Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog
A daily account of the trials and tribulations of the New York Mets. Contact me at sinymets@aol.com
Tonight my guest on This Call To The Bullpen Podcast on Blog Talk Radio is Matthew Silverman, author of “NEW YORK METS 50 AMAZIN’ SEASONS: The Complete Illustrated History (MVP Books) as well as the editor of Maple Street Press 2011 Mets Annual
If you can’t join us live tonight, you can always hear the podcast right here at Kranepool Society (see ride side bar) at the showpage on Blog Talk Radio or download the podcast on iTunes
Check out the New York Mets 2010 Annual from Maple Street Press, on your newsstand today. The Annual is chock full of articles on past, present and the future of the Mets by all of your favorite writers along with detailed stats a scouting reports.
Don’t miss the article on Mets Bloggers (World Wide Mets) by Jason Fry because well….yeah I’m in the article .
Join us tonight for another episode of PRO BASEBALL CENTRAL at 9PM ET on BlogTalk Radio. Our guest will be Matthew Silverman, co-editor of the book THE MIRACLE HAS LANDED: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World (Maple Street Press in association with SABR) a very detailed chronicle of the 1969 World Champion New York Mets.
If you can’t join us live you can here the podcast here at the Kranepool Society or on BlogTalk Radio and our PRO BASEBALL CENTRAL site.
Every spring there are loads of baseball annuals at the newsstand but if you are a die hard Mets fan you need to pick up the 2009 Mets Annual published by Maple Street Press.
The Annual is chock full of information for every Mets fans taste. You like numbers? There are your basic stats and there are in depth numbers like pitch selection and hit placement all from the Inside Edge scouting service. There are articles on Shea Staduim and our birthplace the Polo Grounds. There are stories on the 40th annivseray of the 1969 Amazin’s (by Greg Prince) and a great article by Howard Megdal on the Mets uncanny ability to finish in second place (that says it all about Mets fandom WE’RE #2!!!!)
Greg Spira and Matt Silveman have but the best sports annual out there so look for it at newsstands, bookstores or at the Maple Street Press web site Â
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