Right Off the Bat by Evander Lomke
Are baseball and cricket two sports divided by a common language? Both employ bats, balls, and innings. Fans of both love statistics, revel in nostalgia, and use baffling jargon. In this book baseball nut Lomke and cricket buff Rowe explain "their" sport to the other sport's fans -- through anecdotes, diagrams, photographs, and a curve (or dipper) or two. Cricket and baseball share a parallel and occasionally intertwined history (the first international cricket match was played in the U.S.). Indeed, they have mirrored their countries' struggles with identity and race, and have expanded beyond the shores of their founding countries to become multinational sports commanding global followings that are, even now, challenging the future of both sports.
Evander Lomke: Evander Lomke has worked in book publishing for over thirty years and is the Executive Director of the American Mental Health Foundation. A life-long Yankees fan, it's only right and proper that he lives in the Bronx, New York. Martin Rowe: Martin Rowe is the co-founder of Lantern, a book publishing and media company, and author of Nicaea: A Book of Correspondences. A long-suffering supporter of the England cricket team, he lives in Brooklyn, New York.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781589880696 |
| ISBN 10 | 1589880692 |
| Title | Right Off the Bat |
| Author | Evander Lomke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Paul Dry Books, Inc |
| Year published | 2011-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 194 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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