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Yankees and Tigers Take a Day Off
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
Congratulations to Bob Uecker and the Brew Crew
The Milwaukee Brewers have not been to the postseason since 1982. 1982! Congratulations to Bernie Brewer, and, above all, long-suffering broadcasting great, former backstop of the St. Louis Cardinals, star of Mr. Belvedere, known simply as “Mr. Baseball” himself, Bob … Continue reading
Josh Hamilton Earns His Golden Sombrero: Christmas Also Is Coming
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
Fifteen Years of Interleague Play and I’m Still Not Sure
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
Posted in Baseball, Yankees
Tagged American League, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Murphy, Dave Mlicki, Fenway Park, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Subway Series, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series, Wrigley Field
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This Bud’s for You
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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Tagged Bud Selig, Frank McCourt, Jamie McCourt, Literature, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
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Hope Springs Anew…We Hope
This has been one of those old-fashioned New York City winters, the bleeding kind that Paul Simon wrote about in “The Boxer,” which seem to have departed with the 1970s. Those were winters before el Niño and la Niña, when … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Book, Yankees
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Cecil "Big Daddy" Fielder, David Cone, Derek Jeter, Edgar Martinez, George Steinbrenner, Hal Steinbrenner, Hank Steinbrenner, Jay Buhner, Jimmy Key, Ken Griffey, Luis Sojo, New York Yankees, Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Tim Raines, Tino Martinez, Tony Fernandez, Wade Boggs
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