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A review by shaank
The Worst Team Money Could Buy by Bob Klapisch, John Harper
4.0
I just love this book's premise: the 1992 Mets were such a trainwreck that the beat writers of the NY Post and NY Daily News - 2 fiercely competing papers - had to join forces to eulogize the season.
As you'd expect, they focus less on the team's actual play and more on the litany of embarrassing distractions and gossip that overshadowed the team's dreadful pay. If you're looking for the inside dirt - like why the Mets are STILL paying Bobby Bonilla even though he hasn't played for them in nearly 20 years, this is a good place to start.
Sidenote: I read this shortly after Jeff Pearlman's [b:The Bad Guys Won!|1300|The Bad Guys Won!|Jeff Pearlman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440276326s/1300.jpg|5477], which is a similar look at the 1980s Mets. Together they give an intriguing rise/fall of the 80s and early 90s Mets.
As you'd expect, they focus less on the team's actual play and more on the litany of embarrassing distractions and gossip that overshadowed the team's dreadful pay. If you're looking for the inside dirt - like why the Mets are STILL paying Bobby Bonilla even though he hasn't played for them in nearly 20 years, this is a good place to start.
Sidenote: I read this shortly after Jeff Pearlman's [b:The Bad Guys Won!|1300|The Bad Guys Won!|Jeff Pearlman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440276326s/1300.jpg|5477], which is a similar look at the 1980s Mets. Together they give an intriguing rise/fall of the 80s and early 90s Mets.