When you think of the late Hall-of-Fame catcher Gary Carter you immediately remember his days in Montreal or leading the Mets to the ’86 World Series championship. Perhaps his final years in Los Angeles and San Francisco come to mind, as well. What you don’t think of is Carter in a Long Island Ducks uniform, but he […]
The York Revolution won their second consecutive Atlantic League Championship with a 6-3 victory over the Long Island Ducks in Game 4 of the series. Ducks ace Mike Loree carried a 2-1 lead through six innings, but the Ducks bullpen couldn’t hold on to it. York would pull even in the seventh inning on a run-scoring double play ball […]
It’s been a special season to date for the Long Island Ducks, but if they don’t win the next two games on the road against York they will go home without completing their goal of winning the Atlantic League Championship. The York Revolution defeated the Ducks 9-6 to take a 2-1 lead in the Championship […]
The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 9-0 tonight in Game Two of the Atlantic League Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark. The series is now tied at one apiece. York was one of the best offensive team in the Atlantic League and they showed why tonight hitting 3 homers off Ducks starter […]
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 […]
We cover all sorts of New York baseball stories here. The Mets and the Yankees are at the core of what I discuss, but baseball in this town is so much deeper than just the two big league clubs. You have great stories throughout the minors, college, and even amateur ranks. The Long Island Ducks […]
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 Long Island Ducks defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 9-8 in Game Four of the Liberty Division Championship Series to win the series 3-1. The Ducks overcame a 7-3 deficit by scoring 3 runs in the sixth, and tying the game on a J.R. House solo HR in the seventh. Southern Maryland would go […]
So is Brett Gardner a cheaper version of Carl Crawford as Brian Cashman claims? They both play good defense; they got are going to steal 50+ bases; and they both are going to get on base about 34-35% of the time. If there is ever an example of how batting average is a bad judge of […]
On Tuesday, Ducks RHP Mike Loree started Game 1 of the Liberty Division Championship Series, and led Long Island to a 6-3 victory with 6 innings of 2-run baseball. Four days earlier it was announced that he was named the team MVP by the fans. A season that started out in the Ducks bullpen and saw him […]
The Long Island Ducks continued their “dream season” with a 6-3 win over the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in Game 1 of the best of five Liberty Division Championship Series. The Ducks won both the first and second half titles, finishing a combined 78-47 record; the best in the Atlantic League. They will play the […]
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 we talk about Independent Baseball news, features, and history. Today we look at a brawl between two former Major Leagues in a game between the Yuma Scorpions and Chico Outlaws of the North American Baseball League. Mike Marshall and Tony Phillips faced off in the 1988 World Series. On Monday, the two faced off again in […]
Joining me tonight is Tim Bontemps of the New York Post. Tim covers the minor leagues for the Post, and was in attendance for Zack Wheeler‘s debut in St. Lucie. He will also give his thoughts on whether Jesus Montero and Manny Banuelos can help the Yankees down the stretch. I will discuss the Yankees […]
Every Friday we take a look at Independent Baseball. Today we do a smorgasbord of Independent news, history, and facts. Darryl Strawberry would play an important role on the 1996 Yankees. In a little less than half a season he hit 11 homers and drove in 36 runs. He hit .417 with 3 homers against the […]
