Backman Where He Oughta Be
by 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 …
Category: Major Leagues
The Chase is On
“This contract’s not going to change how I perform … It’s not going to change how I prepare. It’s not going to change how hard …
Going Nine: The Power Of Two
(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 …
1996: The One That Started It All
(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 …
Preserving The Past
On the field in the new Yankee Stadium this year, several of the team’s 102 victories have come in dramatic fashion. For the folks behind …
The New York Mets: Destined To Fail (Part 2)
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.
Toast of the Town
by In 1985, a very talented Mets team – some would argue the most talented Mets team ever – fell short in its season-long battle for …
1976: The Yankees Renaissance
by They called them the “CBS Years,” the dark, dismal time when CBS owned the Yankees and the team floundered in mediocrity from 1965-1972. In 1973, …