It was a damp and chilly day at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark at
St. George on Sunday as many Baby Bomber fans braved the cool air and
light rain to help usher in another new season of Staten Island Yankees
baseball. The first 100 Season Ticket holders who waited in line were
the first fans allowed to enter the ballpark and were given the
opportunity to meet former a couple former New York Yankees.
Gotham Sports Media invites you to join us on a trip back in time - back to the 19th Century - as we once again take time out to celebrate Gotham's storied baseball history at our Third Annual Gotham Cup Vintage Base Ball Tournament!
For weeks, Gotham Nation has been voting to decide which of three fantastic cover designs would grace the eighth cover of Gotham Baseball Magazine. Balloting has taken place online and at live Gotham venues like Mickey Mantle's Restaurant.
After asking family, colleagues, friends and total strangers which they liked the most, the time has come to unveil the winner of the Gotham '08 Election.
The New Jersey Athletic Conference boasted one of the most competitive races for a conference title - and you wouldn't have known it if you only read the dailies! An amazing 6 team race was decided in a matter of a weekend as the NJAC ended a rousing regular season.
So, Los Angeles' new manager is Joe Torre of the Marine Park section of Brooklyn.
Another piece of Brooklyn goes west, fifty years after the Dodgers
left for the City of Angels. Actually, the Dodgers are playing
their 51st season in Los Angeles this year. Those of us
still remaining in Brooklyn who remember the team as the Brooklyn
Dodgers have only occasional flings with the nostalgia of the halcyon
days when New York City had three center fielders named Willie,
Mickey and the Duke
With every passing year, Tommy John becomes a little less unique. Four weeks shy of his 65th birthday, John is now just one of over 100
players to have the now-routine, once-revolutionary operation that
claims his namesake. Despite 288 career victories, John is also just
one of countless major leaguers who will never garner that little extra
respect needed to make the jump from “very good player” to “Hall of
Famer.”
Atlanta's John Smoltz (3-1. 0.78 ERA) looks to continue his
impressive start to the season as he faces the New York Mets in the
deciding game of a three-game series at Shea Stadium.