Keith Osik
Fall Ball Series: Farmingdale
For a span of seven years, winning a Skyline Conference championship was an annual tradition for the Farmingdale State team. I was a part of two of those titles, and there was three more after that. Something strange happened in 2015–someone else was crowned champions (Old Westbury). Then it happened again in 2016 (St. Joseph’s). And again this past year (Maritime). As the calendar approaches 2018, the Rams will be looking to return to the mountain top, a spot that was so familiar for the program. They will have to do so without two of their critical players from last season; Matt Seelinger and Dalton McCarthy, who both graduated. Seelinger was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, becoming the first player selected in the MLB Draft since 1979. I was down at their intrasquad today...
Podcast: Discussing the Mount Rushmore of Long Island Baseball Players
We had two very special guests on the podcast today discussing the best seasons in Long Island baseball history. Gregg Sarra, 32-year veteran reporter for Newsday and Sal Mignano (583 career wins) together have seen plenty of talented players on the diamond. We discussed who the best of the best are.
St. Charles Sports Medicine Hosts “Injuries in Baseball” Symposium
Earlier today St. Charles Sports Medicine hosted their second annual “Injuries in Baseball” Symposium at Ward Melville HS. The event was a must-attend for all coaches, parents and athletes as Dr. Luga Podesta, former team doctor of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Los Angeles Dodgers, went into great detail on his research of how to prevent injuries in young pitchers. Also on the panel was former MLB catcher Tom Gregorio, current Philadelphia Phillies International Director of Scouting Sal Agostinelli, legendary Shoreham-Wading River Head Coach Sal Mignano. Dr. Gregory Mallo, Dr. Danielle DeGiogrio and Dr. Ray Mattfield also contributed their findings and opinions. They combined their decades of experience and provided insight that is critical for all members of the baseba...
Kyle Strovink Commits to Lamar University
A lot of people like to bring attention to themselves by boasting about who they know. In fact, I had a kid brag to me the other day that he went to school with Steven Matz. Kyle Strovink is not one of those people. It might be easy to expect things handed to you when your uncle was a 10-year veteran in the big leagues; Keith Osik and your father played minor league ball. The senior from Rocky Point doesn’t walk around with that type of entitlement. Rather, he lets his play and work ethic do the talking. After his junior season in which he hit four HRs, he then signed his letter of intent to play at Div-I Lamar University in Texas. The Lamar opportunity came about because Pat Shortt of the MLB Scouting Bureau recommended my brother and I to the head coach Jim Gilligan. Coach Gilligan...
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