{"product_id":"the-worst-team-money-could-buy-9780803278226","title":"The Worst Team Money Could Buy","description":"Even before the New York Mets began the 1992 season, they had set a critical record: the highest payroll ever for a major-league team, $45 million. With players Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, and Howard Johnson, winning another championship seemed a mere formality. The 1992 New York Mets never made it to Cooperstown, however. Veteran newspapermen Bob Klapisch and John Harper reveal the extraordinary inside story of the Mets' decline and fall--with the sort of detail and uncensored quotes that never run in a family newspaper. From the sex scandals that plagued the club in Florida to the puritanical, no-booze rules of manager Jeff Torborg, from bad behavior on road trips to the downright ornery practical \"jokes\" that big boys play, \u003ci\u003eThe Worst Team Money Could Buy\u003c\/i\u003e is a grand-slam classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Klapisch,John Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.06w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803278226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBob Klapisch is a sports columnist covering major-league baseball for \u003ci\u003eThe Record\u003c\/i\u003e. Klapisch has worked at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e and is a regular contributor to ESPN.com. He is the author of five baseball books, including \u003ci\u003eHigh and Tight: The Rise and Fall of Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry\u003c\/i\u003e. John Harper covered the Mets for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e from 1988 to 1992 before joining the \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is a sports columnist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44422951862387,"sku":"9780803278226","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f9bcfa5d-faf3-40cb-8947-2b86c8165513.jpg?v=1772542979","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-worst-team-money-could-buy-9780803278226","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}