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Author: Mark Healey

New York Mets

A Real Fan Fest: The Queens Baseball Convention 2015

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyJanuary 2, 2015January 2, 2015

What started out as a rebuke has blossomed into a genuine Fan Fest for Mets fans. A few years ago, Shannon Shark and his pals …

Top Story

Endangered Species: The New York Baseball Player

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyJuly 21, 2014July 21, 2014

I’ve had the pleasure of covering big league baseball and being involved in youth coaching the last several years, and I have often wondered why …

Gotham Classic / New York Yankees

The First MLB Drug Test And The Other Side Of Branch Rickey

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyApril 29, 2014April 29, 2014

Babe Dahlgren, once considered the best fielding first baseman in baseball, was sentenced to a life as a baseball vagabond.

New York Mets

‘Remake’ of Mets Radio Booth is Officially a Mess.

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyJanuary 27, 2014January 27, 2014

The general perception among many Mets fans is when team COO Jeff Wilpon tries to fix a perceived problem, he generally creates a public relations mess in the process, and then blames the media for misconstruing his intentions along the way.

Gotham Classic / New York Mets

QBC 2014: Meet The New Media

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyJanuary 14, 2014

I will be moderating the New Media panel at the upcoming Queens Baseball Convention at McFadden’s at Citi Field on Jan 18 at 12 noon.

Major Leagues / New York Mets

For Mets Fans By Mets Fans: The Queens Baseball Convention

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyDecember 17, 2013

Shannon “Shark” Prior and Keith Blacknick, the pair behind blog site Metspolice.com, have teamed up with Darren Meenan of The 7 Line clothing brand to bring the first ever Queens Baseball Convention (QBC) to McFadden’s bar in Citi Field on January 18.

Gotham Classic / Major Leagues / New York Mets

Gotham Classic: Peas in a Pod; Goldis and Bernazard

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyNovember 27, 2013April 11, 2025

Remembering the Scott Kazmir and the Willie Randoph firing is just one reason for republishing this story from the archives of Gotham Baseball, you might be surprised at what you read.

Major Leagues / New York Mets

Internal Strife In Flushing?

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyNovember 25, 201314

Anyone who’s ever paid close attention to the ownership / front office dynamic of the New York Mets over the years knows there’s always more going on behind the scenes than is ever reported.

Gotham Classic / Major Leagues / New York Mets

Does Methodology Matter?

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyNovember 13, 20137

“My nature is such I am not interested in buying things. Building something is fun. That’s competition. That’s what the real fans really want.” – …

Gotham Classic / Major Leagues / New York Mets

The Full Nelson: The Man Who Saved The Mets

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyNovember 2, 2013December 22, 201718

The person most responsible for the 1986 World Series trophy, a prize that the franchise has yet to regain, is nowhere to be found in the Mets Hall of Fame.

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