From the Bleachers


Cormac Eklof

From the Bleachers

by Cormac Eklof
Former Irish baseball team international takes a look at sporting events in the US and Ireland

From the Bleachers for July 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 06:16 AM

European Baseball Championship qualifying tournament 2011: Time to get back to a single location tournament.


This morning, as Major League Baseball gears up for the home stretch,



Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 05:24 AM

Bill Frist, the downfall of online poker and jobs being lost in Dublin and the rest of the World.


Ever ask yourself ‘Why?’ Ever consider quietly to yourself,



Monday, July 18, 2011 at 06:10 AM

Women's World Cup - Japan's destiny and other clichés


There’s a great line in the brilliant first series of ’30 Rock’, where Tracey Jordan asks Jack Donaghy



Friday, July 15, 2011 at 10:36 AM

The Red Sox and Jose Reyes: A match made in heaven.


As Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches, one potential deal stands out beacon like for the Boston Red Sox. Get



Monday, July 11, 2011 at 07:18 AM

The Sports Karma Gods punish the Brazil womens soccer team: USA advances


Anyone who doubts the existence of an all powerful guiding ‘



Friday, July 08, 2011 at 05:18 AM

MLB needs to act now to prevent future tragedies at its stadiums


Last night a man brought his son to a baseball game, and ended up losing his life. Enough is enough,



Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 02:44 AM

The Roger Clemens defence: There is none.


In 1994 I spent a summer working on Cape Cod. Whilst I wasn’t completely ‘new’ to baseball, it was my first summer where I spent mornings drinking Snapple, eating bagels and trawling through the box scores diligently noting my newly crowned favourite players' statistics.

Visiting a friend in Chicago during a road trip, I had seats behind home plate with Jason Bere striking out thirteen. I always looked for his line in the box scores. I was entranced by Aaron Sele’s seemingly effortless, smooth ‘twelve to six’ curve, so I kept an eye out for his numbers. My first ever live game at Fenway Park was the Red Sox and Brewers, with no less than Roger Clemens on the hill. Yes, as I walked in to the stadium, I heard ‘Rocket Man’ on the public address system.





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