The logistics of travel experienced. The balance of familial life maintained, both nucleus and extended. The drudgery. The late nights followed by early first pitches. The disappointment. The euphoria. The mania of it all experienced for one full season, one last time in the crow’s nest as a sportswriter.
Some days, as a reporter just like a pitcher, when the game gets out of hand early, it’s just time to hit the showers. Time to go to the nearest pub, order the first of several pints, then phone-in the wrap into the sports desk.
A diehard Mets fan relocating to the Midwest 25 years prior, author and former sports editor Angus Kerr transforms into a beat writer from afar, recording daily the amazing quest for the third world championship for the New York Mets.
Proclaimed as a team of destiny, the 2019 Mets would feature a Cy Young Award winner, a Rookie of the Year recipient, and a season not unlike a tour on the Coney Island Cyclone.
"Like all lover affairs, (The Last Scorecard) has it all: highs, lows, joy, pain. It will make you laugh, cry, cheer and scream. It's a fanatic's dream, penned by a talented writer and throwback to the salad days, who beautifully shows us how life and being a baseball fan are poetically intertwined - with inimitable New York humor, sarcasm and attitude."
The Foreword, by Eddie.
The 2019 New York Mets. The Last Scorecard.
By Angus Quinton Kerr
340 pages. Copyright 2023.
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