(The trained eye can identify Fran Healy as the Giants catcher.) A photo that caught the eye of Kevin Kierst, and wouldn't let go, is one of those staged, hokey things that pictures Rod Kanehl, Jim Hickman, Gil Hodges, Frank Thomas and Charlie Neal,...

Michigan. “The beauty of baseball is that it’s a new game every day. I never thought we were that bad. There were some pretty good guys on the team, especially the old Dodgers.” Although they also tended to skew old, veteran valiants like Roger Craig,...

Koosman was disappointed when Wes Westrum was relieved of his managerial duties by the New York Mets. Koosman said that Westrum had been very kind to him "...so I was pretty disheartened when he got released." When it was announced that Gil Hodges would...

Hodges was in battle zones at Tinian and Okinawa. There are rumors that he killed more than one Japanese soldier with his bare hands. While managing the Senators, there was an incident that characterized Gil Hodges' toughness and sensitivity. Ryne...

In his final year on their ballot, he got over half the writers’ vote. In one of my all-time favorite facts, aside from players still currently on the BBWAA ballot, only one guy who ever received over half the votes from the BBWAA is not currently in...

Field in St. Petersburg, Florida they were a collection of washed up players and youngsters not ready for the majors. In order to spark interest in the team, Weiss had used the expansion draft to acquire former New York big leaguers whom the fans...

The drama of Tom Coughlin, a coach about to be fired so many times you lose count, now taking his place with the most revered coaches or managers in all of New York sports history, with the great Red Holzman, with Joe Torre, with Gil Hodges in 1969,...

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer. Ryder or Riot #WWWYKI challenged Pedro Martinez, and still looks great. He’s accomplished so much for being capable of so little. "I didn't come...

Dark, Dick Williams, Sparky Anderson, Tony LaRussa and Jim Leyland are the others). On Aug. 5, 1975, the Mets relieved Berra of his managerial duties. It was the second time that a New York team had fired him. Berra took over as Mets manager in April...

Dirk Nowitzki was at least 0 for his last 14 3-point attempts. This guy played on the reigning NBA champions, is a likely Hall of Famer, and has hit something near 40% of his 3-point attempts the last two years and nearly 38% for his career, and he...

There is a conference call at 1 p.m. I'll report back after that. The Mets Hall of Fame now has 26 members. The previous Hall of Fame members in order of the year they were inducted are: Joan Payson (1981); Casey Stengel (1981); Gil Hodges (1982);...

There is a conference call at 1 p.m. I'll report back after that. The Mets Hall of Fame now has 26 members. The previous Hall of Fame members in order of the year they were inducted are: Joan Payson (1981); Casey Stengel (1981); Gil Hodges (1982);...

Keep in mind that I tried as hard as possible to avoid technicalities — if the player wasn't significant to both teams, I wasn't interested. So no Duke Snider with the Giants, no Frank Robinson. And managing didn't count, so there's no place for Gil...

Dickey, of course, made the climb in support of Bombay Teen Challenge. "Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer. Ryder or Riot #WWWYKI "Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched...

The lifts, which will take place around-the-clock, require full, periodic closure of the bridge to traffic. It takes approximately 15 minutes to raise and lower the bridge, which has a clearance of 150 feet above water in its raised position. Federal...

Joining Mets manager Casey Stengel, whom the Yankees had fired for not winning the 1960 World Series, Berra batted nine times, managing two hits. He then became a full-time Mets coach. Those nine at-bats prevented Berra from being a Yankee for his...

Recreation and Cultural Affairs Committee of Community Board 6 will meet at the Cobble Hill Community Room, 250 Baltic St. The meeting will feature a presentation and discussion about the proposed dog run at Hicks Street near Hamilton Avenue and a...

The vessels being used to transfer necessary sand to the site require clearance under the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, requiring the bridge to be raised to safely allow the vessels to travel. The bridge crosses Rockaway Inlet and connects...

He gets his batters into the lineup, even if he has to play them slightly out of position. His pitching staff, mostly contact-oriented groundball pitchers, has struggled. Collins is most similar to Bobby Valentine and Jeff Torborg in terms of strategy,...