Read e-book online Game of My Life: New York Mets: Memorable Stories of Mets PDF

By Michael Garry,Howie Rose

Game of My existence manhattan Mets, now newly up-to-date, takes a private glance contained in the largest moments of the Mets’ maximum and such a lot loved gamers, from journeymen to superstars. Their such a lot unforgettable video games paint an image of Mets background, because the franchise morphed from a depressing (though cute) growth group in 1962 to global sequence Champions in 1969 and 1986 after which again to basement dwellers sooner than assembly the Yankees within the 2000 Subway sequence, and right into a perennial contender following a shock visual appeal within the 2015 global Series.

Fan favourite Ron Swoboda recounts making “The Catch.” Infielder Wally Backman relives the numerous thrills of taking part in at the ’86 Mets as they marched to a championship. All-Star Edgardo Alfonzo describes going six-for-six, together with 3 domestic runs, in a single of the main dominating offensive video games in baseball heritage. Right-hander Bobby Jones recollects pitching the main dominating postseason video game in Mets historical past, whilst he threw a one-hit shutout to clinch the 2000 nationwide League department sequence opposed to the San Francisco Giants. present catcher Travis d’Arnaud stocks his options on his younger occupation with the Mets, and describes his most sensible video game to date. Journalist Michael Garry, a lifelong Mets fan, additionally contains tales approximately Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza, and David Wright, between others.

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