Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?

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Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?
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First edition
AuthorJimmy Breslin
LanguageEnglish
Published1963
PublisherViking Press, Ivan R. Dee
Publication placeUnited States

Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? is a 1963 book by journalist Jimmy Breslin, about the 1962 New York Mets. [1] [2] The book chronicles the first season of the Mets, an expansion team that lost 120 games, which was a modern MLB record until 2024, when it was broken by the Chicago White Sox with 121 (though the White Sox would avoid having a worst winning percentage by comparison to that same Mets team). [3] [4] The title of the book came from a remark made by Mets manager Casey Stengel expressing his frustration over the team's spectacular ineptitude.

The book contains an introduction by Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Veeck.

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References

  1. ↑ Akers, W.M. (April 2, 2013). "The Biggest Losers: Looking Back at Jimmy Breslin's Mets Bible". New York Observer. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Sandomir, Richard (April 7, 2012). "Affectionate Scorn for '62 Mets". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Nadkarni, Rohan (September 27, 2024). "Chicago White Sox lose 121st game this season, most in baseball history". NBC News. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ "White Sox wrap up record-breaking losing season with 9-5 win over playoff-bound Tigers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 29, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.


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