Two recent baseball events caused fond memories to come charging back, while reinforcing the inter-generational hold that New York baseball has on my family.
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8/3/23
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It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/3/23
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Baseball is back. Spring training is over. Opening Day is here. In a world of chaos and danger, baseball, to me, is the one constant, my trusted safety zone.
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3/30/23
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As a 3-year-old playing wiffle ball in his Valley Stream backyard, Vito Friscia would pretend he was New York Yankee legends Paul O’Neil and Tino Martinez.
Two decades later, Friscia will now …
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By Andrew Coen
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6/21/19
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Valley Stream Little League and the Valley Stream Baseball League are no longer rivals — the two opposing leagues recently merged to better accommodate the community’s skill level.
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/31/17
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Baseball season is upon us, and over the past few weeks, Little Leaguers have taken the field, sporting brightly colored uniforms and freshly oiled gloves. The smell of the grass . . .
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4/27/17
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The Valley Stream Hawks U-12 baseball team won its second Nassau County Youth Baseball League Championship in two years on Aug. 14 — the culmination of a three-day annual tournament held at Mitchel …
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By Nick Ciccone
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8/31/16
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Valbrook Baseball Camp is designed for aspiring baseball players from ages 5 through 14 who are looking to improve their skills, learn more about the game and . . .
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By Teri Ann Loeser
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6/30/16
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Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra left school in the eighth grade to help support his family. He grew up poor . . .
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10/1/15
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Players and their families gathered at Firemen’s Field in Valley Stream on Aug. 1 for the awarding of trophies for the Valley Stream Sandlot Baseball League’s spring season.
“I know it’s …
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By Micah Danney
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8/13/15
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