They Said It Couldn't Be Done
The '69 Mets, New York City, and the Most Astounding Season in Baseball History
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April 1, 2019
Baseball is a sport in which teams can seemingly come out of nowhere and win championships--teams such as the 1984 Tigers, 2005 White Sox, and, of course, the 1969 Mets. Journalist and, more importantly, life-long Mets fan Coffey (The Boys of Winter) details the Mets' glorious run that happened five decades ago. He paints a vivid account about how the Mets rose from the nadir of baseball's historically worst record to championship glories and excels at in-depth reporting of the championship series and World Series. Coffey largely credits the success to manager Gil Hodges, who built a flexible group of core players to back his strong pitching unit. His role players didn't have star power but coalesced to form a formidable foe. This work's one limitation is that it doesn't cover much beyond 1969. For instance, the Mets also appeared in the 1973 World Series (see Matthew Silverman's Swinging '73, Baseball's Wildest Season). VERDICT A solid and rousing read that doesn't dive deep into baseball's minutia.--Jacob Sherman, John Peace Lib., Univ. of Texas at San Antonio
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