Mets by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Amazin' Mets by Uniform Number
This is the first team history of the New York Mets—or any other team—to
be told through a lighthearted analysis of uniform numbers.
Ordinary club histories proceed year by year to give the big picture.
Mets by the Numbers uses jersey numbers to tell the little stories—the
ones the fans love—of the team and its players. This is a catalog of the
more than 700 Mets who have played since 1962, but it is far from just a
list of No. 18s and 41s. Mets by the Numbers celebrates the team's
greatest players, critiques numbers that have failed to attract talent, and
singles out particularly productive numbers, and numbers that had really big
nights. With coverage of superstitions, prolific jersey-wearers, the
ever-changing Mets uniform, and significant Mets numbers not associated with
uniforms, this book is a fascinating alternative history of the Amazin's. 75
b/w photographs.