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Amazin' Mets: Miracle of 69 (Daily News Legends Series)

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The New York Mets of 1969 are forever etched into images of sun dappled youth. I cam to baseball through the mets, and 1969 was just that special year, like falling in love the first time. So for mets fans[who have had far more to moan than cheer] this team is emblamtic of all that was, and was good. this book,which I frevently wished was good, is not. The sports writing form that era in the NY daily news{from whose morgue these writings and mostly photos are culled]was not bad,though not nearly enough is presented. No Boxscores, very little on what was going on around the city[which,after all, was one of things that made the mets so much fun]and alot of skimming. For $30, the publishers could have done much,much more. The portraits of some mets done by Bruce Stark,and the wonderful Bill Gallo cartoons almost make up for the disappoinment.I left wanting more,much more.

This book is enough accurate in information and stats. But most photos published there are too dark and with texture like they were photocopied from newspapers.
I found photos with... details turned inverse... lefty people turned to righty people. :o(
The '69 Mets deserved a very well crafted book. This book here clearly isn't.

As a die-hard Mets' fan, I just HAD to have this book! It is fantastic! It is written thru the eyes of the "New York Daily News" and any Mets' fan will love it. It takes you thru the Summer of 1969 all the way to "our" World Series victory. Definitely a five-star recommend!

This is a simply wonderful trip down memory lane, and the forward by the always classy Ed Kranepool only adds to the fun. Miss this one at your own risk!