Mets Get Lindor, Carrasco
by “Many players you watch and appreciate. Others you watch and smile. That smile is not just a function of appreciation, but also an empathetic reaction …
Diamond Anniversary For Strat-O-Matic As Sports Simulation Leader Celebrates 60th
by Now sixty years after Hal Richman launched the first set of Strat-O-Matic baseball cards, the market leader in sports simulation is set to celebrate its Diamond …
Another Legend Leaves Us
Maybe it’s because I am so New York-centric when it comes to baseball, but when I heard that Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro died …
Voit, Urshela, Conforto, Pudge Among Munson Award Winners
A star-studded lineup will be honored virtually at the 41st Annual Thurman Munson Awards ceremony to benefit AHRC New York City Foundation on Tuesday, February …
Strat-O-Matic, La Vida Baseball Team For ‘What-If,’ Simulated Content
In more than 7000 Major League plate appearances over 16 years, Ozzie Guillén faced some of the game’s great fireballers, with his share of success. …
World Series Video Captures Season Like No Other
“In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.” Vin Scully wasn’t talking about the 2020 baseball season and World Series when …
Al Michaels Named 2021 Ford C. Frick Award Winner
Iconic National Voice to be Honored at July 23-26 Induction Weekend in Cooperstown; Al Michaels, whose passionate and authoritative voice was the nationwide soundtrack of …
Dick Kaegel Wins BBWAA’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award
Longtime Cardinals and Royals Writer to be Honored at July 24 Awards Presentation in Cooperstown Dick Kaegel, who covered the beats of Missouri’s two Major …
N.Y. Well Represented In Hall Of Fame Book
When the Mets opened their Hall of Fame in Citi Field, I sometimes joked that the Yankees have a Hall of Fame, too… in Cooperstown. …
Miracles, Music & Mr. Met: More Than Just A Team
In the now nearly six decades since they first stepped on the field at the old Polo Grounds, the Mets have had a unique place …