Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Mets' First Year

New York Sun
A magnificent account of the 1962 New York Mets; their first season in existence.

Newark Star-Ledger
Breslin's well-written book remains a hilarious read.

Book Description
A vivid history of the Mets, preserving for all time a wonderful look at the New York's other team, is written by a Pulitzer Prize- winning author

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A vivid history of the Mets, preserving for all time a wonderful look at New York's other team. This excellent read is written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.


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Breslin takes his title from a quote by baseball great Casey Stengel, who asked that question of his players while managing the New York Mets during their first year as a team in 1962. The answer pretty much was a resounding noDthe team lost 140 of 162 games. Luckily, they improved quickly and snagged a World Series a few years later. Breslin's 1963 volume recalls it all. This also includes appendixes of team rosters and player stats. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.


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