100 Things Mets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

by Matthew Silverman

With trivia boxes, records, and team lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Mets fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, player nicknames, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by singular players. This guide to all things New York Mets covers Robin Ventura's 1999 Grand-Slam single, the 1969 shoe polish incident, and the history behind the names and numbers on the left-field wall.

Genres: Baseball, Sports

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Author of
Out of a Dog's Mouth: A Novel (under pseudonym McNally Berry)
Shea Stadium Remembered
One-Year Dynasty
Swinging '73
Best Mets
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100 Things Mets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die
New York Mets: The Complete Illustrated History
Mets Essential
Baseball Miscellany
--Co-Author of
Mets by the Numbers
Red Sox by the Numbers
Cubs by the Numbers
--Former associate publisher at Total Sports Publishing
--Managing editor of Total Baseball, Total Football and ESPN Baseball and Pro Football Encyclopedias

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm older than the Mets; my father had been a Giants fan and my mother a Dodger fan. When the Mets came into being there was no way they'd have let me become a fan of the other team with the funny "NY" on their caps. Reading this book was an absolute delight, reliving so many fond memories, and so many painful ones. I could place where I was at specific moments in my own life and how the Mets fit in. Unfortunately with books of this type once they are printed, the stats contained are set. I know many of them have changed, though I couldn't tell by how much. And so many great, and horrific, moments since publication are not included. But knowing there are others who bleed and ache as I do makes the anticipation of a new Mets season even more special.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although I can’t imagine anyone but a diehard Mets fan enjoying this book, it fills its niche well. Beyond a quibble about the title (the majority of the 100 items listed in this book are things to “know” with only a few things to “do” thrown in), I thoroughly savored this book and all of the nostalgia it conjured for me—from Tom Terrific to Doc to HoJo, Straw, Mookie, Nails, and—of course—the quintessential moment in Mets history: Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The author himself is a devout fan, and the book is sprinkled with trivia and the recollections of other fans. This is pure delight for the Metropolitan faithful.

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book took a lot longer than expected but it was a good book to read better for those fanatics though a good read for during the off season.