Turning Two: My Journey to the Top of the World and Back with the New York Mets
“With the mess still continuing in Queens, relive the Mets' glory days with this autobiography of Bud Harrelson (written with legendary NYC sportswriter Phil Pepe), who was in the orange and blue for both of the team's World Series wins: as a shortstop in 1969 and as a coach in '86.”—am New York"He’s a New York baseball icon...I love him to death."—Darryl Strawberry, from the foreword “Harrelson, who will forever be known in baseball history as the man Pete Rose barreled into during the 1973 National League Championship Series, igniting a brawl that whipped the crowd at Shea Stadium into a trash-throwing frenzy, retraces his baseball career and reminisces about his time with baseball legends such as Casey Stengel, Tom Seaver (his friend and longtime roommate), and Willie Mays. … As a scrappy, scrawny shortstop for the New York Mets, he made two All-Star teams and won a World Series in 1969. Harrelson grabbed another championship in 1986 as a Mets’ coach. … Harrelson’s amiable appreciation for his life in baseball makes the book a safe bet for youngsters.” –Publishers Weekly