Meeting The Mets A Quirky History Of A Quirky Team

Author : Droleskey
Publisher : Cantos Dorados
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1935382845

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Meeting the Mets by Droleskey Pdf

This book is the first of a two-volume project. It details personal remembrances of the first twenty-five seasons of the Mets. Many quirky facts and a few editorial observations are made, sometimes with a New Yorker fs sardonic sense of humor. Indeed, although I have not lived in the state of my birth since 2003, and have spent perhaps a third of my sixty years away from the area, I will always be a New Yorker with a New Yorker's sense of humor. This book endeavors to reflect that humor. Volume II will cover the years between 1987 and 2002 in considerable detail, although this first volume concludes with observations on the state of the Mets in particular and of baseball in general in the ten years since I walked out of the now demolished Shea Stadium. This book project retains the former book's intention to describe some of the innocence and the joy that was once the common experience at a baseball game, yes, even within the confines of the City of New York at the Polo Grounds and Shea Stadium.

Author : Thomas Droleskey
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781300902829

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Meeting the Mets: A Quirky History of a Quirky Team by Thomas Droleskey Pdf

Author : Brett Topel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613218716

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When Shea Was Home by Brett Topel Pdf

Four teams, 175 games, 3,738,546 fans—one stadium. If 1975 wasn’t the most successful year in New York sports—and it wasn’t—then it was certainly one of the oddest. For that one crazy season, all four New York teams—the Mets, Jets, Yankees, and Giants—called Shea Stadium home. When Shea was Home includes interviews with the stadium’s former head groundskeeper, the legendary Pete Flynn, as well as Jerry Koosman, Bud Harrelson and Ed Kranepool of the Mets, Giants owner John Mara, Rich Caster of the Jets, former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Doug Williams, who played that year at Shea for Grambling, and many more! This well-written narrative includes information about the stadium, the teams, the players, how the teams coexisted, and how they didn't. When Shea was Home takes New York sports fans on a unique trip down memory lane, offering context on the national and local history and culture of the time. It is perfect for the avid New York sports aficionado—regardless of team allegiance! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Sean Deveney
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613218594

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Fun City by Sean Deveney Pdf

On January 1, 1966, New York came to a standstill as the city’s transit workers went on strike. This was the first day on the job for Mayor John Lindsay—a handsome, young former congressman with presidential aspirations—and he would approach the issue with an unconventional outlook that would be his hallmark. He ignored the cold and walked four miles, famously declaring, “I still think it is a fun city.” As profound social, racial, and cultural change sank the city into repeated crises, critics lampooned Lindsay’s “fun city.” Yet for all the hard times the city endured during and after his tenure as mayor, there was indeed fun to be had. Against this backdrop, too, the sporting scene saw tremendous upheaval. On one hand, the venerable Yankees—who had won 15 pennants in an 18-year span before 1965—and the NFL’s powerhouse Giants suddenly went into a level of decline neither had known for generations, as stars like Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford on the diamond and Y.A. Tittle on the gridiron aged quickly. But on the other, the fall of the city’s sports behemoths was accompanied by the rise of anti-establishment outsiders—there were Joe Namath and the Jets, as well as the shocking triumph of the Amazin’ Mets, who won the 1969 World Series after spending the franchise’s first eight seasons in the cellar. Meanwhile, the city’s two overlooked franchises, the Knicks and Rangers, also had breakthroughs, bringing new life to Madison Square Garden. The overlap of these two worlds in the 1960s—Lindsay’s politics and the reemerging sports landscape—serves as the backbone of Fun City. In the vein of Ladies and Gentlemen: The Bronx is Burning, the book tells the story of a remarkable and thrilling time in New York sports against the backdrop of a remarkable and often difficult time for the city, culturally and socially. The late sixties was an era in which New York toughened up in a lot of ways; it also was an era in which a changing of the guard among New York pro teams led the way in making it a truly fun city.

Author : John G. Robertson,Carl T. Madden
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476684758

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Amazin' Upset by John G. Robertson,Carl T. Madden Pdf

In October 1969, the New York Mets stunned the sports world by defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in a memorable World Series. Their five-game triumph capped off a true Cinderella season, when the woebegone National League franchise rose from laughingstock to popular champions. The histories of both the Mets and Orioles are traced, along with their paths to the climactic '69 Series. A batter-by-batter recap of all five games gives a box seat view to a storied moment in baseball history.

