{"product_id":"get-your-tokens-ready-the-late-1990s-road-to-the-subway-series-hardback-9781496230805","title":"Get Your Tokens Ready; The Late 1990s Road to the Subway Series (Hardback) 9781496230805","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGet Your Tokens Ready\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Late 1990s Road to the Subway Series\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChris Donnelly (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496230805, University of Nebraska Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Many of us of a certain age believed we’d never see a Subway Series as our fathers and grandfathers had, and then, amazingly, we did. In the final piece of Chris Donnelly’s lyrical trilogy detailing New York’s late-century baseball renaissance, he brings us back to those wonderful years when the dream became, first, possible and, ultimately, real. In his hands \u003ci\u003eGet Your Tokens Ready\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful story told by a master storyteller.”-Mike Vaccaro, sports columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003e1941-The Greatest Year in Sports\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“When George Steinbrenner, sports talk radio, and the back pages were king, baseball was at its best. Chris Donnelly masterfully transports us back to one of the wildest rides in the sport’s history, when the Mets and Yankees shaped a generation of fans at the center of the baseball universe.”-Evan Drellich, senior writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eWinning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s Brightest Minds Created Sports’ Biggest Mess\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eStarting with the first ever regular season matchup between the Mets and Yankees and ending with the last out of the 2000 Subway Series, \u003ci\u003eGet Your Tokens Ready\u003c\/i\u003e provides the most in-depth look ever published at both teams during the late 1990s and the 2000 season.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 1996 season ended with the Yankees winning their first World Series championship in eighteen years and receiving a grand parade through the streets of the city. The Mets exited the season still struggling to maintain managers and quality players and battling controversy in the clubhouse and off-field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By 2000, the Yankees, amid baseball’s first dynasty in a generation, appeared the undisputed kings of New York with three World Series titles in four seasons. The Mets, however, after years of irrelevance, had rebuilt their team not only to be competitive but to create one dramatic moment after another. Adding to the story were several people who had played or managed for both teams during their careers, most notably Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, David Cone, and Joe Torre. The result was a golden age of baseball for the city, culminating at long last in the two teams finally battling for New York’s baseball soul in the new millennium during the 2000 World Series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Detailing the moments you remember and some you may have forgotten-from fake mustaches to all-out melees, from wild pitch endings to thrown bat insanity, from heartache to celebration-\u003ci\u003eGet Your Tokens Ready\u003c\/i\u003e covers it all.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Jelly-Legged Him\u003cbr\u003e 2. Not Any Nastier\u003cbr\u003e 3. Square in the Back\u003cbr\u003e 4. A Viable Man\u003cbr\u003e 5. “\u003cbr\u003eI Play Baseball”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mr. Mojo Risin’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Smell of the Stadium\u003cbr\u003e 8. Until Someone Beats Us\u003cbr\u003e 9. Joy in Metsville\u003cbr\u003e 10. Up the Middle\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685336051992,"sku":"9781496230805","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/get-your-tokens-ready-the-late-1990s-road-to-the-subway-series-hardback-9781496230805","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}