On Sept 15, 1921, the Yankees sweep a doubleheader from the St. Louis Brown. In the first game, Babe Ruth hits home run No. 55 in New York’s 10 – 6 win over the Browns.[…]
Author: Mark Healey
Mets360.com: Charlie Hangley: The 2017 Mets and the return of the talent gap
There is some really top-notch Mets content out on the interwebs, and one of my favorites is Mets360.com. My old friend Charlie Hangley is one of the reasons why. His latest piece, “The 2017 Mets[…]
Yankees Lose Late To O’s, Vaccaro On BoSox “Scandal”
The New York Post’s Mike Vaccaro has always been a friend of Gotham Baseball. Sure, a big reason is because he’s always treated myself and our people with a great deal of respect, but mainly[…]
Metstradamus: Sign Of Life and Shades of Death
The latest from Metstradamus on Juan Lagares: Lagares always hustles out of the box, and you have somebody that can fill that void of veteran leadership that the Mets have. Good examples don’t always have[…]
A Gotham Baseball Editorial: Yankees Should Pull Support Of Puerto Rican Day Parade
FALN terrorist Oscar Lopez Rivera — whose sentence was commuted by President Obama — is going to be celebrated in the streets of New York City during this year’s Puerto Rican Day Parade. Goya[…]
A Conversation With ESPN’s Dan Szymborski
“Armies of academics going forward, measuring poetry. No, we will not have that here. No more of Mr. J. Evans Pritchard.” – Dead Poets Society I started writing about baseball in 1996 and my passion[…]
Appel’s “Stengel” Is A Masterpiece
Only one man in baseball history has worn the jersey of the New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Mets in his career. That man is Hall of Famer Casey Stengel, and as Casey used to say, “You can look it up!”
Gotham Baseball LIVE: Mets 2017 Preview with WOR’s Pete McCarthy
Pete McCarthy, who hosts the pregame and postgame shows for the New York Mets flagship radio station WOR 710, will join host Mark Healey to discuss the 2017 New York Mets as we approach Opening Day…
Roberto Alomar Named MLB’s Special Consultant In Puerto Rico
MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. has announced that he has named Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar as a Special Consultant to Major League Baseball who will focus on youth baseball development and other league goals in Puerto Rico.
Big Stein, Sweet Lou and Davey Added To Special HOF Ballot
Five former big league players, three executives and two managers comprise the 10-name Today’s Game Era ballot to be reviewed and voted upon Dec. 5 at the Baseball Winter Meetings in National Harbor, Md., the[…]