The rise and fall of the 1986 Mets was one of the cornerstones of my childhood. This book confirms what we already suspected: this was a team of jerks. This team made no bones about it though. They were going to beat you, and they didn’t care what you thought. Maybe they weren’t the best role models, but it sure was a fun team to watch.
The Bad Guys Won (Jeff Pearlman)
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