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Informationen zum Autor Frederick C. Klein is a longtime writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal , where he originated the "On Sports" column. He is a freelance writer and the author of many books, including several other entries in the For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mark Anderson is an illustrator whose work has appeared on the back cover of National Geographic , the New Yorker , and Time and inside the Atlantic Monthly , BusinessWeek , Harvard Business Review , Outside , and many other periodicals. He is the illustrator and designer of Triumph Books' popular For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Chicago. Rusty Staub is a former player for the New York Mets, a club ambassador for the team, the founder and chairman of the board of the New York Police and Fire Widows and Children's Benefit Fun Foundation, Inc., and the president of the Rusty Staub Foundation. He is also a gourmet chef, a restaurateur, and a philanthropist. Klappentext Frederick C. Klein and Mark Anderson have teamed up again to create a perfect vehicle to introduce young fans to the history and celebrated legends of the New York Mets. Each letter of the alphabet is designated to at least one Mets immortal! which is characterized by a brilliant illustration! a witty poem! and a brief summary of his place in baseball history. The New York Mets baseball program has certainly produced its share of such personalities. Its annals are studded with memorable names such as Keith Hernandez! Bobby Valentine! Yogi Berra! Carlos Beltran! Darryl Strawberry! Sid Fernandez! Johan Santana! Al Leiter! Lindsey Nelson! Mike Piazza! Jose Reyes! and many others. The book is a wonderful tool for young readers and an ideal way for different generations of Mets fans to share their passion.
