{"product_id":"the-1986-new-york-mets-there-was-more-than-game-six-paperback","title":"The 1986 New York Mets: There Was More Than Game Six - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Heaphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBill Nowlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Forr\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of two companion volumes of biographies of the players, coaches, announcers, and others involved with the 1986 World Series, one on each team, the Mets and the Red Sox. One of the most dramatic World Series in baseball history, the 1986 series featured many more twists and turns than just \"the Buckner gaffe.\" The Mets were a colorful group of characters including Keith Hernandez, Dwight Gooden, and Darryl Strawberry, and we examine each one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book on the 1986 season re-tells the story of that year's classic World Series. After four games, each team had won two away games and neither had won at home. Then the Red Sox won Game Five at Fenway, and were one game away from winning their first World Championship in 86 years. It came to the point they were one pitch away from baseball Nirvana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust about everyone knows what happened, but there are takes on it here you might not have read elsewhere. Mostly, this is the story of each of the players, coaches, managers, and broadcasters, their lives in baseball and the way the 1986 season fit into their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs with many of the books published by the Society of American Baseball Research, this was a true collaborative effort. There are 74 different SABR members who contributed to making these two books on the Mets and Red Sox a reality. It took us two books to tell the story as well as we wanted. Be sure to pick up the companion 1986 Boston Red Sox book for the rest of the story \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents: \u003cbr\u003eRick Aguilera by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eRick Anderson by Joel Rippel\u003cbr\u003eWally Backman by Nick Waddell\u003cbr\u003eBruce Berenyi by David E Skelton \u003cbr\u003eGary Carter by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eTim Corcoran by Leslie Heaphy \u003cbr\u003e Ron Darling by Audrey Apfel \u003cbr\u003eLenny Dykstra by Andy Sturgill\u003cbr\u003eKevin Elster by Joel Rippel\u003cbr\u003eSid Fernandez by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Foster by Cindy Thomson \u003cbr\u003eJohn Gibbons by Nick Waddell\u003cbr\u003eDwight Gooden by Lee Kluck\u003cbr\u003eEd Hearn by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eDanny Heep by Mark Simon\u003cbr\u003eKeith Hernandez by Michael Martell\u003cbr\u003eStan Jefferson by Armand Peterson\u003cbr\u003eHoward Johnson by Dave Raglin\u003cbr\u003eRay Knight by Ralph Carhart \u003cbr\u003eTerry Leach by Jon Springer \u003cbr\u003eEd Lynch by Jon Springer\u003cbr\u003eBarry Lyons by Leslie Heaphy\u003cbr\u003eDave Magadan by Rory Costello \u003cbr\u003eLee Mazzilli by Jon Springer\u003cbr\u003eRoger McDowell by Jon Springer\u003cbr\u003eJohn Mitchell by Skip Nipper\u003cbr\u003eKevin Mitchell by Joe Wancho\u003cbr\u003eRandy Myers by Rich Puerzer \u003cbr\u003eRandy Niemann by David E Skelton \u003cbr\u003eBob Ojeda by Alan Cohen \u003cbr\u003eJesse Orosco by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eRafael Santana by Leslie Heaphy\u003cbr\u003eDoug Sisk by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eDarryl Strawberry by Shawn Morri \u003cbr\u003eTim Teufel by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eMookie Wilson by Irv Goldfarb\u003cbr\u003eManager, Davey Johnson by Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Manager, Frank Cashen by Mark Armour \u003cbr\u003eScouting Director, Roland Johnson by Alan Cohen \u003cbr\u003eCoaches \u003cbr\u003eBuddy Harrelson by Eric Aron\u003cbr\u003eVern Hoscheit by Jimmy Keenan\u003cbr\u003eGreg Pavlick by Leslie Heaphy\u003cbr\u003eBill Robinson by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eMel Stottlemyre by Gregory H Wolf \u003cbr\u003eAnnouncers \u003cbr\u003eRalph Kiner by Warren Corbett\u003cbr\u003eTim McCarver by Dave Williams \u003cbr\u003eFran Healy by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eRusty Staub by Norm King\u003cbr\u003eSteve Zabriskie by Alan Raylesburg \u003cbr\u003eSeven 1986 Mets Games \u003cbr\u003eApril 30, 1986 by Irv Goldfarb\u003cbr\u003eMay 27, 1986 by Gregory H Wolf \u003cbr\u003eJuly 11, 1986 by Gregory H Wolf\u003cbr\u003eJuly 22, 1986 by Michael Huber \u003cbr\u003eSeptember 4, 1986 -- Mets\/Red Sox exhibition game by Saul Wisnia\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 17, 1986 by Gregory H Wolf\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 28, 1986 by Jack Zerby291 \u003cbr\u003eThe 1986 National League Championship Series by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eThe 1986 World Series by Matthew Silverman\u003cbr\u003eMike Sergio by Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003eBy The Numbers by Dan Fields\u003cbr\u003eHow the Mets Were Built by Rod Nelson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796367311136,"sku":"9781943816132","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fd7cc2c4668ef94dcb1b01b4545ff7ed.webp?v=1780755783","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-1986-new-york-mets-there-was-more-than-game-six-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}