New York Mets

New York Mets Official Wordmark Short Sleeve T-Shirt (X-Large)
$17.99
Majestic is always quality. i got a 2X and it ran a little big. overall great shirt.

New York Mets Franchise Fitted Baseball Cap (Black, X-Large)
$21.00
nice fitted hat, $10 with prime shipping.
Too bad amazon will start collecting Tax for NY, good deals are going to be hard to find

New Era 59Fifty New York Mets Authentic On Field Hat - Alternate
$34.00
This Authentic Collection 59FIFTY is the official on-field cap of Major League Baseball and is worn by every Major League Baseball player. Performance is enhanced through CoolBase technology featuring revolutionary wicking, superior drying, and shrink resistance. The hat is Designed with an embroidered New York Mets team logo on front and stitched Major League Baseball logo on the rear. Interior includes branded taping as well as a CoolBase moisture wicking black sweatband. Fitted, closed back.

Faith and Fear in Flushing: An Intense Personal History of the New York Mets
$24.95
As a baseball historian who happens to be a St Louis Cardinals fan, this is a nice look into one of baseball's most colorful franchises; the good old New York Mets. I must confess, the reason I bought the book was I loved the bottom of the cover; no need to elaborate.

As my beloved Cardinal team of the '60s slowly aged, I went from being mildly amused at the antics of those less than amazin' Mets, to being shocked by their sudden dominace in '69.

By September of that year, the handwriting was on the wall; Cards pitcher Steve Carlton struck out 19 Mets in a single game, but somehow managed to lose it, 4-3, on the strength of two two run home runs by Ron Swoboda. The Cards wouldn't be heard from again until 1982.

In the meantime, when the World Series rolled around, I was pulling for the Mets, but didn't really give them much of a shot of actually winning it against the Amerian League champion, Baltimore Orioles; but of course, win it they did. Four years later, they nearly pulled off the impossible miracle of beating Oakland in the '73 World Series.

This is a team that has a 40 year history of being a never-say-die bunch of scrappy ballplayers, and have had their share of success. The '86 World Series victory over Boston was nothing short of miraculous.

Still, this is a team that has been dogged by ill-fortune at times, and frustrating season ending nightmares; their recent past has been beset by bitter disappointment, but each year they never seem to let the previous year bother them. I like that in a team.

Although I hated the Mets in the mid '80s, I respected them. Now that they're no longer in the same division as St Louis, I'm pulling for them each year to win their division; the Braves were getting annoying and the Phillies; well, they're the Phillies. No thanks.

The Mets history has been rich in the relatively short period of time they've been in existence. Without a doubt their fans are terrific; a combination of old Dodger blue and Giant black and gold heritage; and that spells loyalty.

The Mets are indeed an amazing franchise, and this book does a great job of capturing many memories, whether you're a diehard Mets fan or simply a fan of the game.