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“No one would question a poet writing about love for a woman, but when you’re a fan of a team, the emotional attachment is even stronger, because women come and go, but your team never changes.”—Joe Benigno, WFAN (Sports Radio 66), New York City

 

“He's the Poet Laureate of the Mets.”—Sports Illustrated

 

“Frank Messina has become a classic.”—The New York Times

 

“Charming and daunting…this is a wonderful book about baseball that transcends loyalty to a favorite team…Full Count: THE BOOK OF METS POETRY is a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning for all the marbles."Robert M. Zoschke, PRO Magazine 
 
“An amazing collection of Mets poetry…This is no wannabee sportswriter trying to muscle his way into the press box by penning something that resembles a sports book. This is a “classic” poet, as the New York Times calls him, and he just happens to be an insane Mets fan….It’s a treasure chest of the written word…eminently accessible to any sports fan. It’s also a master work from a brilliant poet.”Mark Healey, Baseball Digest


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Full Count: The Book of Mets Poetry takes us inside the mind of a diehard Mets fan, who uses poetry as the means to express his love, angst and suicidal delirium for America's favorite pastime...and particularly for his team, the New York Mets. From sheer panic to utter joy, this action-packed volume of hilarious, sad and poignant verse about fathers, sons, crushed beer cans and fed-up girlfriends grand-slams its way straight to the heart of anyone who understands what it's like to be a true fan.


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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: The Lyons Press (April 14, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1599215578
  • ISBN-13: 978-1599215570
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,455,294 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Something for Everyone, April 28, 2009
This is a lovely, well-written collection of poems and stories balanced with childlike innocence, humor, strong sentiments and mixed emotions for the people and things that we share as part of any team.

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