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Category: Gotham Classic

The Dynasty That Barrow Built
Gotham Classic / New York Yankees / Top Story

The Dynasty That Barrow Built

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyJanuary 23, 2018January 23, 20181

On Jan. 23, 1939, the New York Yankees elected longtime General Manager Edward Barrow as the club’s president.  Barrow replaced principal owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert, …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gotham Classic / Major Leagues

Help Us Build A Winning Team Here At Gotham Baseball

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyOctober 29, 2013October 29, 20139

Gotham Baseball, like any great organization, is looking to put together a championship-caliber team that can consistently deliver for its readership.

Gotham Classic

Manhattan’s Last Champions

Mark Healeyby Mark HealeyFebruary 1, 2012February 1, 2012

Think of the 1954 Giants as The Boys of The Summer Before. Perhaps the date is the first clue. The World Series could hardly have started any sooner, and given the course of events that quickly unfolded, there was no way it was going to end any later. In its time, that was a good thing.

Gotham Classic / Top Story

Hodges Belongs In Hall

Chip Armonaitisby Chip ArmonaitisNovember 19, 2011November 19, 20112

The case for Gil Hodges in the Hall of Fame is both statistical and emotional. It also points out all of the inconsistencies that go into the flawed process of choosing Hall of Famers.

Gotham Classic

Cooperstown Archive: The More Things Change: A History Lesson

Cecilia Tanby Cecilia TanOctober 27, 2011October 27, 2011

One day, a legendary writer and literary fixture in the early days of Gotham decided he wanted to see what this baseball business was all about. The great Cecilia M. Tan, one of Gotham Baseball’s original contributors, shares the tale of Christopher Morley’s trek to the Fall Classic of 1921.

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