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Three Leagues, One Legend: Remembering The Life and Mets Days of George Altman
Baseball lost one of its great travelers this week. And I don’t mean the “Edwin Jackson played for fourteen different teams” kind of traveler. I mean the “he basically was the poster child for TSA PreCheck for three different baseball worlds” variety traveler. George Altman — Negro Leaguer, Major Leaguer, Japanese baseball star, two-time All-Star, and possessor of enough passport stamps to make Rick Steves ask for travel advise, passed away at 92. Bob Kendrick of the Negro L

Mark Rosenman
Nov 275 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #37: From Norfolk to Nippon: The Roberto Petagine Tale
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 143 min read


Kon’nichiwa, Cooperstown!
It’s one thing when the fans of a particular player or team make the trek to Cooperstown for the Induction of their favorites into...

Mark Rosenman
Jul 2715 min read
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