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The bad guys won
a season of brawling, boozing, bimbo-chasing, and championship baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and the rest of the 1986 Mets, the rowdiest team to put on a New York uniform, and maybe the best
By Pearlman, Jeff
- ISBN
- 978-0-06050-732-9
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins, c2004.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2004
Seldom does the title of a book capture its essence as well as this one does. Best known for his revelatory Sports Illustrated article on relief pitcher John Rocker, Pearlman tracks the ascendancy of the 1986 New York Mets while foreshadowing the team's inability to resemble anything approximating a dynasty. Blessed with a terrific manager in Davey Johnson, luminous young stars like Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawb...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
