Breaking News
Marcus Stroman Drops Verse on Mike Stud’s “These Days Remix”
We’ve already seen what he can do on the mound in the big leagues but now he’s flexing his vocal chords in the studio. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3HOxMFIIdo] Toronto Blue Jays ace and Medford native, Marcus Stroman, contributed a verse on his longtime friend, and up-and-coming artist, Mike Stud’s fourth studio album “These Days”. The song, also titled “These Days” is an ode to the duo’s new found success. Below is a transcript of the lyrics. It does not appear in the music video. “Everything I see up in my head just comes to life Got my day 1’s rollin ’round with me on every single flight Yeah that’s right That’s life, spoil everyone’s that’s with me Made it rain in Vegas wi...
Long Island Titans Hold Media Day
The Long Island Titans held their annual Media Day at the Cove Academy in Glen Cove today. Of their 2016 graduating class, 41 players have signed their letters of intent to play college ball. Of that group 30 were in attendance. Twelve players will go on to play Div-I baseball. That group includes Tristan Amone (Fairfield), Tyler Arella (Villanova), Brandon Bonanno (Stony Brook), Brandon Fanizza (NYIT), Nick Grande (Stony Brook), Garrett Heaton (Stony Brook), John LaRocca (Monmouth), Straton Podaras (Radford), Kyle Strovink (Lamar), Marc Wangenstein (Albany), Ray Weber (Albany) and Robert Weissheier (Hofstra). The Titans have done a tremendous job of getting their ballplayers to the next level. A vast majority of the local players recognize that and have chosen to play with them. “Wh...
Announcement
Baseball on the Island will be hosting its first annual Awards Banquet on Dec. 23 at the Mediterranean Manor in East Patchogue. Click Here to read about National Scouting Report–the number one recruiting agency in the nation! Event Information: The reception will begin at 7 p.m. and conclude at 11 p.m. All players receiving awards will be allowed to bring their significant other and/or parents. Coaches are welcome to come as well with their wife/kids. There will be unlimited Hors d’oeuvres served for the first hour followed by dinner with six delicious options. Upon the conclusion of the awards ceremony, there will be an occasion cake and an Ice Cream Sundae Bar. Soft drinks will be included (soda, juice, non-alcoholic frozen drinks) and alcohol will be available to be purchase...
Baseball Players React to the Passing of Yogi Berra
Legendary baseball player Yogi Berra passed away today at the age of 90. He played 18 of his 19 year career with the New York Yankees. During that time, he won 10 World Series and three MVPs while finishing in second place on two other occasions. Berra finished with a .285 career batting average with 358 home runs and 1430 RBI. He compiled a career OPS of .830. Just as famous as Yogi was on the field, he was possibly more famous for his “Yogi-isms”. Among his most notable quotes was “it ain’t over ’til it’s over”, “when you come to a fork in the road, take it,” and “90 percent of the game is half mental.” Here are some tweets from Long Island and notable baseball players expressing their sadness over the passing of a New Yor...
Marcus Stroman Makes Season Debut Tomorrow
It has been a long road back, but Marcus Stroman will finally make his season debut tomorrow afternoon in Yankee Stadium. It couldn’t come at a better time for the first place Toronto Blue Jays, who are looking to stave off the New York Yankees. The Pat-Med grad is coming off an 11-6 season with a 3.65 ERA over 130.2 IP in his rookie year. He compiled a 1.17 WHIP and struck out 7.6 per nine. He tore his ACL during Spring Training while attempting to avoid Josh Donaldson during PFPs and it was while accepted that he would miss the entire 2015 season. Thanks to his work ethic and the physical therapists at Duke University, he was able to recover much quicker than anticipated and he was able to make three minor league rehab starts. He will join a surprisingly strong rotation thanks to t...
Danny Burawa Recalled by Atlanta Braves, Throws Two Shutout Innings in Debut
Lost in the shuffle of the slew of Long Islanders making an impact in pro ball this season has been Danny Burawa. The Rocky Point grad, and former St. John’s closer, originally made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees this season on June 21 when he allowed four ER in 0.2 IP against the Detroit Tigers. On August 5, he was designated for assignment by the Yankees and scooped up by the Atlanta Braves. During his stint with the Triple-A affiliate Gwinnett Braves he threw 64.2 IP, struck out 57, walked 32, compiled a 2.64 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. He was promoted when the rosters expanded on September 1 and made his team debut that night against Miami. He struck out four in two shutout innings. In the ninth, he struck out Martin Prado, Justin Bour and Marcell Ozuna consecutively. Burawa has ...
