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| From First To Worst: The New York Mets, 1973-1977 | 
 enlarge | Author: Jacob Kanarek
Creator: Jerry Koosman
Publisher: McFarland
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 207486
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 241
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 078643466X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35764097471
EAN: 9780786434664
ASIN: 078643466X
Publication Date: July 21, 2008
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Product Description
The "Miracle Mets" of 1969 had great hopes and enormous expectations for the coming decade. Unfortunately, they would be forced to watch hopes and dreams slowly fade to despair. From First to Worst details the Mets' climb from last place in August of 1973, to falling one game short of World Champions, to their subsequent collapse in 1977. This work chronicles the rise and fall of the Mets in detail by analyzing the collapse of the team, profiling popular players, and taking the reader to the locker room and ballpark on a day-to-day basis.
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 A trip down memory lane... September 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was everything I hoped it would be. As an avid Mets fan, I jumped at the opportunity to read about a subject no author has yet covered- the fall of the Mets through the 70's. The author manages to keep the book fresh and interesting, opting to cover the games, the trades, and management's misshandlings and let the reader watch the pieces fall into place, rather than presenting a boring analysis on what went wrong in essay form. I literally couldn't put it down, as the book covers the important games and series, sprinkled in with players' and managers' quotes (a la Yogi) and the author's own sharp wit.
Even the cover is beautiful, which goes to show you that you sometimes CAN judge a book by its cover!
A Truly Entertaining Read September 9, 2008
As a fan growing up rooting for those Mets having suffered through all those years I couldn't resist this book.After reading the book twice from cover to cover reliving all those memories was a awesome experience.This book is not for everyone, but if you were a Mets fan at that time I can't think of a more enjoyable book to recommend.
 A disappointment September 6, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a long time Mets fan, I looked forward to this book, hoping for an in-depth look at how the organization came apart during the 1970s. Instead, the entire book is literally a game by game summary over five seasons, with little analysis or even a theme. There is a story here-the Mets entered the decade as defending World Champions, with a minor league system loaded with talent, especially pitching. By 1979, they were the worst team in the National League, the farm was barren, and the likes of Seaver, Ryan, Singleton, Otis, Bibby, Foli, Koosman, Staub and Kingman were starring for other teams. But it seems like the author did not speak with any players, jounalists or front office personnel to find out what happened. A missed opportunity.
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