Pete Reiser: A Man Forgotten

(15th June, 2010)

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New addition Jesse Pagagua makes his Gotham Baseball debut with a look at the career of Brooklyn Dodger legend Pete Reiser.

1969 New York Mets – Art Shamsky Remembers

(13th February, 2010)

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Share (Editor’s Note- This story was originally published in the Summer 2008 issue of Gotham Baseball Magazine – MH) Living in New York City offers me the opportunity to continually reminisce about the 1969 World Champion New York Mets.  There isn’t a day that goes by that someone doesn’t want to talk to me about [...]

UNBREAKABLE: Jack Chesbro

(13th February, 2010)

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Share “He was either steady or wild as a hawk; with no middle ground.  He always had some trick up his sleeve, feeding the visitors on tender little ‘dew drops’ with slight curves, but awful drops” – New York Freeman’s Journal, July, 1896 on Jack Chesbro The question – Name the Hall of Fame pitcher [...]

Going Nine: The Power Of Two

(6th October, 2009)

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Share (This story was originally published in Gotham Baseball Magazine) Eddie Lucas was a baseball fan, born into a baseball loving family. Just hours after watching Bobby Thomspon hit is historic home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951, Lucas was hit with a baseball in his face. The accident robbed him of his eyesight [...]

1996: The One That Started It All

(6th October, 2009)

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Share (The story was originally published in Gotham Baseball Magazine) Was it really 10 years ago? That question has been asked by many a Yankee fan this season – especially after New York was unceremoniously dumped by the Detroit Tigers in first round of the postseason in October. So, a look back at a happier [...]

The New York Mets: Destined To Fail (Part 2)

(28th September, 2009)

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Though he had a large hand in running the “day-to-day operations’ of the baseball team while holding a minority share in the team, once Fred Wilpon became a full partner, “he dove right into every facet of the club”, said one former club employee.

Going Nine: Ronnie And Me

(26th September, 2009)

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Ron Healey spent most of his childhood at St. Vincent’s Home for Boys. My siblings and I don’t know much about those days for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which is that he likely doesn’t remember them too fondly.

Going Nine: The Dynasty That Barrow Built

(30th August, 2009)

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Share The acquisition of Babe Ruth by the New York Yankees is the signature moment in sports. When the Yankees secured his services from Boston following the 1919 season, they were a 16-year old franchise with a reputation for finding new ways to screw up pennant races,  Or at least that’s what New York’s American [...]