METS BY THE NUMBERS by Matthew Silverman, Jon Springer ( 9781602392274 )

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Title:

METS BY THE NUMBERS
A COMPLETE TEAM HISTORY OF THE AMAZIN' METS BY UNIFORM NUMBERS

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1602392277

ISBN 13:

9781602392274

Publisher:

SKYHORSE PUBLISHING

Pub. date:

17 March, 2008

Pages:

304

Description:

This is the first team history of the New York Mets--or any other team--to be told through a lighthearted analysis of uniform numbers. 75 b&w photographs.

Synopsis:

This is the first team history of the New York Metsor any other teamto be told through a lighthearted analysis of uniform numbers. Ordinary club histories proceed year by year to give the big picture. Mets by the Numbers uses jersey numbers to tell the little storiesthe ones the fans loveof the team and its players. This is a catalog of the more than 700 Mets who have played since 1962, but it is far from just a list of No. 18s and 41s. Mets by the Numbers celebrates the team's greatest players, critiques numbers that have failed to attract talent, and singles out particularly productive numbers, and numbers that had really big nights. With coverage of superstitions, prolific jersey-wearers, the ever-changing Mets uniform, and significant Mets numbers not associated with uniforms, this book is a fascinating alternative history of the Amazin's. 75 b/w photographs. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home."

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black & white illustrations

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Skyhorse Publishing

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