tagged Boston Red Sox, Literature, New York Yankees
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Joe Girardi’s Unfortunate Move
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
Opening Day Butterflies
Like any Broadway opening night, Opening Day in Major League Baseball is front-loaded with anticipation, exhilaration, hope, anxiety, and the will to show the world (Don’t say anything, cricket fans) that you are the best. Everyone starts in first place. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, India, Sri Lanka, Yankees
Tagged Brooklyn Dodgers, Luis Sojo, New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Tom Seaver, World Cup
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Tigers Not in Rajasthan but in Detroit
Like the big cat I am, I’m going way out on a limb and picking the Detroit Tigers as the American League Wild Card team of 2011. (Cricket fans: The Wild Card is the team with the second-best record in … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged American League, Austin Jackson, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers, Jhonny Peralta, Jim Leyland, Joaquin Benoit, Joel Zumaya, Justin Verlander, Magglio Ordonez, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Victor Martinez
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Red Sox Rule
Mark Twain more or less said while history may not repeat, it rhymes. Will the 2011 Boston Red Sox season rhyme with 1918, 2004, and 2007? I think so. The 2011 club is not perfect. But let’s take a look … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Adrian Gonzalez, American League, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buccholz, Daisuke, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J. D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Literature, Marco Scutaro, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona
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It’s the Athletics in the American League West
I (Evander) have gone on the record regarding the Cleveland Indians. The Oakland Athletics are my second “surprise pick” for 2011. Why? The Athletics play in the most unusual stadium in Major League Baseball. It has tremendous foul territory (almost … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Billy Beane, Brett Anderson, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Coco Crisp, Dallas Braden, Gio Gonzalez, Hideki Matsui, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Moneyball, National Baseball Hall of Fame, New York Yankees, Nolan Ryan, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Trevor Cahill, Vladimir Guerrero
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Let’s Talk about the Indians (or the Guardians Beginning in 2022)
I do not mean the Indian cricket team. I’m talking Cleveland Indians. How come I am so high on them? They have basically flat-lined over the past two seasons (65 wins in 2009, 69 last season), descending from 96 wins … Continue reading
Late Spring-training Trade
I’m not sure if the cricket world is filled with “trades.” In the Major League Baseball world, teams regularly trade one player for another. As reported, Curtis Granderson has an oblique-muscle injury. He thinks he is 50-50 for opening day, … Continue reading
Oblique Baseball
Not that I (Evander) am an expert on human anatomy, but until the 1990s had anyone even heard of the oblique muscle(s)? It’s the “in injury,” the fashionable injury this oblique. The Yankees already have a problem when Curtis Granderson … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Andruw Jones, Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher
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