Amazing Mets Trivia [Paperback]

Ross Adell (Author), Ken Samelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 22, 2003

Born out of expansion in 1962, the New York Mets have more than filled the void left by the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. They have provided baseball fans in New York and around the baseball world with close to 40 years of memories including Casey Stengel's loveable losers, the improbable 1969 miracle, another world championship in 1986 and National League pennants in 1973 and 2000 with many unforgettable moments in between. Amazing Mets Trivia tests the memories of Met fans of all ages with hundreds of questions and facts about players including: Tom Seaver, Cleon Jones, Willie Mays, Rusty Staub, Dave Kingman, Lee Mazzili, Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Mike Piazza, Edgardo Alfonzo, John Franco and many others.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...filled with little known facts. (Publishers Weekly )

For transplanted New Yorkers and other baseball sadomaschists, however, Amazing Mets Trivia remains a useful trivia compilation title spanning four decades of Metropolitan hardball. (Entertainment Today )

For transplanted New Yorkers and other baseball sadomaschists, however, Amazing Mets Trivia remains a useful trivia compilation title spanning four decades of Metropolitan hardball. (Entertainment Today )

Tests the memories of Mets fans of all ages with hundreds of questions and facts. (New York Sportscene )

About the Author

Both Ross Adell and Ken Samelson are lifelong Mets fans and authors of numerous sports books. Both live in the shadow of Shea Stadium.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; 1st Taylor Trade Pub. Ed edition (November 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589790359
• ISBN-13: 978-1589790353
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing, January 28, 2004

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Scott Schleifer (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazing Mets Trivia (Paperback)

This is a great trivia book! Co-authors Adell and Samelson draw together hundreds of great trivia questions covering the 40+ year history of Mets history. There are chapters on individuals from Agee to (Mookie) Wilson, plus sections on managers, postseason teams, and miscellaneous chapters including Met trades, uniform numbers, team records, and announcers. I recommend this to Mets fan as well as baseball historians and casual fans.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To Your Memory, Ross Adell, August 9, 2006

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John W. Bennett (Shelburne, VT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazing Mets Trivia (Paperback)

This book represents a lifetime of work by the authors. Ross and Ken live and breathe Mets trivia and these are questions you will not find anywhere else. A Mets fan should not be without this book.

I also want to use this space, to remember my friend Ross Adell, who passed away in June 2006. Ross loved trivia, Seinfeld, the Mets, and his friends- not necessarily in that order. Ross and I attended a number of games at Shea and Fenway over the past decade. I miss him, and I can't believe he's gone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanx for the memories, Ross!, May 14, 2008

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NAP - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amazing Mets Trivia (Paperback)

The last time I ever visited with Ross we were at Shea, in 2005. This was the first time I saw his book. It is an excellent trivia book (even a Yankee fan enjoyed this one!). You know he spent massive amount of time compiling the book!