The Mets lose when they should win. They win when they should lose. And when it comes to being the worst, no team in sports has ever done it better than the Mets. In this hilarious history of the Mets and love letter to the art of disaster, Devin Gordon presents baseball the way it really is, not in the wistful sepia tones we've come to expect from other sportswriters. Along the way, he explains the difference between being bad and being gifted at losing, and why this distinction holds the key to understanding the true amazin' magic of the New York Mets.

Includes index.

The original original Met -- Casey at the mic -- M is for VRAM -- The house that a well-connected lawyer built -- Tom Terrific and the midnight massacre, part 1: the terrific part -- Who needs Nolan Ryan anyway? -- Gilly and Yoge -- The voyage of the Clotilda -- Tom Terrific and the midnight massacre, part 2: the massacre part -- This call to the bullpen brought to you by: Mettle the Mule -- The decapitated cat -- Fuck the Yankees, part 1: Doc and Darryl in the Bronx -- How Mackey Sasser got the Yips -- Bobby Bonilla Day -- The Grand Slam single and the walk-off walk -- Fuck the Yankees, part 2: the Subway series -- The legend of Endy -- Bernie Madoff stole this chapter -- The evidence points toward dupe -- Seventh-inning stretch: the other guy who was conning the Mets while Madoff was conning the Mets -- A big sexy day to remember -- Bring in the exorcist -- The last polar bear.