ShareTweet One home run. One pinch-hit, solo shot off Logan Kensing in the seventh inning of a nondescript Marlins-Padres game in July of 2008. One big-league blast to symbolize a career. One brief jog around the basepath for a lifetime of labor. One opposite field bomb to neatly summarize the endless, agonizing struggle of reaching the [...]
(21st May, 2010)
ShareTweet Jay Ferraro & Dan “Hawk” Drobnis explore the world of New York City baseball on a brand new edition of Gotham Baseball LIVE. As the eve of the Subway Series approaches both New York Teams find themselves with injuries and pitching issues. Roberto Clemente was a legend and hero. Today we are honored to [...]
(20th May, 2010)
ShareTweet In the short time he has been with Gotham Baseball, Jay Ferraro has demonstrated his commitment, complete enthusiasm and passion for our efforts to celebrate the Past, Present and Future of the New York Game. So, it makes perfect sense that I’ve named him Assignment Editor for Gotham Baseball. As Executive Producer of Baseball [...]
(18th May, 2010)
ShareTweet Jay Ferraro & Dan “Hawk” Drobnis explore the world of New York City baseball on a brand new edition of Gotham Baseball LIVE. Kirk Verner who covers the Blue Jays for Baseballdigest.com joins us to talk AL East Baseball and give us a Brett Wallace update. Pittsburg Pirates prospect, Brian Myrow, will also being [...]
(17th May, 2010)
Next JenerationShareTweet At an age when some of his American counterparts dream about that first legal sip of alcohol or declaring a major, 20-year-old Jenrry Mejia has some other things on his mind. Like how to get Ryan Howard with two runners on in the 8th inning of a tie game. After making his major league [...]
(17th May, 2010)
ShareTweet You knew Matt Wieters and David Price were hotshot prospects last season but where were you when Chris Coghlan and Andrew Bailey snagged Rookie of the Year honors? Your league was buzzing about Jason Heyward and Stephen Strasburg on draft day this year but what other phenoms were banished to the waiver wire? Monitoring [...]
(17th May, 2010)
ShareTweet You knew Matt Wieters and David Price were hotshot prospects last season but where were you when Chris Coghlan and Andrew Bailey snagged Rookie of the Year honors? Your league was buzzing about Jason Heyward and Stephen Strasburg on draft day this year but what other phenoms were banished to the waiver wire? Monitoring [...]
(17th May, 2010)
ShareTweet Andre Ethier. Dustin Pedroia. Mike Leake. Ike Davis. The baseball tradition at Arizona State is long and storied. The most recent crop of Sun Devils alumni to succeed at the major league level may soon add a new member to their ranks. The way he has been playing lately, Oakland Athletics prospect Eric Sogard [...]
(17th May, 2010)
ShareTweet The Yankees announced the signing of veteran hurler Tim Redding to a minor league contract Wednesday. Redding was pitching for the Colorado Rockies’ Triple-A affiliate at the time of his release. Astute Yankee fans may remember his previous stint with the club – a disastrous start in 2005 against the Red Sox. The 32-year-old [...]
(17th May, 2010)
ShareTweet During the 2009 season, the Yankees chose to carry three catchers on their roster: Jorge Posada, Jose Molina, and Francisco Cervelli. Whenever the latter two were penciled into the lineup they delivered great results, allowing Posada to rest from time to time and be ready for October, the most important month in baseball. Following [...]