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The thing I remember most, 15 years later, is not the Mike Piazza homer. No, the thing I remember most is Bobby Valentine rocking back and forth as Diana Ross sang “God Bless America,” smiling, singing, shouting his approval, exuding both joy and defiance at the same time. Valentine, then the Mets’ manager, had immersed himself in the recovery process after 9/11. Years later, he would become an object of…

Some 500 rare baseball artifacts including a “Shoeless” Joe Jackson game-used bat, an 1887 autographed photo of former Boston player Mike “King” Kelly, a Carl Yastrzemski rookie card and material from the Negro Leagues are going on the auction block at Christie’s next month. “The Golden Age of Baseball” sale will feature $5 million worth of memorabilia from the National Pastime Museum, an online museum featuring items from a private…

Anthony Rieber Anthony Rieber has been at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998 and in his current position since 2004. This has all happened already. A famous athlete from another sport announces he wants to play baseball. He is signed to a minor-league contract. The sports world and media go nuts. People get upset that he’s even trying it. Baseball is too hard, they say. The guy is too old and…

In Tim Tebow, the Mets now have their Ben Affleck equivalent. The guy whose obvious talents, at multiple positions, are mitigated by a polarizing personality. Even before Thursday, the Mets had their Matt Damon. That would be Kelly Johnson. “What does that mean?” Johnson asked The Post, when the comparison was presented to him this past week in Cincinnati. The comparison first occurred to me when the Mets reacquired Johnson…

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Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow on Thursday agreed to terms with the Mets. As noted in this very space, Tebow, who’s 29 years old and hasn’t played organized baseball since high school, will report to fall instructs to work on his fledgling yet aging baseball skills. Needless to say, this is a critical and very fundamental step toward his stated goal of making the major leagues….

The morning after their bittersweet victory in the third and final game of the Intercity League baseball championship in August, members of the Lexington Blue Sox paid tribute to their critically ill teammate Dave Ahern. The first and only baseball All-American at Babson College, Mr. Ahern was in his fifth season with the Blue Sox when he was found unconscious and in cardiac arrest Aug. 18 in his South Boston…

New York — Rookie Tyler Austin hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the New York Yankees their season-high fifth straight victory, 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. Brian McCann hit two homers for the Yankees, who moved a season-high nine games over .500 (74-65). Austin homered off Erasmo Ramirez (7-11) on a 3-2 pitch for his third homer since…

4:31 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Tim Tebow is beginning his professional baseball career at 29 years old, so the New York Mets can exercise only so much patience in seeing what they have. It’s a baseball judgment they claim they’ll make internally, with no preconceived notions and minimal regard for public perception. “I think this will run its natural course,” general manager Sandy Alderson said on…

The morning after their bittersweet victory in the third and final game of the Intercity League baseball championship in August, members of the Lexington Blue Sox paid tribute to their critically ill teammate Dave Ahern. The first and only baseball All-American at Babson College, Mr. Ahern was in his fifth season with the Blue Sox when he was found unconscious and in cardiac arrest Aug. 18 in his South Boston…

4:31 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Tim Tebow is beginning his professional baseball career at 29 years old, so the New York Mets can exercise only so much patience in seeing what they have. It’s a baseball judgment they claim they’ll make internally, with no preconceived notions and minimal regard for public perception. “I think this will run its natural course,” general manager Sandy Alderson said on…

Tim Tebow has returned to professional sports after signing a baseball contract with the New York Mets, the team confirmed on its Twitter account. The 29-year-old signed a minor league contract and will participate in the Mets’ instructional league in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Tebow, a former Heisman Trophy winner and first round draft pick for the Denver Broncos, played three largely disappointing seasons in the NFL, first with…

The Tim Tebow sweepstakes appears to be gaining more steam and more potential suitors with each passing day. It was reported that 28 teams showed up to his Aug. 30 showcase. Over the weekend, we learned two teams — the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies — had emerged from the pack with defined interest in signing Tebow to a minor-league contract. Now though, there’s word that as many as eight…

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If you think winning a gold medal in gymnastics is fun, wait until you hear about the fringe benefits. The United States’ flipping phenoms got to meet Zac Efron, went to the MTV Video Music Awards, and—joy of joys—had the pleasure of throwing out first pitches at various major-league baseball games. Simone Biles did the honors in Houston before making the trip to Rio de Janeiro. Madison Kocian and Laurie…

Cal Ripken Jr’s. streak is one that will likely never be broken. (via Hettepop) Since the inception of professional sports, we have records of athletes participating in games and representing teams. In professional baseball, as early as 1916, players have compiled streaks of consecutive games played, the most significant of which are over 500 games. These “iron men” are recognized for an impressive endurance in appearing in a game with…

A visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a must for every baseball fan, but short of a trip to Cooperstown, N.Y., fans can treat themselves to a new experience starting today. The Hall unveiled Wednesday the Hall of Fame Digital Archive Project, 25 volumes of 10 different Babe Ruth scrapbooks in the collection that will be available online for the first time. These scrapbooks, created by…

Irish poets learn your trade Sing whatever is well made. . . . — William Butler Yeats, “Under Ben Bulben” LOS ANGELES For 67 years, the son of Vincent and Bridget Scully, immigrants who came to New York City from County Cavan, Ireland, has been plying his trade. For eight years on the East Coast and 59 on the West Coast, on radio and television, he has strolled with Brooklyn Dodgers fans…

Joey Votto, you’ve come so far. Last month, Votto lost his cool after a Reds fan got in the way of his attempt at catching a foul ball. He gave the fan a cold staredown then grabbed the Reds logo on his jersey. Between innings, Votto felt bad and returned to give the fan an autographed baseball with an apology note and took a photo with him. That was nice,…

Cubs outfielder Matt Szczur watched Tim Tebow’s baseball workout last Tuesday on television and was curious to see how Tebow’s pursuit of baseball would fare after not playing competitively since his junior season at Nease High School in Florida in the spring of 2004 so he could pursue a football career. After all, Szczur was a two-sport standout at Villanova University and played baseball only because of the enjoyment. “Football…