Game of My Life: New York Mets: Memorable Stories of Mets Baseball

by Michael Garry, Howie Rose (Foreword by)

Overview

• 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.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613217849
Publisher:	Sports Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/03/2015
Series:	Game of My Life
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Michael Garry is a business, technology, and environmental writer with a thirty-year track record. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of MIT with a degree in political science, he also has a passion for sports, music, humor writing, and politics. He recently combined his love of baseball with his business writing when he interviewed Darryl Strawberry at a supermarket in an underserved part of the Bronx, New York, that the former Mets star was supporting.
Michael Garry is a business, technology, and environmental writer and editor with a thirty-year track record. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of MIT with a degree in political science, he has a passion for sports, music, writing, and politics. He lives in Danbury, Connecticut, with his wife, Maureen, and his son, Ethan. His greatest moment as a Mets fan was watching Mookie’ s grounder elude Buckner in the ’ 86 World Series.
Howie Rose has been a Mets broadcaster since 1987. He has also broadcast games for the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Foreword xiii

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 Al Jackson 1

Chapter 2 Ed Kranepool 12

Chapter 3 Ed Charles 23

Chapter 4 Ron Swoboda 34

Chapter 5 Rod Gaspar 45

Chapter 6 Bud Harrelson 55

Chapter 7 Felix Millan 64

Chapter 8 John Stearns 77

Chapter 9 Tim Teufel 85

Chapter 10 Wally Backman 93

Chapter 11 Mookie Wilson 104

Chapter 12 Frank Viola 117

Chapter 13 Anthony Young 127

Chapter 14 Eric Hillman 137

Chapter 15 Edgardo Alfonzo 149

Chapter 16 Turk Wendell 161

Chapter 17 Todd Pratt 171

Chapter 18 Benny Agbayani 183

Chapter 19 Bobby Jones 194

Chapter 20 Mike Piazza 206

Chapter 21 David Wright 215

Chapter 22 Daniel Murphy 227

Chapter 23 Jon Niese 236

Chapter 24 Dillon Gee 243

Chapter 25 Johan Santana 249

Chapter 26 Travis d'Arnaud 261

Chapter 27 Jacob deGrom 269

Sources 282

Editorial Reviews

"The book hits every era of plenty in Mets history and several of the eras of less-so."
-Greg Prince, Faith and Fear in Flushing

"The book hits every era of plenty in Mets history and several of the eras of less-so."
-Greg Prince, Faith and Fear in Flushing

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