Minor Leagues / New York Mets / Top Story Backman Where He Oughta Be by Mark HealeyNovember 20, 2009 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 …
Minor Leagues / Top Story New York Yankees Minor League Winter League Report by Mark HealeyOctober 22, 2009October 22, 2009 With the New York Yankees battling it out for a spot in the World Series their minor leaguers are taking the field in a much …
College and Prep East Islip Baseball: A Family Affair by Mark HealeyOctober 6, 2009 On a dark and dreary late April day with sprinkles of rain splashing on the baseball field at Smithtown East High School, Sal Ciampi sits …
Minor Leagues / Top Story Baby Bombers Win Fifth NY-Penn League Title by Mark HealeySeptember 16, 2009September 17, 2009 September 16, 2009 – In front of 1933 people in Niles, Ohio the Staten Island Yankees defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the final game …
Minor Leagues / Top Story Scrappers Even Series in Extra Innings by Mark HealeySeptember 16, 2009September 16, 2009 September 15, 2009 – The Mahoning Valley Scrappers walked off with a victory in the eleventh inning against the Staten Island Yankees to even the …
Minor Leagues Warren Shuts Down Scrappers to Take 1-0 Series Lead by Mark HealeySeptember 14, 2009 September 14, 2009 – In front of 734 fans the Staten Island Yankees defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the opening game of the 2009 …
Minor Leagues NYPL Championship Preview: Yankees Heading to Ohio by Mark HealeySeptember 13, 2009September 14, 20091 With a 5-1 victory over the Lowell Spinners the Staten Island Yankees advanced to the NY-Penn League Championship series and will be taking on the …
Minor Leagues Perez Leads Yanks Past Lowell to Advance to Championship Series by Mark HealeySeptember 12, 2009September 13, 20092 September 12, 2009 – On a chilly, damp and cloudy night on the northern tip of Staten Island the Baby Bombers faced off against the …
Minor Leagues Lowell Spin out Victory to Tie Series by Mark HealeySeptember 9, 2009September 10, 2009 September 9, 2009 – In front of an intimate crowd of 819 fans the Staten Island Yankees fell to the visiting Lowell Spinners in the …
Minor Leagues Almonte Lifts Yankees Past Spinners in Game One by Mark HealeySeptember 8, 2009September 8, 2009 September 8, 2009 – The Baby Bombers continued their winning ways in the first game of the 2009 NY-Penn League Playoffs defeating the host Lowell …