Author : Michael Garry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613217849

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Game of My Life New York Mets by Michael Garry Pdf

Featuring stories about Keith Hernandez, Davey Johnson, Michael Tyson, Keith Rosen, and more New addition to the Game of My Life series Paints a picture of Mets history This Game of My Life book takes a personal look at the most significant moments of the Mets’ best and most loved players, from journeymen to superstars. Their most unforgettable games make a picture of Mets history. The franchise changed from a failing (though loved) expansion team in 1962 to World Series Champions in 1969 and 1986 and then back to the bottom before meeting the Yankees in the 2000 Subway Series. After that, they changed again into the current and very promising team. Ron Swoboda, Wally Backman, Edgardo Alfonzo, Bobby Jones, and more describe their thrilling moments and paint a picture of the Mets based on their favorite memories of their time on the team. Current catcher Travis d’Arnaud leaves readers with his thoughts on his young career with the Mets, and journalist Michael Garry shares his perspective on this well-loved team. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Jonah Keri
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780307361370

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Up, Up, and Away by Jonah Keri Pdf

The definitive history of the Montreal Expos by the definitive Expos fan, the New York Times bestselling sportswriter and Grantland columnist Jonah Keri. 2014 is the 20th anniversary of the strike that killed baseball in Montreal, and the 10th anniversary of the team's move to Washington, DC. But the memories aren't dead--not by a long shot. The Expos pinwheel cap is still sported by Montrealers, former fans, and by many more in the US and Canada as a fashion item. Expos loyalists are still spotted at Blue Jays games and wherever the Washington Nationals play (often cheering against them). Every year there are rumours that Montreal--as North America's largest market without a baseball team--could host Major League Baseball again. There has never been a major English-language book on the entire franchise history. There also hasn't been a sportswriter as uniquely qualified to tell the whole story, and to make it appeal to baseball fans across Canada AND south of the border. Jonah Keri writes the chief baseball column for Grantland, and routinely makes appearances in Canadian media such as The Jeff Blair Show, Prime Time Sports and Off the Record. The author of the New York Times baseball bestseller The Extra 2% (Ballantine/ESPN Books), Keri is one of the new generation of high-profile sports writers equally facile with sabermetrics and traditional baseball reporting. He has interviewed everyone for this book (EVERYONE: including the ownership that allowed the team to be moved), and fans can expect to hear from just about every player and personality from the Expos' unforgettable 35 years in baseball. Up, Up, and Away is already one of the most anticipated sports books of next year.

Author : Matthew Silverman
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780760339602

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New York Mets by Matthew Silverman Pdf

The history of the New York Mets is presented with pictures and accounts of their greatest players and teams.

Author : Matthew Cerrone,David Wright
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781633197824

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New York Mets Fans' Bucket List by Matthew Cerrone,David Wright Pdf

Every New York Mets fan has a bucket list of activities to take part in at some point in their lives. But even the most die-hard fans haven't done everything there is to experience in and around New York. From singing "Meet the Mets" to running the old Shea Stadium bases, author Matthew Cerrone provides ideas, recommendations, and insider tips for must-see places and can't-miss activities near Citi Field. But not every experience requires a trip to Queens; long-distance Mets fans can cross some items off their list from the comfort of their own homes. Whether you're attending every home game or supporting the Mets from afar, there's something for every fan to do in The New York Mets Fans' Bucket List.

Author : Tim Sullivan
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781623683115

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Imus, Mike and the Mad Dog, & Doris from Rego Park by Tim Sullivan Pdf

A behind-the-scenes look at the most powerful voices on New York’s AM dial, this is the all-encompassing history of WFAN. Created in 1987, WFAN was the nation’s first 24-hour, all sports radio station and this work recounts how, a quarter-century later, it is the highest-rated station in New York and the home to many unforgettable radio personalities past or present, including Don Imus, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Mike Francesa, and Boomer Esiason. Seasoned journalist Tim Sullivan provides an account that soaks itself in the history, impact, egos, fans, and all the controversies of WFAN, making it an enthralling read for any sports fan.

