Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Met's Fi
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Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Met's Fi. By Jimmy Breslin, Bill Veeck. —Patrick Conway. "Wonderful.". Author Jimmy Breslin, Bill Veeck. Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? by Jimmy Breslin, Bill Veeck Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Breslin's marvelous account of the improbable saga of the New York Mets' first year. Publisher Description Here, back in print, is Jimmy Breslin's marvelous account of the improbable saga of the New York Mets' first year, as Bill Veeck notes in his Introduction, "preserving for all time a remarkable tale of ineptitude, mediocrity, and abject failure." Indeed the 1962 Mets were the worst major league baseball team ever to take the field. (The title of the book is a quote from Casey Stengel, their manager at the time.) Breslin casts the Mets, who lost 120 games out of a possible 162 that year, as a lovable bunch of losers. And, he argues, they were good for baseball, coming as a welcome antidote to "the era of the businessman in sports...as dry and agonizing a time as you would want to see." Although they were written forty years ago, many of Breslin's comments will strike a chord with today's sports fan, fed up with the growing commercialism of the games. Against this trend Breslin sets the exploits of "Marvelous" Marv Throneberry, Stengel, and the rest of the hapless Mets."Wonderful."—Charles Salzberg, New York Times."A touching, enjoyable, and interesting addition to anybody's sports reading list."—Patrick Conway Details ISBN 1566634881 ISBN-13 9781566634885 Title Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? Author Jimmy Breslin, Bill Veeck Format Paperback Year 2002 Pages 126 Publisher Ivan R Dee, Inc GEItemID:125305090; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
