Description
Book Synopsis Bringing fresh perspectives to the team that has brought joy, triumph and even a miracle to New York City, this collection of new essays examines portrayals of the Mets in film, television, advertising and other media. Contributors cover little-known aspects of Mets history that even die-hard fans may not know. Topics include the popularity of Rheingold''s advertising in the 1950s and 1960s, Bob Murphy''s broadcasting career before joining the Mets'' announcing team in 1962, Mr. Met''s rivalry with the Phillie Phanatic, Dave Kingman''s icon status, the pitching staff''s unsung performance after the 1969 World Series victory, and Joan Payson''s world-renowned art collection and philanthropy.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
"Of Great Renown": A Brief History of an Early Mets Sponsor (Debra Schmidt Bach)
Mets in the Movies (Rob Edelman)
Murphy Before the Mets (Donna L. Halper)
Joan Payson: Beyond Blue and Orange (Leslie Heaphy)
Swagger Comes to Town: The Evolution of Attitude at Shea
Stadium in the 1980s (Paul Hensler)
More Than a Miracle: Mets Pitchers of the Early 1970s (Scott Doughtie and Douglas Jordan)
Straight Up NYC, Like a Mets Fitted: How the New York Mets Influenced Hip-Hop Music and Culture (Jamayne Lavar King)
(900) 976–1313 (David Krell)
A Tale of Two Fans: Josh Lyman, Toby Ziegler and The West Wing (David Krell)
Meet the 19th Century Mets (Bill Lamb)
The Life and Times of Mr. Met (Martin Lessner)
The Mets Baseball Hat and Human-Thing Entanglement
in City Slickers and Gone Girl (David M. Pegram)
The Happy Cap: Blue Collar and Orange in a Popular-Culture Context
(Richard Pioreck)
Hizzoner's Honors: The Mets, the Yankees and the Mayor's
Trophy (Matt Rothenberg)
Come Out and See My Amazing Mets: Casey Stengel
and the Selling of the New York Mets (William J. Ryczek)
The Concerts at Shea Stadium (Derek Stadler, Elizabeth Jardine and Alexandra Rojas)
Sky King of Queens: The Iconography of Dave Kingman in New York
(Charlie Vascellaro)
Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index