Author : Ray Walker
Publisher : Hrp House
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1953563317

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The Ultimate New York Mets Trivia Book by Ray Walker Pdf

The Ultimate New York Mets Trivia Book is a staple for anyone who loves baseball, sports trivia, and the Mets. You will be tested on your knowledge of mind-blowing facts from the early days of the franchise as well as the current era of Mets baseball led by the likes of Pete Alonso, Robinson Cano, and Michael Conforto. Within these pages, you will find answers to over 350 trivia questions as well as hundreds of interesting facts, including: What is the name of the Mets' mascot? Country singer, Tim McGraw is the son of former Mets pitcher, Tug McGraw. Who was the first manager of the Mets? Darryl Strawberry is one of only three MLB players to have played for all four former and current New York teams- the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants. On September 21, 2001, 10 days after the deadly 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, Mike Piazza hit a home run in the first professional sporting event in New York since the attacks. Whether you're a lifelong Mets fan or are simply looking to hit one out of the park on MLB Trivia Night at your local bar, The Ultimate New York Mets Trivia Book is a grand slam.

Author : Devin Gordon
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780062940049

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So Many Ways to Lose by Devin Gordon Pdf

“This is a weird, wonderful, and essential book about both America and its pastime. It’s about a place as vast as New York City and as intimate as the human heart. Fred Exley meets Richard Ben Cramer—a funny, wild, heartfelt, and keenly observed portrait of yearning itself.”—Wright Thompson, New York Times bestselling author of The Cost of These Dreams “Mr. Gordon’s ability to explain the Sisyphean plight of all Mets fans is truly remarkable. Bravo!”—Ron Darling, New York Times bestselling author of Game 7, 1986 The Mets lose when they should win. They win when they should lose. And when it comes to being the worst, no team in sports has ever done it better than the Mets. In So Many Ways to Lose, author and lifelong Mets fan Devin Gordon sifts through the detritus of Queens for a baseball history like no other. Remember the time the Mets lost an All-Star after Yoenis Céspedes got charged by a wild boar? Or the time they blew a six-run ninth-inning lead at the peak of a pennant race? Or the time they fired their manager before he ever managed a game? Sure you do. It was only two years ago, and it was all in the same season. The Mets have an unrivaled gift for getting it backward, doing the impossible, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, and then snatching defeat right back again. And yet, just ask any Mets fan: Amazing and/or miraculous postseason runs are as much a part of our team's identity as losing 120 games in 1962. The DNA of seasons like 1969, the original Miracle Mets, and the 1973 “Ya Gotta Believe” Mets, who went from last place to Game 7 of the World Series in two months, and the powerhouse 1986 Mets, has encoded in us this hapless instinct that a reversal of fortune is always possible. It’s happened before. It’s kind of our thing. And now we've got Steve Cohen's hedge-fund billions to play with! What could go wrong? In this hilarious history of the Mets and love letter to the art of disaster, Devin Gordon presents baseball the way it really is, not in the wistful sepia tones we've come to expect from other sportswriters. Along the way, he explains the difference between being bad and being gifted at losing, and why this distinction holds the key to understanding the true amazin’ magic of the New York Mets.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 200?
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0271040963

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Baseball: An Illustrated History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patrick Edwards,Daniel P. Chadborn,Courtney N. Plante
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476637952

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Meet the Bronies by Patrick Edwards,Daniel P. Chadborn,Courtney N. Plante Pdf

In 2010, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic premiered on television. A large, avid fandom soon emerged--not the pre-teen female demographic earlier versions of the franchise had been created for, but a roughly 80 percent male audience, most of them age 14-24. With this came questions about the nature of the audience who would come to call themselves "bronies." Brony Studies was born. Approaching the fandom from a perspective of clinical, social and experimental psychology, this study presents eight years of research, written for academics and fans alike. An understanding of the brony fan culture has broader application for other fan communities as well.

Author : Baseball Prospectus
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-22
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780470558409

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Baseball Prospectus 2010 by Baseball Prospectus Pdf

"Baseball Prospectus 2010" brings together an elite group of analysts to provide the definitive look at the upcoming season in critical essays and commentary on the 30 teams, their managers, and more than 60 players and prospects from each team.