Welcome Home Nick Johnson
by The New York Yankees drafted seventeen year old Nick Johnson with their third pick in the 1996 amateur draft. In 2001 he finally broke in …
Category: Major Leagues
Getting Caught Up With Lori Martini
It seems to me that baseball and movies just go together. Maybe it’s the great underdog story that the sport so often provides and that …
The 2010 Season Preview: The New York Mets
by Lots of people are rooting for the New York Mets to bounce back from three straight seasons of excruciating painful baseball. Unfortunately for this rabid …
David Robertson: An Unsung Yankee Hero
Opening Day 2010 is 35 (long) days away and I’m chomping at the bit to get this bad boy rolling. The boys from the Bronx …
The Changing of The Left Field Guard
When the defending World Series Champions, the New York Yankees, take the field on opening day 2010, they will be doing so without Johnny Damon …
1969 New York Mets – Art Shamsky Remembers
(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 …
UNBREAKABLE: Jack Chesbro
“He was either steady or wild as a hawk; with no middle ground. He always had some trick up his sleeve, feeding the visitors on …
Backman Where He Oughta Be
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 …
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 …