Tag Archives: softball

2020 Foresight

Posted on August 3, 2016 by rightoffthebatbook

Baseball and softball return to the Summer Olympics in 2020. From the standpoint of the Right off the Bat Project, irony of ironies, these sports had been voted out of the 2012 London Olympics. In our book, Martin and I … Continue reading →

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Baseball in Iran

Posted on June 6, 2015 by rightoffthebatbook

A chance reading of The New Yorker gave pause when I (Evander) noted the growing popularity of baseball in Iran. Baseball has been an organized activity there since 1993. Reporter Jason Rezaian, a dual citizen of Iran working for the … Continue reading →

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Winter Ball

Posted on February 15, 2014 by rightoffthebatbook

The baseball most North America followers and fans in the Far East are familiar with is in every way a non-winter sport. Not as “evolved” (for lack of a better word) as cricket, which is avidly followed year-round and on … Continue reading →

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