All of us here have been in agreement that it was a bad job by the Mets to deny the Yankees Triple-A affiliate in Scranton the opportunity to play in Newark while their home park, PNC Field, is under renovation. In case you are in the dark about what I am referring to, the Yankees asked […]

A few weeks ago, several writers were asked by Mike Silva to write a small piece on “The Most Intriguing Yankees Prospects for 2012,” not necessarily the top guys, but guys who are at a crossroads or as I thought, need to have a big impact this season for the future of the parent club. […]

I have the pleasure of Ralph Branca headlining the show tonight. Ralph recently published a book with David Ritz called “A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace.” Hear him talk about the “shot heard ’round the world” and how the Giants stole the 1951 pennant with an elaborate system to steal signs […]

Yesterday night started with a typical media fake outrage talking point in the Jose Reyes batting title controversy. Regardless of the fact that players before Reyes have sat out to protect their stats, somehow the New York media found it offensive that Reyes elected to bunt for a hit to start the game, and then […]

Legendary Star Ledger sports writer Jerry Izenberg breaks the story and gives all the dirty details about how the Yankees had reached agreement with Essex County and the Newark Bears to move their AAA team from Scranton to Newark for ONE YEAR, as their Scranton ballpark gets much needed renovations. It would have been not […]

The last time the Mets blocked a minor league team from coming into the Tri-State Area it led to the wildly successful Long Island Ducks and the Atlantic League. Seventeen years later the Mets play the baseball grinch again by blocking the Scranton Yankees from playing their 2012 International League home schedule at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium […]

The Rockland Boulders debuted this past June in the Can-Am League, but I have spent very little time covering the team. In a town that has two major baseball franchises, minor league teams in Coney Island and Trenton, and the Long Island Ducks, it’s difficult to generate press even in humble quarters like this site. […]

Every Friday I take a look at what is going on with Independent Baseball. Today, I took at look at the Newark Bears and wonder if there still is a future for this troubled Can-Am League team. Baseball in Newark has a rich tradition that dates back to 1902. There were the Newark Indians, Newark […]

Every Friday during the season I am going to discuss something regarding independent baseball. When you think of the various leagues across the country what usually comes to mind are ballplayers that just aren’t good enough for affiliated baseball. Yes, many are a notch below, but the 2001 Newark Bears were a team that went […]

I will, as I do every year, follow the Atlantic League and the Long Island Ducks throughout the season. The Ducks will begin their twelfth season tonight on the road in Bridgeport to play the Bluefish. Every Friday I am going to try and share an Atlantic League fact or player of interest that is […]

I think the yuma scorpions in arizona need a manager and a hitting coach maybe my twin brother and I will take those positionsless than a minute ago via TweetCaster Favorite Retweet ReplyJose CansecoJoseCanseco Maybe Jose Canseco is not done with baseball. After sending out the above tweet last week, it was announced that Jose […]

Former Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz joined me last night on 1240 AM WGBB. He talked about his new role as the hitting/pitching coach for the Newark Bears in the independent Can-Am League. We reminisced about his big homers in the 95′ ALDS, ’96 World Series, and catching Andy Pettitte against John Smoltz in Game 5. […]

I will be live from the studios of 1240 AM WGBB tonight at 10pm I hope to have former Yankee, and current hitting/pitching coach of the Newark Bears, Jim Leyritz join me. We will talk about his new role with the Bears and remember his postseason heroics. Newsday sports reporter Jim Baumbach returns to the […]

A couple of ’96 Yankees are in the news today. Of course, Andy Pettitte announced his retirement today. Another member of that team, Jim Leyritz, is back in baseball as he will serve as the hitting and pitching coach for the Newark Bears. Newark has been part of the Atlantic League, they will shift over […]

This is about a week late, but some interesting news from the Atlantic League via Atlantic League Notebook: First, the Newark Bears will join the Canadian - American Association in 2011 meaning the Atlantic League will have to create a travel team until 2012 when a new team will begin play in Loudoun County, VA. […]