From First to Worst
The New York Mets, 1973–1977
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About the Book
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 within one game of the world championship, followed by annual struggles and a collapse in 1977. This work chronicles the rise and fall of the Mets in detail, profiling key players and taking the reader to the locker room and ballpark on a day-to-day basis.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Jacob Kanarek
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 241
Bibliographic Info: 47 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2008
pISBN: 978-0-7864-3466-4
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Foreword by Jerry Koosman 1
Preface 3
Introduction 5
1. A Battle Cry Is Born 9
2. The Dog Days of August 29
3. The Pennant Race 40
4. The Post-season 50
5. Déjà Vu All Over Again 66
6. Lightning Doesn’t Strike Twice 80
7. A Team in Transition 92
8. Turmoil 121
9. The Pennant Race That Wasn’t 141
10. The New Manager 150
11. Kooz: A Dream Realized 182
12. The Massacre 198
13. Into the Abyss 207
Notes 223
Bibliography 227
Index 229