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Baseball Nostalgia

Posted on September 17, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

If ever there were a sport to indulge a sense of nostalgia, baseball is it. (Cricket fans: I, Evander, can hear you: What about us? It’s the same impulse of course.) I happen to have a seat bottom from the … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Derek Jeter on 3,000 Hits

Posted on July 9, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

There have been 17,000 men in the big leagues, with literally hundreds of millions sharing this fantasy. Twenty-seven out of the seventeen-grand have amassed 3,000 hits. Until today. In ultra-dramatic fashion, with a mighty home run, Derek Jeter became ballplayer … Continue reading →

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Collecta-Bull

Posted on February 26, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Maybe you are like me. (Accusative? Like I? Nah.) Every year, gotta have it. Went out and bought Sporting News Baseball 2011, which for decades was known as Street and Smith’s Baseball Yearbook, along with Who’s Who in Baseball 2011. My Who’s Who’s go … Continue reading →

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