Tag Archives: New York Yankees

Nogoodnik Howie Spira Speaks

Posted on October 27, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

A name from the dim past of the 1980s has resurfaced. Selected by the late George Steinbrenner to dig up dirt on his high-paid star, Dave Winfield, Spira now bares all in an interview with New York radio station WINS. … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Yankees | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Yankees Universe Parking Fiasco (World Series to Begin)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Is the big news in New York that the World Series, pitting the St. Louis Cardinals against the Texas Rangers, begins tomorrow? It may be the news of the world, but not in Yankees Universe. Yankees Universe has a messy … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Yankees | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Who Is this Guy?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers has hit six home runs in the postseason. Who is this guy? He was drafted by the New York Mets. He had a cup of coffee with the Milwaukee Brewers. He has been in … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Yankees | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Postseason Aura of Joe DiMaggio

Posted on October 12, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The postseason “success ratio” of Joe DiMaggio is part of his aura. In the days when “postseason” meant only one thing, the World Series, and usually the New York Yankees as part of it, DiMaggio owned October. Although his batting … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Yankees | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Ron Washington, Interesting Manager of the Texas Rangers

Posted on October 9, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Ron Washington has had an interesting career. He and I (Evander) are less than a year apart. There are few African American managers in the history of Major League Baseball, and their successes, for a variety of factors, are spotty. … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Yankees | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Yankees Chewed up and Spit out by the Detroit Tigers

Posted on October 7, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Ultimately, Papa Hemingway was right: I (Evander) fear the Tigers of Detroit. In spite of my various conniptions and positions on the sofa last night, radio on and off, TV sound off and on, doing anything short of standing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Yankees and Tigers Take a Day Off

Posted on October 6, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The New York City weather forecast is positive for tomorrow night as the Yankees and Tigers square off, winner-take-all….At this writing, congratulations go to Nolan Ryan and the Texas Rangers for once again crushing the Tampa Bay Rays. The wily … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Yankees | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A. J. Burnett Tries to Save Yankees Season

Posted on October 4, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

I (Evander) hope the message tonight from Detroit is not “Yanqui Go Home!” The Yankees’s season rests on the shoulders and strong right arm of A. J. Burnett. The offense has sputtered. Those home runs the Yankees hit at their … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Yankees | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees: Will 2011 Replay 2006 at Crunch Time?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

“I fear both the Tigers of Detroit and the Indians of Cleveland.” The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Posted in Baseball, Yankees | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

One More Game

Posted on September 28, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

There is a certain element of denial at the end of the baseball season. Spring and summer have ended with it. A piece of us dies. Who wants to face this? (I waited all season to see a triple play, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Book, Yankees | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment