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bmfc1
Dec 18 2009 11:27 AM
Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 18 2009 11:36 AM

We can usually anticipate some new Mets books every spring but I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that there won't be any. If not, what books [u:2gcs8kei]won't[/u:2gcs8kei] we be seeing?

"OOPS! The Luis Castillo Story."

Chad Ochoseis
Dec 18 2009 11:30 AM
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"Play Solid Fundamental Baseball the Angel Pagan Way"

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:32 AM
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"Swing and a Misch: How Met Pitching Stood Pat in 2009"

attgig
Dec 18 2009 11:33 AM
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How to run a successful organization -Fred Wilpon, with forward by Bernie Madoff

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 18 2009 11:34 AM
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Homecoming: My Life on the Lines
By Razor Shines

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:35 AM
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"Third Base Is Overrated" by Ryan Church

metirish
Dec 18 2009 11:36 AM
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"The NY Mets Medical Journal" -

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:37 AM
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"The Chest Years of Our Lives" by Tony Bernazard
(Foreword by Adam Rubin)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 11:40 AM
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David Wright had both "Dashing Haberdashery" and "Crystal Clear Memories of September" negged.

attgig
Dec 18 2009 11:41 AM
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Diagnosing and Treating Sports Injuries
-by Dr. David Altchek with contributions by the Hospital for Special Surgery

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:43 AM
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"Money for Nothing: How I Secured My Financial Future" by Oliver Perez

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 11:44 AM
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"Standing Tall: Maintaining Calm and Dignity in the face of Threats All Around You," Mike Pelfrey

OE: Greg nosed me.

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:45 AM
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"Laughter is the Best Medicine" by Jerry Manuel

bmfc1
Dec 18 2009 11:46 AM
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Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 18 2009 11:46 AM

"Even I've Never Heard Of Me" by Ramon Martinez

attgig
Dec 18 2009 11:46 AM
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How to fake an injury to mask the fact that you really, really suck - Oliver Perez

metirish
Dec 18 2009 11:46 AM
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" Diversify : How I lost a bundle but still stayed filthy rich"...Jeff Wilpon

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:47 AM
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"How Did I Ever Find the Time to Write This Book?" by Pedro Feliciano

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:50 AM
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"Redding, Willing, But Not Particularly Able: Adventures in Acquiring Fifth Starters" by Omar Minaya

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 11:51 AM
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"He Said What? Building a Successful Working Relationship" by Ryan Church and Jerry Manuel

metirish
Dec 18 2009 11:52 AM
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" NY Mets: A History" - by Fred and Jeff Wilpon.

attgig
Dec 18 2009 11:53 AM
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Musical Chairs - Jerry Manuel

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:53 AM
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"I Can See Clearly Now, No Matter What Everybody Says" by Dave Howard

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 11:53 AM
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"Out of Left Field: Re-Evaluating Your Career Choices on the Fly" by Daniel Murphy

Edgy DC
Dec 18 2009 11:54 AM
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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 11:55 AM
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[quote="Edgy DC"]



Heh. Might have gone with "Snail Trax" there, myself.

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 11:57 AM
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"Dessens Into Madness" by Dan Warthen

Swan Swan H
Dec 18 2009 11:57 AM
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"Five Days, Four Nights: The Emil Brown Story"

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:00 PM
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"Are You There, Jerry? It's Me, Nick Evans"

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:01 PM
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"Thumbs Up: Keeping Your Positive in the Face of Adversity, Pain, and Increasingly Negative Results," Alex Cora

(Why are all of mine self-help books?)

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:04 PM
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"I'm Still Here...Damn It" by Gary Sheffield

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:06 PM
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"You'll Never Walk Alone," J.J. Putz w/Francisco Rodriguez

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:09 PM
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"So You Think You Can, Lance? The Inside Story of the Shortest Run in Broadway History"

TransMonk
Dec 18 2009 12:11 PM
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"101 Winning Strategies for Poker, Gin, Euchre and Go Fish" by Bobby Bonilla and Rickey Henderson

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:13 PM
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"Portion Control: How to Stay Healthy While Avoiding Eating Empty Innings" by Tim Redding

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:16 PM
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"Deliverance: How the Early Release Program Worked for Me" by Darren O'Day

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 18 2009 12:19 PM
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[quote="Edgy DC"]



I'm missing this reference.

