Baseball may be the great American pastime, but in New York, it is a religion. Names like Ruth, Mays, Gehrig, Wright and Robinson live in the hearts and minds of New York fans like apostles. From the street corner to the subway car, debates about which Yankee, Giant, Dodger or Met is better than another have raged on for more than one hundred years. Now, the best of the best are chosen for each position as New York's all-time greatest team is imagined. Shoo-ins like the Babe and Jackie have their stories told with a fresh perspective. The compelling case for Mike Piazza, not Yogi Berra, as cat... Read More
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Baseball may be the great American pastime, but in New York, it is a religion. Names like Ruth, Mays, Gehrig, Wright and Robinson live in the hearts and minds of New York fans like apostles. From the street corner to the subway car, debates about which Yankee, Giant, Dodger or Met is better than another have raged on for more than one hundred years. Now, the best of the best are chosen for each position as New York's all-time greatest team is imagined. Shoo-ins like the Babe and Jackie have their stories told with a fresh perspective. The compelling case for Mike Piazza, not Yogi Berra, as cat... Read More
Baseball may be the great American pastime, but in New York, it is a religion. Names like Ruth, Mays, Gehrig, Wright and Robinson live in the hearts and minds of New York fans like apostles. From the street corner to the subway car, debates about which Yankee, Giant, Dodger or Met is better than another have raged on for more than one hundred years. Now, the best of the best are chosen for each position as New York's all-time greatest team is imagined. Shoo-ins like the Babe and Jackie have their stories told with a fresh perspective. The compelling case for Mike Piazza, not Yogi Berra, as catcher is sure to spark arguments. Sportswriter Mark Healey crafts the Gotham baseball team through captivating tales of the legends of the New York game.
Details
Pages: 208
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Sports
Publication Date: 6th April 2020
State: New York
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467141635
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
Reviews
"Many a sportswriter in a column and many a baseball fan in a New York City sports bar have tried to say that their guys were the best; but what if you could put the greatest in Gotham's rich baseball history - the very, very best - on one team? In "Gotham Baseball: New York's All-Time Team" longtime Queens print and broadcast journalist Mark C. Healey endeavors to do just that -- and start a few more arguments along the way." Queens Chronicle
Author Bio
Mark C. Healey has been a journalist for more than twenty-five years. He is currently the editor in chief of The Wave, an award-winning newspaper in Rockaway Beach, New York. He lives in Lynbrook, New York, with his wife, Cailin, and his three children, Julia, Jack and Jessica. This is his first book.
Baseball may be the great American pastime, but in New York, it is a religion. Names like Ruth, Mays, Gehrig, Wright and Robinson live in the hearts and minds of New York fans like apostles. From the street corner to the subway car, debates about which Yankee, Giant, Dodger or Met is better than another have raged on for more than one hundred years. Now, the best of the best are chosen for each position as New York's all-time greatest team is imagined. Shoo-ins like the Babe and Jackie have their stories told with a fresh perspective. The compelling case for Mike Piazza, not Yogi Berra, as catcher is sure to spark arguments. Sportswriter Mark Healey crafts the Gotham baseball team through captivating tales of the legends of the New York game.
Pages: 208
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Sports
Publication Date: 6th April 2020
State: New York
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467141635
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
"Many a sportswriter in a column and many a baseball fan in a New York City sports bar have tried to say that their guys were the best; but what if you could put the greatest in Gotham's rich baseball history - the very, very best - on one team? In "Gotham Baseball: New York's All-Time Team" longtime Queens print and broadcast journalist Mark C. Healey endeavors to do just that -- and start a few more arguments along the way." Queens Chronicle
Mark C. Healey has been a journalist for more than twenty-five years. He is currently the editor in chief of The Wave, an award-winning newspaper in Rockaway Beach, New York. He lives in Lynbrook, New York, with his wife, Cailin, and his three children, Julia, Jack and Jessica. This is his first book.
