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News for the Delphic Oracle and the Baseball Writers
We might add another Yeats line to our title: Speech after long silence. There has not been much action in this lackluster Hot-stove League Season—unless you are a follower of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, signers of troubled superstar … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Website, Yankees
Tagged Babe Ruth, Bill Mazeroski, Colonel Jacob Ruppert, Craig Biggio, George Steinbrenner, Gil Hodges, Jack Morris, Josh Hamilton, Literature, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Major League Baseball, Martin Miller, Mike Piazza, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Pete Rose, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Thurman Munson, Tom Seaver, Ty Cobb, Veterans Committee
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Clemens: He’s Not the Pope but He’s Innocent
Ecclesiastical jokes aside, as if to prove our point that one of the greater glories of cricket and baseball is that they’re three parts purity to one part sleaze (or should that be three parts sleaze to one part purity?), … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, IPL
Tagged Allen Stanford, Clemens non Papa, Roger Clemens
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A. J. Burnett Tries to Save Yankees Season
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 A. J. Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, Allie Reynolds, Andy Pettitte, Catfish Hunter, Comerica Park, David Wells, Detroit Tigers, Ed Figueora, Eddie Lopat, El Duque, Joe DiMaggio, Mark Teixeira, Mike Torrez, New York Yankees, Roger Clemens, Ron Guidry, Vic Raschi, Whitey Ford, Yankee Stadium
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Broken Bat
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
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged Mike Piazza, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Roger Clemens
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