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So Many Ways to Lose is a history of the New York Mets by a long-time fan and writer who happens to live near me in Massachusetts. Gordon's thesis is that the Mets are a team that is known for their futility and for losing in creative ways, and yet that has only made their moments of greatness all the more endearing.

Since I've read a lot about the Mets (and of course, spent most of my life watching the team), I was familiar with many of these stories. But I was impressed with the angles Gordon took on telling the stories. I particularly liked:

  • connecting Cleon Jones story to the history of Africatown in Alabama which was founded by people brought from Africa on the last known slave ship the Clotilda

  • How Mackey Sasser got the yips and had trouble returning the ball to the pitcher

  • While Bobby Bonilla Day has become a day to mock the Mets, Gordon explains that it was a good deal with positive outcomes for the Mets

  • the greatness of the Endy Chavez catch

  • How Bernie Madoff bamboozled the Wilpons, owners of the Mets, but nonetheless a somewhat sympathetic portrait of the Wilpons


The parts on the Mets success in 2006 (and subsequent flops in 2007-2008) and 2015 feel rushed. But then again I've read about those accomplishments in other books. This is an enjoyable sports book and a requirement for every Mets' fan's library.
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Othemts | 2 autres critiques | Jan 17, 2022 |
Devin Gordon’s So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin’ True Story of the New York Mets - The Best Worst Team in Sports certainly ranks among the very best books ever on the Mets. With a wickedly wry sense of humor and some serious journalist chops, Gordon brings new life to the many Mets disasters both on and off the field throughout their incredible history. This is literally a laugh-out-loud masterpiece of the genre.
 
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ghr4 | 2 autres critiques | Jun 17, 2021 |
A dedicated Mets fan who is also a journalist recalls their history from their formation to the present day.

I enjoyed this book. I learned something new. I remembered some of the scandals he writes of during the '80's. I liked his remembrance of players and how he portrayed them. I laughed at times. Shook my head other times. Wondered what were they thinking many times. It was fun reading about it all. I'm not a Mets fan, just a baseball fan but this is a book worth reading just for the fun of the game.… (plus d'informations)
 
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