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Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl

How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York’s Baseball Soul

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Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl

By: Chris Donnelly
Narrated by: Kyle Tait
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Never before had both the Yankees and the Mets been in contention for the playoffs so late in the same season. For months New York fans dreamed of the first Subway Series in nearly 30 years, and the Mets and the Yankees vied for their hearts.

Despite their nearly identical records, the two teams were drastically different in performance and clubhouse atmosphere. The Mets were a team filled with hard-nosed players who won over New York with their dirty uniforms, curtain calls, after-hours activities, and because, well, they weren't the Yankees.

Meanwhile the Yankees featured some of the game's greatest talent. But the Yankees' abundance of talent was easily overshadowed by their dominating owner, George Steinbrenner, whose daily intrusiveness made the 1985 Yankees appear more like a soap opera than a baseball team.

While the drama inside the Mets' clubhouse only made the team more endearing to fans, the drama inside the Yankees' clubhouse had the opposite effect. The result was the most attention-grabbing and exciting season New York would see in generations.

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Hard to make a boring book out of the 80’s Mets and Yankees. If you thought like me that 70’s Yankees were the end of the drama, then you’ll find that way off

Entertaining baseball

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A great book regarding great Yankees and Mets teams. Highly recommended for all New York fans

Yankees

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I enjoyed the story, cover-to-cover! MLB History, especially that History several years removed from the snoozefest analytical BS of today with its myriad of 5-inning pitchers, .210 hitters with 12 HR and 140 strikeouts, and worse, this book is a BREATH of fresh air! I MISS 1970s-1987 Era MLB!

Well-done, from story to narration!

GRADE: A

SOLID BASEBALL RETELLING OF YANKS-METS' 1985 SEASON!

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Gives a great insight to the most interesting time in NY baseball dynamics that rarely gets talked about

Interesting times that rarely get talked about

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