Examines one of baseballs most interesting and frustrating franchises, the New York Mets, drawing on interviews with players, coaches, sportswriters, fans, and others to chronicle the history of the team from 1962 to the present. The author of The Bronx Zoo takes readers into the heart of one of baseballs most interesting and frustrating franchises, the New York Mets, drawing on dozens of interviews with players, coaches, sportswriters, fans, and clubhouse personnel to chronicle the hisotry of the team from 1962 to the present day. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. From Tom Seaver to Gary Carter, Ron Swoboda to Al Leiter, from the teams inception to the current day, the New York Mets road to success has been a rutted and furrowed path. Now, with the help of New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock, the complete story of one of the most controversial teams in baseball history comes to life. Told from the voices of the men who experienced it firsthand, this compulsively readable account gives baseball fans the inside scoop on one of baseballs most popular teams. This is the true story of a group of men who won the hearts and shattered the dreams of generations. Utilizing dozens of personal interviews with players, coaches, fans, and sportswriters, Amazin takes readers on a journey from the Mets bumbling days as a new team in 1962, to their stunning World Championships in 1969 and 1986, right up through to today. In time for the fortieth anniversary of the New York Mets, Amazin is rich with unforgettable personalities and wondrous stories both funny and poignant. From Tom Seaver to Gary Carter, Ron Swoboda to Al Leiter, from the teams inception to the current day, the New York Mets road to success has been a rutted and furrowed path. Now, with the help of New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock, the complete story of one of the most controversial teams in baseball history comes to life. Told from the voices of the men who experienced it firsthand, this compulsively readable account gives baseball fans the inside scoop on one of baseballs most popular teams. This is the true story of a group of men who won the hearts and shattered the dreams of generations. Utilizing dozens of personal interviews with players, coaches, fans, and sportswriters, Amazin takes readers on a journey from the Mets bumbling days as a new team in 1962, to their stunning World Championships in 1969 and 1986, right up through to today. In time for the fortieth anniversary of the New York Mets, Amazin is rich with unforgettable personalities and wondrous stories both funny and poignant. From Tom Seaver to Gary Carter, Ron Swoboda to Al Leiter, from the teams inception to the current day, the New York Mets road to success has been a rutted and furrowed path. Now, with the help of New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock, the complete story of one of the most controversial teams in baseball history comes to life. Told from the voices of the men who experienced it firsthand, this compulsively readable account gives baseball fans the inside scoop on one of baseballs most popular teams. This is the true story of a group of men who won the hearts and shattered the dreams of generations. Utilizing dozens of personal interviews with players, coaches, fans, and sportswriters, Amazin takes readers on a journey from the Mets bumbling days as a new team in 1962, to their stunning World Championships in 1969 and 1986, right up through to today. In time for the fortieth anniversary of the New York Mets, Amazin is rich with unforgettable personalities and wondrous stories both funny and poignant.