Oh, and I'm reading the bestsellers:

Who Stole My Cheese?
By Frankie Rodriguez

Going Rogain
By Howard Johnson

Arguing With Idiots
By Joelmon

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:21 PM
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"Why Can't Jeremy Reed? How Inadequate Depth is Failing Today's Young Would-Be Contenders."

themetfairy
Dec 18 2009 12:22 PM
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I nominate this entire thread as a BOC!

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:23 PM
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"Manchild in Beantown" by Billy Wagner

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:26 PM
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"Stoner? Switzer? I Barely Even Knew Yer" by Jerry Manuel

Edgy DC
Dec 18 2009 12:27 PM
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[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"][quote="Edgy DC"]



I'm missing this reference.

See, I um, figured he'd be least likely to have this unsavory, um, hidden life, so, I um, worked off of that, for, I guess, big laffs?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:28 PM
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Published or no, "This is How a Windmill Works" is Razor Shines' finest children's book to date.

metirish
Dec 18 2009 12:28 PM
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"Frankie, Daniel, and Omar: The Story of one GM's fall from Grace"

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:29 PM
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"The Connoisseur's Guide to Unopened Champagne (Collector's Edition)" by Willie Randolph

metirish
Dec 18 2009 12:29 PM
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"The Error of My Ways : Why I moved from the outfield to 1st Base" by Daniel Murphy

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:31 PM
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"I Spell Mine Differently -- And Not With a BB, Wise Guy" by Sean Green

attgig
Dec 18 2009 12:33 PM
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Dark Helmet: Form follows Function - David Wright

TransMonk
Dec 18 2009 12:33 PM
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"Secrets Of The Golden Handshake" by Moises Alou

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:36 PM
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"The Audacity of Stokes"

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:38 PM
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"Movable Splint," by Jose Reyes

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:39 PM
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"Pagan With the Pawind" by Mushmouth

Swan Swan H
Dec 18 2009 12:41 PM
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"Eight is Enough: The Men who Undermanned Shortstop for the 2009 Mets"

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:42 PM
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"I Never Played the Game" by Billy Cotton
Foreword by Terrel Hansen
New Paperback Afterword by Ruddy Lugo

metirish
Dec 18 2009 12:42 PM
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" They love me: Why building a new stadium finially won the fans over" by Jeff Wilpon

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:43 PM
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"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by Nelson Figueroa

TransMonk
Dec 18 2009 12:45 PM
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"Young At Heart: Playing Baseball In Your Fifties" by Julio Franco

metirish
Dec 18 2009 12:45 PM
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" Hitting 101: How Being D Wrights Friend saved My Job" by Howard Johnson

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:46 PM
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"Remember the Me?" by John Maine

TransMonk
Dec 18 2009 12:46 PM
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"Skirtchasing!: The Life and Times of Steve Phillips"

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:46 PM
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"Playing Fossum: A Journeyman Pitcher's Guide to Appearing Dead"

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:51 PM
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"The Saddest Elf" by Alex Cora

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 12:52 PM
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"Kiss of the Schneider Woman"

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:54 PM
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"Argenis, an Old Reyes"

TransMonk
Dec 18 2009 12:54 PM
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"Pyrotechnics 101" by Vince Coleman and Bret Saberhagen

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 12:57 PM
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"Carlost Time Accidents: an OSHA Study"

batmagadanleadoff
Dec 18 2009 12:59 PM
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Outed at the Plate: The Mike Piazza Story.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 18 2009 01:00 PM
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I Had Testicular Cancer and My Wife Just Died
By Scott Schoeneweis

metirish
Dec 18 2009 01:03 PM
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" Ticket Plans: How to Alienate fans" - Dave Howard

TransMonk
Dec 18 2009 01:04 PM
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"Choque: A Guide To Miami's Late-Night Dominican Cuisine" by Duaner Sanchez

metirish
Dec 18 2009 01:06 PM
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" The Promenade Club: A Guide To Keeping Riff Raff Out"...by Saul Katz

attgig
Dec 18 2009 01:09 PM
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yes we can
by the 2009 mets

Frayed Knot
Dec 18 2009 01:42 PM
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[u:tv7up3n1]Mission Improbable[/u:tv7up3n1]: The 'Shams' Run to the Pennant

[u:tv7up3n1]Bury My Season with Wounded Knees[/u:tv7up3n1]: The Carlos Beltran Story

[u:tv7up3n1]The Pel Curve[/u:tv7up3n1]: My Search for a Secondary Pitch

[u:tv7up3n1]Catcher on the Schneid[/u:tv7up3n1]

[u:tv7up3n1]Adam's Fib[/u:tv7up3n1]: The Explosive Tell-All about how I lost my job because of a beat reporter - by Tony Bernazard

[u:tv7up3n1]Tuesdays, I'm Laurie[/u:tv7up3n1]: My Secret Life as a Once-a-Week Transvestite - by Fred Wilpon

[u:tv7up3n1]I Fail in Two Cities[/u:tv7up3n1]: The Ryan Church Story

[u:tv7up3n1]Slump-Dog Millionaire[/u:tv7up3n1] - by Ollie Perez

[u:tv7up3n1]It Takes a Village Idiot[/u:tv7up3n1]: Managing the Mets in 2009 by Jerry Manual

[u:tv7up3n1]National League Lampoon[/u:tv7up3n1]

[u:tv7up3n1]Buffalo Guys Won't You Come Up Tonight?[/u:tv7up3n1]: Managing the Mid-season Roster - by Omar Minaya

[u:tv7up3n1]Out of Sight[/u:tv7up3n1]: Tales from the CitiField Visitors' Bullpen

[u:tv7up3n1]Grand Theft Degado[/u:tv7up3n1]: How to make eight million dollars from 100 at-bats

Fman99
Dec 18 2009 02:17 PM
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[u:1uhxhivj]A Study in the Relationship of Nostril Size to Amount of Cocaine Consumed[/u:1uhxhivj] by Daryl Strawberry

Valadius
Dec 18 2009 02:21 PM
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[u:q85whcjf]Street Spanish: A Guide for Anglos[/u:q85whcjf] by Tony Bernazard

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 18 2009 02:27 PM
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[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":37tvntd9]I Had Testicular Cancer and My Wife Just Died
By Scott Schoeneweis[/quote:37tvntd9]

This is terrible and mean and made me snort my afternoon coffee.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 18 2009 02:39 PM
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[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":umr67eav][quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":umr67eav]I Had Testicular Cancer and My Wife Just Died
By Scott Schoeneweis[/quote:umr67eav]

This is terrible and mean and made me snort my afternoon coffee.[/quote:umr67eav]

Thank you. I felt this thread was getting overloaded with bad jokes and needed a vicious one to balance the scales.

metsguyinmichigan
Dec 18 2009 03:31 PM
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"Balking at Balks: Learning to bring your hands to a complete stop. Eventually" by Mike Pelfrey

G-Fafif
Dec 18 2009 04:38 PM
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"Lost"

Valadius
Dec 19 2009 06:45 AM
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[u:iyjscxlf]How to Run Yourself Out of Town[/u:iyjscxlf] by Rey Ordonez

Rockin' Doc
Dec 19 2009 07:33 AM
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[u:3hjdkf98]Public Speaking: Anyone Can Do It, Ya Know[/u:3hjdkf98] by Omar Minaya

[u:3hjdkf98]Winning Isn't Everything: A Guide to Being a Mets Fan[/u:3hjdkf98] excerpts from the CPF Forum

MFS62
Dec 19 2009 08:16 AM
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[quote="Valadius"]How to Run Yourself Out of Town by Rey Ordonez



Isn't that the companion book to How to Run Yourself Out of Innings by Angel Pagan?

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