Next Level Titans Qualify for Prestigious Perfect Game Tournament in Jupiter, FLA
The Next Level Titans rolled through a 64-team tournament with an undefeated 7-0 record this week and they now qualify for the prestigious Perfect Game tournament in Jupiter, FLA which will feature the top amateur teams from across the world. During the tournament, they scored 64 runs while allowing only 10. Rob Weissheier, a 2016 graduate of Chaminade that is committed to Hofstra, was named the MVP of the tournament. Head Coach Shaun Manning stated that the team received tremendous defense all tournament from Cameron Tomaiko. The junior from St. Anthony’s made two stellar plays in their extra inning victory. The first came on a diving catch in the gap and the second came on a perfect relay throw to nail the would-be winning run in the seventh inning. The Titans turned eight double p...
Blue Jays Tentatively Map Out the Season Debut for Marcus Stroman
Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos addressed the Toronto media today and announced the team has tentatively mapped out the rehab assignment, including the season debut for Marcus Stroman. After throwing his simulated game today, he will make a rehab assignment with Single-A Lansing on September 2 and then with Triple-A Buffalo on September 7. If all goes well, he will start against the New York Yankees in New York on September 12. That would be an incredibly anticipated season debut in front of his hometown fans and it will certainly carry playoff implications. He made three starts against the Yankees last year. His first came on June 17 against Masahiro Tanaka, in which he struggled through 3.2 innings, allowing two ER and throwing 98 pitches. He responded with a stellar 8 inning outing, allow...
Nick Tropeano Recalled, Will Start Tomorrow Against Chicago
[mlbvideo id=”86594183″ width=”400″ height=”224″ /] The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim did not think they had any rotational needs. That was until recently when C.J. Wilson suffered a torn UCL that required season-ending ligament replacement surgery and Matt Shoemaker being demoted to Triple-A for ineffectiveness. Fortunately, they had a big league caliber starter, Nick Tropeano, waiting in the wings for the Salt Lake Bees. The West Islip grad and Stony Brook star has made two starts in the big leagues this season, April 23rd in which he received the win and July 24 when he received the loss. This time around, it figures to be for a longer stint. Tropeano believes that to be the case. “Yeah, I feel like last year having that small stint in the major...
Bradley Camarda Commits to Hofstra
It was a typically cold Spring day on March 31 and when you factor in playing on the frigid east end and against the reigning Long Island Champions in West Islip, it was going to be a tough task for any pitcher. Half Hollow Hills West was faced with replacing Aaron Glickstein, their ace coming off a 10-0 season and with the ink barely dried on his letter of intent to Stony Brook, who had recently gotten Tommy John surgery. His replacement was sophomore Bradley Camarda. Unfazed, even with Newsday and Baseball on the Island in the stands, the young right hander went out and delivered a remarkable outing, forcing his way into the conversation of top pitchers on the island. That outing put his name on the map and he proceeded to win four games for his team, who went 15-5 but had their season c...
Travis Jankowski Promoted to the Big Leagues by San Diego Padres
It became official during a press conference by San Diego Padres GM, and Huntington native, A.J. Preller that the club would be promoting Triple-A outfielder, and former Stony Brook star, Travis Jankowski. The Lancaster, PA native was tearing the cover off the ball in the minor leagues, .335/.413/.425, between Double and Triple-A, and his play could not be ignored. The Padres had a glut of outfielders but dealt Will Venable to the Texas Rangers and, all of a sudden, a spot opened up. Jankowski is known for his tremendous hitting ability and speed. Prior to his professional days, he made a name for himself in the Cape Cod league during the summer of 2011 and proceeded to dominate the America East in 2012 by leading the Sea Wolves to the College World Series and smashing a program-record 110...
Matt Hogan Commits to Vanderbilt
"By all accounts, Hogan is the most talented position player to come through Long Island in a generation."
