Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?: The Improbable Saga of the New York Met's First Year

Contributor(s): Breslin, Jimmy (Author), Veeck, Bill (Author)

ISBN: 9781566634885

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher

Binding Types:

Paperback

$12.95

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$25.90 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$24.70 (100+ copies: $23.95)

List/retail price:

$12.95

Pub Date: November 4, 2002

Dewey: 796.35709747

LCCN: 2002034886

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.36" H x 8.64" L x 8.74" W ( 0.31 lbs) 126 pages

BISAC Categories:

Sports and Recreation | Baseball | History

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Breslin's marvelous account of the improbable saga of the New York Mets' first year.

Review Quotes:

"Part sports, part politics, all New York, it tells the story of the American metropolis changing with the help of the likes of Marvelous Marv Throneberry and Choo Choo Coleman." --Dermot McEvoy, Publishers Weekly

"Breslin's well-written book remains a hilarious read." --Jeff Diamant, Newark Star Ledger

"A magnificent account of the 1962 New York Mets; their first season in existence." --New York Sun

"Mets fans will enjoy this book, as will general history buffs." --MLB.com

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