{"product_id":"met-rospectives-a-collection-of-the-greatest-games-in-new-york-mets-history-paperback","title":"Met-rospectives: A Collection of the Greatest Games in New York Mets History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBill Nowlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLen Levin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mets are a team known for warming hearts one day and breaking them the next. Nothing has ever come easy for the National League's third franchise in New York. Even the miraculous championship year of 1969 didn't occur without seven preceding years of futility. And in the dominant 1986 regular season, the road to an expected World Series title didn't happen without gut-wrenching, precipice-of-defeat dramatics in the playoffs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere have been fair measures of wondrous and woeful in the franchise's history, but this book's 57 game summaries--coinciding with the number of Mets years through 2018--are strictly for the eternal optimist. All, with the exception of one valiant defeat, end in triumph for the orange and blue. The selection process for these games involved various criteria including the time in the season, the dramatic level, and the impact in shaping franchise history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe games are recounted here thanks to the combined efforts of 32 SABR members. They run the gamut of the team's lifespan, beginning with its very first victory in April 1962 at Forbes Field, running through Tom Seaver's \"Imperfect Game\" in July '69 and the unforgettable Game Sixes in October '86, the \"Grand Slam Single\" in the 1999 NLCS, then concluding with extra-inning heroics in September 2016 at Citi Field that helped ensure a wild-card berth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril 23, 1962: Mets First Victory\u003cbr\u003eTony Valley \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune 26, 1963: Tim Harkness Game-Winning Slam\u003cbr\u003eAlan Raylesberg \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMay 31, 1964: Longest Doubleheader\u003cbr\u003eAlan Cohen \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 9, 1969: Seaver's Near-Perfect Game\u003cbr\u003eAlan Raylesberg \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 15, 1969: Swoboda Is Carlton's Achilles Heel\u003cbr\u003eRichard A. Cuicchi \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 15, 1969: Seaver\/Swoboda Beat Baltimore\u003cbr\u003eThomas J. Brown Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 16, 1969: First Expansion Team to Win a World Series\u003cbr\u003eThomas J. Brown Jr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril 22, 1970: Seaver Strikes Out 19 Batters\u003cbr\u003eThomas J. Brown Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMay 14, 1972: Willie Mays Homers in Mets Debut \u003cbr\u003eKevin Larkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 2, 1972: The Kind of a Night You Dream About\u003cbr\u003eIrv Goldfarb \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 20, 1973: All the Good Bounces\u003cbr\u003eBrian Wright \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 10, 1973: Ya Gotta Believe\u003cbr\u003eSteven C. Weiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 14, 1973: Say Hey One Last Time\u003cbr\u003eFrederick C. Bush\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 18, 1973: Koosman, McGraw Shutout Takes Series\u003cbr\u003eFrederick C. Bush \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune 14, 1980: The Steve Henderson Game\u003cbr\u003eTom Cuggino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril 5, 1983: Tom Seaver's Return\u003cbr\u003eBruce Slutsky \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 7, 1984: Dwight Gooden One-Hits Cubs\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Wancho \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril 9, 1985: Gary Carter HR Debut\u003cbr\u003eBruce Slutsky \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 4, 1985: Fire(works) \u0026amp; Rain\u003cbr\u003eBrian Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 12, 1985: Hernandez Walk-Off\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Wancho \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 1, 1985: Strawberry's 11th-Inning Wallop\u003cbr\u003eRichard A. Cuicchi \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 22, 1986: Extra-Inning Slugfest w\/Brawl \u0026amp; Home Run \u003cbr\u003eMichael Huber \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e23 October 11, 1986: Dykstra's Homer Ends G3 NLCS\u003cbr\u003eRory Costello \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 14, 1986: Carter's Single Wins G5 NLCS\u003cbr\u003eRory Costello \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 15, 1986: 16-inning Battle for Pennant\u003cbr\u003eRory Costello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 25, 1986: Buckner Error\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Silverman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 27, 1986: Game Seven\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Silverman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugust 11, 1988: McReynolds' Grand Slam\u003cbr\u003eBrian M. Frank \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 4, 1988: Mets Steal G1 of NLCS\u003cbr\u003ePaul Hofmann \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 8, 1988: Mets Beat Dodgers, Weather\u003cbr\u003eTara Krieger \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 25, 1990: Mets Survive Six-Run Ninth\u003cbr\u003eMichael Huber \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 28, 1993: Walk-off Ends Young's 27-game Losing Streak\u003cbr\u003eKevin Larkin \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand many more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47687839514845,"sku":"9781943816873","price":24.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/nZPBmimXTY9781943816873.webp?v=1774040373","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/met-rospectives-a-collection-of-the-greatest-games-in-new-york-mets-history-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}