Your Mets Library

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Anyone read this one?

[Edgy MD]

Sounds great. It really should be called Choking Up, though.

I was thinking just this morning, as I saw Team of Rivals on my coffee table with a "Lincoln Prize" stamp on it, that we should morph into the Crane Pool Mets Research Society, and award a Dana Brand Prize each year for outstanding Mets publication.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Sounds great. It really should be called Choking Up, though. I was thinking just this morning, as I saw Team of Rivals on my coffee table with a "Lincoln Prize" stamp on it, that we should morph into the Crane Pool Mets Research Society, and award a Dana Brand Prize each year for outstanding Mets publication.

I like this idea. Let's do it. Gotta catalogue all the Mets releases..here? put up a poll for each one as people read it during the year..

[Edgy MD]

I wonder if we wouldn't have to be a little more professional in order to get the gravity of publishers sending us pre-release copies, hoping they can stamp that DB Prize stamp on on the book in time for it's second shipping. We might have to appoint a jury --- disqualifying anybody who's met Greg from voting for his book, shit like that.

But I'm thinking beyond prize awarding --- though we're already there with the Schaefers. I'm thinking annual meeting, a semi-annual research journal, and stuff like that.

[bmfc1]

Anyone read this one?

Off-topic, sorry: Felix Millan was one of the nicest Mets I met at Fantasy Camp. He always sat down with the campers at meals and endured our questions ("why did you choke up like that?"). One day, he saw me in uniform and asked if I was wearing 17 for him. I lied and said it was for him and Keith. Pete Schourek was sitting there and said "Felix, it's not for you, it's for Keith Hernandez."

[stevejrogers]

Brief overview of Mets books that have come out in the past couple of years, and upcoming releases.

[Edgy MD]

Way to be on the ball, Steve.

Should we do this?

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Way to be on the ball, Steve. Should we do this?

yes.

[Edgy MD]

Any suggestions for next steps?

[Farmer Ted]

Cleaning out some boxes the other day and came across this gem. I musta read this thing 100 times growing up. Beat up as hell. Anyone else have it?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Incredible-World-Champs-Mets/dp/B000PALCVQ/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1358184906&sr=8-14&keywords=maury+allen

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I'd be happy to set up an account on Library Thing (http://www.librarything.com/tour/) to make our own catalog of books about the Mets. They have organizational accounts too (http://www.librarything.com/organizations). I'd front the $25 for a lifetime membership if other Crane Poolers think that they'd actually use it.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Farmer Ted wrote: Cleaning out some boxes the other day and came across this gem. I musta read this thing 100 times growing up. Beat up as hell. Anyone else have it? http://www.amazon.com/The-Incredible-World-Champs-Mets/dp/B000PALCVQ/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1358184906&sr=8-14&keywords=maury+allen

I have that one yes.

[Edgy MD]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: I'd be happy to set up an account on Library Thing (http://www.librarything.com/tour/) to make our own catalog of books about the Mets. They have organizational accounts too (http://www.librarything.com/organizations). I'd front the $25 for a lifetime membership if other Crane Poolers think that they'd actually use it.

This is good idea, yes?

I'll contnribute.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Any suggestions for next steps?

Keep an eye on Mets releases for 2013, create a forum/thread for each one to discuss/vote on on. pass said books around if you're willing so more of us can read them, etc.

at the end of the year, everyone that's read most? of them votes for top three, MVP style (3 points for first, 2 for second, 1 for third?) and we tabulate the best Mets book of the year?

[Guest Kong76]

The Mets' section of my computer room. Little outta focus but
people familiar with the titles should be able to make 'em out.



Looking at picture, there are two books that don't belong in the
section ... can you name them?

[Guest Kong76]

Four, actually.

[Ceetar]

Kong76 wrote: Looking at picture, there are two books that don't belong in the section ... can you name them?

moneyball presumably isn't "Mets" despite plenty of connections.


I lobby we don't include the 2013 Mets Media guide as a book we need to read though.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, I'm not saying you have to read through any of it.

Non-Mets-specific subjects include:

• Moneyball
  
• The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
  
• The Glory of Their Times
  
• Insider's Baseball
  
• That green book that just says "Baseball" on the spine, but that could certainly be by a Metly author.

Now tell me when you broke into my house and photographed my bookcase.

[Guest Kong76]

Baseball is authored by Ed Kranepool and Ed Kirkman. I believe
our old friend Doc G game me that book at a game years ago.

[Edgy MD]

I was thinking of that one. Nice.

[Ceetar]

Metspolice has a post today about two upcoming books. Obviously the Piazza one, but Howie's got one too.

http://metspolice.com/2013/01/14/pre-order-mike-piazzas-book/

[Theoldmole]

Inspired by this, I just bought Tales From The 1962 New York Mets Dugout: A Collection of The Greatest Stories from The Mets Inaugural Season.

[Farmer Ted]

Still waiting for MBTN 2.0 to hit the market...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Farmer Ted wrote: Still waiting for MBTN 2.0 to hit the market...

Settle in.

[Edgy MD]

Inspired by this, I just bought Tales From The 1962 New York Mets Dugout: A Collection of The Greatest Stories from The Mets Inaugural Season.

Inspired by this, I re-read one of our best threads ever.

[Guest Kong76]

Wow, just printed that to re-read. I'm not green.

[Edgy MD]

Really rich. Even as much of what he says confirms the party line on early Mets history, it reads as an honest and real first-hand version.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hard to believe that was over seven years ago now.

[Edgy MD]

Frank F. Thomas wrote: In my book I mentioned the ("Yo la tengo") story and stated that I thought Richie made the whole thing up for its comic appeal, but I recently found photographic evidence that may now support Ashburn's story. While going through some old boxes of photos I found one of me helping Richie off the field after a collision. Richie is holding his head and I have my arm around his shoulders, and a very sympathetic look on my face. There's no date or caption on the photo, so I can't completely say that it confirms Richie's story, but it definitely adds credibility to his tale.

Boy would I love to get my hands on that photo. Can't find a BB-ref account of Ashie leaving a game with an injury, however.

[Benjamin Grimm]

These are the games where Richie Ashburn was replaced by another player:

1962-04-15
1962-04-17
1962-04-18
1962-04-24
1962-04-28
1962-04-29
1962-05-06
1962-05-12
1962-05-15
1962-05-16
1962-05-19
1962-05-20
1962-05-20
1962-05-25
1962-05-30
1962-06-01
1962-06-11
1962-06-15
1962-06-17
1962-06-18
1962-06-22
1962-06-29
1962-07-04
1962-07-14
1962-07-22
1962-08-04
1962-08-11
1962-08-18
1962-08-26
1962-08-31
1962-09-01
1962-09-04
1962-09-08
1962-09-15
1962-09-18
1962-09-18
1962-09-20
1962-09-20
1962-09-26
1962-09-28
1962-09-30