Full Count: The Book of Mets Poetry
“No one would question a poet writing about love for a woman, but when you’re a fan of a team, the emotional attachment is even stronger, because women come and go, but your team never changes.”—Joe Benigno,WFAN (Sports Radio 66), New York City “He's the Poet Laureate of the Mets.”—Sports Illustrated “Frank Messina has become a classic.”—The New York Times “Charming and daunting…this is a wonderful book about baseball that transcends loyalty to a favorite team…Full Count: THE BOOK OF METS POETRY is a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning for all the marbles."—Robert M. Zoschke,PRO Magazine  “An amazing collection of Mets poetry…This is no wannabee sportswriter trying to muscle his way into the press box by penning something that resembles a sports book. This is a “classic” poet, as the New York Times calls him, and he just happens to be an insane Mets fan….It’s a treasure chest of the written word…eminently accessible to any sports fan. It’s also a master work from a brilliant poet.”—Mark Healey,Baseball Digest