Full Description
This collection of well-crafted essays spans more than 40 years of franchise history but hews to a single theme: the experience--sometimes humorous, sometimes painful--of being a fan of the New York Mets. From the sound of jets overhead to Keith Hernandez and the Seinfeld connection, Hofstra professor Dana Brand writes about the experiences and lore that make baseball in Queens unique. Mets fans will recognize themselves in this book, and everyone who enjoys great baseball writing will delight in the reading.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Mets Fan
For Shea
Mr. Met.
Meet the Mets
Lets Go Mets!
The Mets Logo
Yankee Hatred
1962
My First Game
The Mets in the Sixties
1969
Tom Seaver
Jerry Koosman
1973
Rusty Staub
Eddie Kranepool
1977-1982
Meeting a Met
1984
Dwight Gooden
1985
1986: The Bad Guys Won?
The Most Exciting Mets Game Ever
Marrying the Red Sox
Mookie Wilson
Keith Hernandez
Darryl Strawberry
1987
1988
The End of the Eighties
The Mets in the Early Nineties
The Mets and Seinfeld
1997-1998
1999
The Second Most Exciting Mets Game Ever
The Mets and Frequency
2000
2001
The Mets at the Beginning of the Millennium
2005
Mike Piazza
Going to the Game with My Daughter
The Crowd at Shea
Diamond Vision.
The Home Run Apple
Cow-Bell Man
Seventh-Inning Stretch
The Guys Who Wipe the Seats.
Curtain Calls
Booing
The Mets in Queens
Inside Bob Murphy's Voice
Ralph Kiner
Howie Rose
Listening to Mike and the Mad Dog as a Mets Fan
Steve Somers
Gary Cohen
2006: Getting Ahead
Pedro Martinez
Carlos Beltran
David Wright
Jose Reyes
Paul LoDuca.
Carlos Delgado
2006: Late Summer Blues
2006: The Clinching
Doris from Rego Park
2006: The Hour of the Wolf
Going to a Playoff Game: 2006 NLDS Game Two
Cardinal Red
Another Playoff Game: 2006 NLCS Game Six
The End of the 2006 Season
The Point of Baseball
Following Baseball
Baseball and the Life of the Mind: Memories
Bart Giamatti
Why Do We Do This to Ourselves?
The Offseason
Mets Fans Are Geeks: Forumworld and Blogosphere
The Return of Baseball
Groundbreaking Ceremonies for Citi Field
The Mets in the Future
Index
