The Bad Guys Won
A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and the Rest of the 1986 Mets, the Rowdiest Team Ever to Put on a New York Uniform--and Maybe the Best

Jeff Pearlman - image from his site An inside look at the 1986 Mets, the entire season, this is a very compelling read, with information that was new to me. It reads quickly and does not pretend to be more than what it is, a recollection of a magical season. (unlike most of the very unmagical season......more

I've been a Mets fan since 1964, when I was 6. The 1986 season was, of course, Amazin'. While this book provides accurate descriptions of key moments in that championship season, and a literally gut-churning, pee-in-your-pants funny recounting of the various puerile shenanigans surrounding the '86 b......more

I loved this book. That is high praise considering I’m a Cardinals fan, and this team is called “the pond scum Mets” for a reason. But the story itself is great. I loved the insight and down and dirty behind the scenes dirt of this team. I wanted more background and depth on Hernandez, like what dro......more

The 1986 Mets made me a fan of the team for life. They were incredibly talented on the field, and off the field they were notorious partiers and pranksters. Since the team has not met those heights since, many books have covered them. This being Pearlman his style is to focus on the latter over the......more

This was a fun, fast paced read detailing the events that built up to the New York Mets winning the 1986 World Series including the magical season and incredible playoff run. This team was stocked full of tons of interesting characters with backstories that could fill multiple books. Jeff Pearlman d......more