Daily copy, opinion columns, essays, an almanac, a journal, a confession, a manifesto, an Irish wake. One writer. One team.
A daily, personal account of the 2019 Mets, the first team to play its home games at 41 Seaver Way. A quest for the franchise's third world championship during the 50th anniversary of its first.
The Last Scorecard.
By Angus Quinton Kerr
The logistics of travel experienced. The balance of familial life maintained, both nucleus and extended. The drudgery. The libationary 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.
Foreseen in spring training by the author 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 lap 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.
Angus Quinton Kerr
340 pages. Copyright 2024.
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