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QBC 2021: State Of The Mets Is Back!

by Mark HealeyJanuary 14, 2021February 1, 20211

On Jan. 13, the folks who run the Queens Baseball Convention announced that on Feb. 6, 2021, there will indeed be a QBC: We had …

The Longest-Tenured Player On Each Gotham Club

by Mark HealeyJanuary 11, 2021

Our friend Will Leitch has a great piece over at MLB.com this morning, looking at the longest-tenured players on each MLB club: Though the Hot …

Mets Get Lindor, Carrasco

by Mark HealeyJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

“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 Jerry MilaniJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 20211

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

by Mark HealeyDecember 30, 20201

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

by Jerry MilaniDecember 16, 20201

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

by Jerry MilaniDecember 16, 20201

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

by Jerry MilaniDecember 9, 2020

“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

by Mark HealeyDecember 9, 2020December 9, 2020

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

by Mark HealeyDecember 8, 2020December 8, 2020

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 …