Brendan Mulligan

With all the recent talk of the Mets’ vaunted quartet of Matt Harvey-Jacob DeGrom-Noah Syndergaard-Steven Matz, it got me thinking; which Long Island team had the best starting staff in history? I had to do some fact-checking and talk to some people who have been around longer than I have to get an educated answer to this question. After much deliberation, here is the top six. 2007 Islip: Rob Rogers- Los Angeles Dodgers (32nd Round) Chris Burke- San Diego Padres (18th Round) Ed Macaluso- Iona  This team has a top three you could match up with anyone. The first two guys went on to play pro ball–albeit as an outfielder for Burke after smashing 31 HRs in his college career–and Macaluso won the Paul Gibson Award a senior with a 7-1 record and 1.05 ERA. As a unit, this team we...