Share Staten Island Yankees first baseman Kyle Roller had a big night at the plate, going 3 for 5 with a double, triple and a homerun while working a walk and driving in three runs raising his batting average to .315. He was one of six Staten Island Yankee batters to have multiple hits in [...]
(20th May, 2010)
Share 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 [...]
(16th April, 2010)
Share Jay Ferraro & Dan “Hawk” Drobnis explore the world of fantasy baseball on a Waiver Wire Abyss edition of Gotham Baseball LIVE. Jay and Hawk will touch upon everything fantasy baseball including who to “Pitch or Ditch” and who to fish out of the Abyss. Just another day at the ball park for Gotham [...]
(11th April, 2010)
Share Jay Ferraro & Dan “Hawk” Drobnis explore the world of New York City baseball on a brand new edition of Gotham Baseball LIVE. The guys will be joined by Matthew Cerrone of Metsblog.com to help make sense of a poor 2010 opening for the Mets and answer the question: Where the heck is Ike [...]
(5th April, 2010)
Share Every fantasy baseball season is made or broken via acquisitions made from free agency. Jay Ferraro & Dan “Hawk” Drobnis go into the Waiver Wire Abyss and break down position by position free agent targets. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gotham-baseball-live/2010/04/02/waiver-wire-abyss Jay Ferraro is the Executive Producer of Baseball Digest LIVE and Gotham Baseball LIVE. He is also the [...]
(13th February, 2010)
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 [...]
(20th November, 2009)
Share After years of exile, former Met named skipper of the Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones There have been few things in Wally Backman’s life that have come to him easily. Now that he’s finally gotten a second chance to resume his managing career in affiliated baseball, he welcomes both the challenge and the opportunity to stay [...]
(6th October, 2009)
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 [...]
(6th October, 2009)
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 [...]
(28th September, 2009)
Flashes of brillance, followed by much longer periods of darkness. It’s a cycle that the New York Mets have experienced throughout their existence.