The sad passing of Jeff McKnight at the far too early age of 52 has had me, as well as several others, thinking Mets by the Numbers these past couple of days. The Jeff McKnightmare (the only Met to have worn five different numbers) was probably the piece I read on the site that made me reach out to Jon Springer to talk to him about turning his magnificent work into a book. Mets Essential was published first and then 100 Things Mets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die came out about the same time, but it was Mets by the Numbers that really got it started. Thank you, Jon Springer, and thank you, Jeff McKnight. And while we are thanking one and all, here’s to Mets Guy in Michigan Dave Murray for his nod to the book in his Mostly Mets Reading Month.
I had a fun little chat recently with Ralph Tyko, aka Zig, about the Mets, 1973, the weather, and so much more. Listen in.