Mark Healey

MLB, USA Baseball Announce “Hit and Run Baseball”

May 21, 2018 Mark HealeyTop Story

Major League Baseball and USA Baseball today announced “Hit and Run Baseball,” a program supporting modified forms of the game that allow players to develop their skills in a more interactive format while also promoting[…]

Harvey’s “Maggio Moment” Is Here

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 Mark HealeyNew York Mets

Gotta hand it to the local sports media and many Mets fans, Matt Harvey’s fall from #HarveyDay and “Dark Knight of Gotham” superstardom to selfish pariah has been incredible to watch. I never got all[…]

The Real Battle Of The Bronx

April 10, 2018 Mark HealeyTop Story

On April 9, Rob Walsh — writing for The Irish Echo, shared a story of when he went up to Fordham University’s beautiful Rose Hill campus on Easter Weekend to watch one of the longest[…]

Fonzie Returns as Cyclones Manager, Joined By Royce Ring and Marlon Anderson

March 6, 2018 Mark HealeyMinor Leagues

Brooklyn, NY, March 6, 2018 – The Brooklyn Cyclones will open their 2018 season on Friday, June 15th against the Staten Island Yankees with a familiar face at the helm. Former National League All-Star and[…]

The Mets Gospel: When Hunting For Sharks, Look No Further Than The Top

February 17, 2018February 19, 2018 Mark HealeyNew York Mets

So, while many of us were enjoying a Friday night with our families and friends or simply watching the Olympics, it seems Twitter exploded when it became known that during Mets manager Mickey Callaway’s shark[…]

Remembering Gary Carter: April 8, 1952 – Feb. 16, 2012

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 Mark HealeyTop Story

(Editor’s Note) This story first appeared in the Early Season 2012 issue of Gotham Baseball magazine. You can read the entire issue here – MH) “I’m aware of the fine nucleus the Mets have. They just[…]

Jackie Robinson’s Original Pro Contracts To Be Auctioned

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Mark HealeyMajor Leagues

Jackie Robinson’s original professional baseball contracts with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Montreal Royals which were in a Brooklyn historian’s safe-deposit box until a few years ago, will be offered for sale by Goldin Auctions[…]

Gotham Baseball LIVE: Newsday’s Erik Boland, Live from Yankees Sprint Training

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 Mark HealeyNew York Mets

In the latest episode of “Gotham Baseball Live,” I spoke with Newsday’s Erik Boland, who is down in Tampa with the Yankees in Spring Training. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gotham-baseball-live/2018/02/09/live-from-spring-training-newsdays-erik-boland-talks-yankees I also talked about the Mets offseason and if[…]

OTD in Yankees History: Jimmy Key Calls It Quits

January 29, 2018 Mark HealeyNew York Yankees

On Jan. 29, 1999, Yankees pitcher Jimmy Key called it a career. From National Pastime.com: Jimmy Key, citing shoulder injuries, retires from baseball compiling a 186-117 (.684) record during his 15-year major league career.[…]

The Mets Gospel: Are Mets Counting On Callaway To Be Bobby V 2.0?

January 28, 2018January 29, 2018 Mark HealeyNew York Mets

I was working at my first job in radio in 1996, producing the morning drive show WSTC in Stamford. CT, when the Mets decided to fire Dallas Green and replace him with Bobby Valentine. This was[…]