East Islip Baseball: A Family Affair
by 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 …
Going Nine: The Power Of Two
by (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.
The New York Mets: Destined To Fail? (Part I)
Flashes of brillance, followed by much longer periods of darkness. It’s a cycle that the New York Mets have experienced throughout their existence.
Going Nine: Ronnie And Me
Ron Healey spent most of his childhood at St. Vincent’s Home for Boys. My siblings and I don’t know much about those days for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which is that he likely doesn’t remember them too fondly.
Baby Bombers Win Fifth NY-Penn League Title
by September 16, 2009 – In front of 1933 people in Niles, Ohio the Staten Island Yankees defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the final game …
Scrappers Even Series in Extra Innings
September 15, 2009 – The Mahoning Valley Scrappers walked off with a victory in the eleventh inning against the Staten Island Yankees to even the …
Warren Shuts Down Scrappers to Take 1-0 Series Lead
September 14, 2009 – In front of 734 fans the Staten Island Yankees defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the opening game of the 2009 …