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Recounts the 1969 baseball season when the Mets won the World Series, and includes recent interviews with alumni of that team
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The New York Mets joined the National League in 1962 and for the next seven seasons established themselves as the team of lovable futility. It is no wonder, then, that as the 1969 season dawned, the odds against the Mets winning the pennant were 100 to 1. Yet win they did, and the World Series as well, and in this fine contribution to baseball history Cohen (The Game They Played) shows how they did it. With no real star except Tom Seaver, the team's combination of youth and age was unified by manager Gil Hodges, who had the respect of all and juggled his lineup almost daily. In addition to writing an account of the season, Cohen also interviewed 23 of the 25 players on the squad. They add interesting insights into the Miracle Mets, whose climactic victories drove New York into a frenzy and who proved that losers can be winners, as the author emphasizes in his affectingly written conclusion. Photos not seen by PW.
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As the 1986 Mets were pursuing their championship, Cohen was interviewing members of the first Mets team to win a World Series, the 1969 Miracle Mets. The result is a wonderful retelling of that fateful season, culled from newspaper articles and enhanced by interviews, which, tucked neatly within the narrative, provide a fresh look at the players themselves. The team that boasted pitchers Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, and Jerry Koosman, power hitters Tommie Agee and Donn Clendenon, and the quiet, forceful manager Gil Hodges, all combined to make that season truly "Amazin'." An important book for all Met fansthose who were there in 1969 and those who weren't. Jo DeLapo, Queens Lib., New York
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