Ron Swoboda wasnt the greatest player the Mets ever had but he made the greatest catch in Met history saving a game in the 1969 World Series and his RBI clinched the final game making him a Mets legend. The Mets even use a steel silhouette of the catch as a backing for the right field entrance sign at Citi Field. In this smart funny insightful memoir which is as selfdeprecating as a lifetime .249 hitter has to be he tells the story of that magical year nearly game by game revealing his struggles his triumphs and what life was like for an everyday Every Man player even when he was being platooned. He shows what it took to make one of the worst teams in baseball and what it was like to leave one of the best. And when he talks about the guys he played with and against its like youre sitting next to him on the team bus drinking Rheingold. This is a book anyone who loves the game will love as much. show more