As the New York Mets celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of National
League baseball, this rollicking chronicle recounts a half century of
the team's ups and downs. Chapters recount the best and worst teams; the
greatest players; the most thrilling wins and most excruciating losses;
the most memorable and forgettable teams in franchise history; and even
a guide to appreciating the Mets, including tips on spring training as
well as the best sports bars to see the Mets on TV without having to
fight for the remote. Sidebars relating Mets lore (i.e., Jerry
Seinfeld's obsession with Keith Hernandez), colorful Mets characters
(both players and fans alike), and stats on the best and worst of all
things Mets further add to this celebration of the first fifty years of
New York's most Amazin' and frustrating sports franchise.