Amazin': The Miraculous History of New York's Most Beloved Baseball Team

An oral history of the New York Mets by the New York Times bestselling baseball writer of Bums and The Bronx Zoo.From Tom Seaver to Gary Carter Ron Swoboda to Al Leiter from the teams inception to the current day the New York Mets road to success has been a rutted and furrowed path. Now with the help of New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock the complete story of one of the most controversial teams in baseball history comes to life. Told from the voices of the men who experienced it firsthand this compulsively readable account gives baseball fans the inside scoop on one of baseballs most popular teams. This is the true story of a group of men who won the hearts and shattered the dreams of generations. . Utilizing dozens of personal interviews with players coaches fans and sportswriters Amazin takes readers on a journey from the Mets bumbling days as a new team in 1962 to their stunning World Championships in 1969 and 1986 right up through to today. In time for the anniversary of the New York Mets Amazin is rich with unforgettable personalities and wondrous stories both funny and poignant.