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Double Blackjack: The Best and Worst Deals made by the New York Mets in their years of existence 5 reviews
Larry Liebenthal
iUniverse, Inc., 2004
Amazin, Amazin, Amazin
+ amazing book
This is a wonderful book written by Liebenthal and very detailed. What else can you say about the Mets for the past 43 seasons you come to suspect the worst from this team from the Ryan-Fregosi deal to the Kazmir-Zambrano trade? This book although short and just gives a lot what of "what ifs" ...
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Big League Survivor 1 review
Benny Agbayani
Watermark Publishing, 2000
Totally Awesome
Excellent writing from a local hawaiian author of a local hawaiian baseball player realizing his dreams in the major leagues.
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Miracle Year, 1969: Amazing Mets and Super Jets1 review
Bill Gutman
Sports Publishing LLC, 2004
A VERY GOOD READ
THIS BOOK COVERS THE 2 MIRACLES CONCERNING THE JETS AND METS OF 1969, WHO BOTH PULLED OF MAJOR UPSETS. HOW THEY ACCOMPLISHED THIS IS WRITTEN IN DETAIL AND DESCRIBES BOTH THE PLAYOFFS AND REGULAR SEASON. ALSO TELLS US HOW EACH TEAM WAS ASSEMBLED AND A BRIEF HISTORY. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS FOR ALL ...
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The Subway Series: The Yankees, the Mets and a Season to Remember (The Official Commemorative of the 2000 ...2 reviews
McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 2000
The Subway Series
+ A must-have for any true Yankee or Met Fan!
I actually don't like either the Yankees or Mets, but this book caught my eye with great pictures and an overall analysis of the Yanks and Mets 2000 season and playoffs. All the exciting moments are in this book and I can't get over the great pictures this book has to offer. This is a great book ...
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Heat: My Life on and Off the Diamond 10 reviews
Dwight Gooden, Bob Klapisch
William Morrow, 1999
Drug abuse can destroy anyone.
+ bubba jr
+ THE GOODEN WE DID NOT KNOW
+ You oughta be in pitchers
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Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Met's First Year 6 reviews
Jimmy Breslin
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2003
It's ABOUT TIME They Republished This Jewel!
+ Baseball as Entertainment
+ A timely reprint!
Jimmy Breslin, really, wrote only one book which ought to be required reading for anyone, even if they do not appreciate immediately the sublime, ridiculous, and surreal that was the 1962 New York Mets. Of every page and paragraph I have ever read of that wonderfully absurdist gathering of ...
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The New York Mets: A Photographic History1 review
Jon Scher
John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1995
Great photos
If you're looking for a lot in the way of a full-blown team history, however, you're in the wrong place. However, if you'd like a nice, hardcover, coffeetable book full of nice Mets photos, this is a good buy. I think this title is out of print, but you can probably find it in good condition (and ...
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The Worst Team Money Could Buy6 reviews
Bob Klapisch, John Harper
Bison Books, 2005
10 Year Anniversary Edition of this book is due
+ compelling from start to finish --
+ Fascinating look at how sports journalism has changed
+ Very good book
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Ya Gotta Believe: My Roller-Coaster Life As a Screwball Pitcher and Part-Time Father, and My Hope-Filled ...10 reviews
Tug McGraw, Don Yaeger
NAL Hardcover, 2004
A crazy and honest ride
+ Become a believer and then hooked on the book
+ I will always Believe
+ Explains the life of a baseball player in the 70's
+ Great Read
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Amazin': The Miraculous History of New York's Most Beloved Baseball Team 18 reviews
Peter Golenbock
St. Martin's Press, 2002
A really good read for all baseball fans.
Whilst not the most storied franchise in the MLB, the Mets history is still packed with incident and character. Mr Golenbock has a real eye for the details which shaped the Shea team's destiny. I would reccommend this book to all baseball lovers, also i would reccommend reading Moneyball, Ball Four ...
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Pure Baseball14 reviews
Keith Hernandez
Harper Perennial, 1995
outstanding
+ Worth the time for the advanced fan
+ A MUST read for the real fan
Easily the best baseball education in print that I've ever seen. It's like taking a master's course in baseball. You have an opportunity to almost sit down with a major leaguer and say "Teach Me" and he does. Keith has a bit of a weakness as far as pitch sequencing and understanding missed ...
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The New York Mets Encyclopedia7 reviews
Peter C Bjarkman
Sports Publishing LLC, 2003
For all devoted Mets fans and sports bar trivia buffs
+ After a Long Wait, It's Finally Here!
Peter Bjarkman has published more than thirty-five books on baseball and basketball history. The New York Mets Encyclopedia is his latest work and presents the Mets fan and sports historian with an exhaustive, 325 page encyclopedia covering all aspects of the New York Mets baseball team, profusely ...
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New York Mets (America's Game)
Chris W. Sehnert, Paul Joseph
Abdo & Daughters Publishing, 1997
Focuses on key players and events in the history of the New York Mets, from their formation in 1962 through their up and down seasons over the next thirty-plus years.
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Ya Gotta Believe!: The 40th Anniversary New York Mets Fan Book1 review
Michael Lichtenstein
St. Martin's Griffin, 2002
Ya Gotta Believe Its Another Mets Book
This book was an average read as far as accounts of the history of the New York Mets go. Admittedly, I have been spoiled by some excellent ones recently, but this book just did not meet the standard to me. The best parts of the book are the trivia questions and the brief biographies of key Mets ...
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Art of Pitching7 reviews
Tom Seaver
Harper Paperbacks, 1994
Essential for Every Pitching Coach
+ SEAVER MIGHT BE THE BEST EVER
+ A great reference that should be completed later-on
Tom Seaver completely breaks down the technical aspects of pitching. I've used the techniques explained in the book to improve little league players I have coached resulting in success.
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Amazin' Mets: The Miracle of 69 (Daily News Legends Series) 3 reviews
N. Y.) Daily News (New York
Sports Publishing, 1999
A wonderful time for baseball
This is a simply wonderful trip down memory lane, and the forward by the always classy Ed Kranepool only adds to the fun. Miss this one at your own risk!
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The Curious Case of Sidd Finch: A Novel4 reviews
George Plimpton
Da Capo Press, 2004
Not your usual Plimpton Plays with the Pros book
+ An Enjoyable Baseball Novel
+ curious case of sidd finch
If you didn't know George Plimpton and you read the book jacket blurbs, you might wonder just who this Sidd Finch really was. You might even remember that Sports Illustrated featured Finch in 1985, and you may not have noticed that it was their April (Fool) issue. Plimpton weaves a whimsical tale ...
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The Mets Fan's Little Book of Wisdom (Little Book of Wisdom (Taylor))1 review
Bucky Fox
Taylor Trade Publishing, 2006
Little Book of Wisdom is the Key
As a long time Met's fan I found the information on the pages interesting and fun. The key though is the title of the book. Each page has a small snippet of information or anecdote on the Mets. This book does not go into an extensive discussion on the Mets or Mets history. It is not a detailed ...
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Amazin' Met Memories8 reviews
Howard Blatt
Albion Press (FL), 2002
A Loge Seat Behind The Plate On A Perfect July Night
+ Nice reference book not only for Mets fans
+ Amazin' Met Memories Was Amazin'
+ Another Met Miracle
+ If you like the Mets or baseball, read this book
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Amazing Mets Trivia4 reviews
Ross Adell, Ken Samelson
Taylor Trade Publishing, 2004
Simply Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing
+ Thanx for the memories, Ross!
+ Amazin!
+ To Your Memory, Ross Adell
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