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A Magic Summer

The Amazin' Story of the 1969 New York Mets

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A Magic Summer

By: Stanley Cohen
Narrated by: Ian Eugene Ryan
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A Magic Summer tells of that remarkable season by chronicling the major events as viewed twenty years later. Interviews conducted twenty years after with members of the team - Seaver, Ryan, McGraw, and others - provide immediacy and, with that, fascinating updates and insights. This is a unique record and celebration of a season that Mets fans - and all baseball fans - will not soon forget.

©2009 Stanley Cohen (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Baseball & Softball

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Ian Eugene Ryan delivers a perfect performance of the audiobook A Magic Summer: The Amazin' Story of the 1969 New York Mets. In a stunningly delicate balance between recaps of games and interviews with players, coaches, and managers author Stanley Choen makes of the finest tributes to one of the finest seasons of baseball ever played.

In a year filled with the brilliance of the moon landing and the majestic wildness of Woodstock , the New York Mets still managed to captivate the spirit of the country. This look at the Mets season of '69 is a must-listen for any fan of the American pastime.
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History of the 1969 Mets. Bio and update on the players. Review of the season, the competition, and eventual World Series. Great story!

The story of the Miracle Mets!

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I can't say enough about Cohen's writing, and I'm glad to have read this one before. This audiobook is ruined, in my opinion, but the narrator's inability to pronounce some famous names from American history. KOO-fax? Mari-COL? Nee-EKRO? Dude has a wonderful speaking voice, which is why he got the gig (or, I suppose, any gig). Unfortunately, he didn't take any time at all to learn how to pronounce all the words and that really cheapens the product. Time or money I won't get back. Sigh.

I totally suggest reading the book and leaving this audio version alone, and also suggest the producers of this kind of slipshod production take some time to 'proof-listen' ... because crap like this sounds more like a cold script-read than a final production.

Great writing ruined by terrible narration

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The story of the "Miracle Mets" of 1969 is a baseball classic. But a book like this will probably only be read by die-hard Mets fans. And as such it is unforgivably distracting to listen to this book and hear the constant uncorrected mistakes made by the reader when pronouncing the names of key figures in this story.

The legendary Dodger lefthander was not Sandy "KOO-fax"
The Cubs manager was not Leo "Der-oh-SHAY"
Future Met 2nd Baseman Felix was not "Millin"
The Centerfielder who Made the Extraordinary Catch was not Tommy "AJJ-ee"

It was someone's job (the producer, the director, the narrator himself) to make sure that names were being pronounced correctly. It's not that difficult. Just takes a little bit of research or a sit-down with anyone who knows about the team.

I wanted to escape into the world of the 1969 Mets when reading this book. It was hard to do with all the mispronunciations.

Narration Plagued By Mispronunciation

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Great retelling of the 1969 New York Mets and their 1969 MLB World Championship - From Baseball Hall Of Fame Managers Gil Hodges to Hall Of Fame Pitchers Tom Seaver, and then-newcomer Nolan Ryan, along with greats Jerry Koosman, Reliever Tug McGraw, .340-hitting Cleon Jones, 26-HR hitting slugger Tommie Agee, .300-hitting platoon outfielder Art Shamsky, .252-Veteran help and World Series MVP Donn Clendenon, and a full team of supporters who truly made the 1969 Mets a Team of Destiny that, if not pulling a Miracle, truly put it all together at just the right time to Win it ALL.

Great story, with decent Narraration that disappointed that cost the story an A. IF you're going to read a Book, especially a Pro Sports... LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE the NAMES.

STORY: A

NARRATION: B-

GRADE: B+

SUPERB RETELLING OF THE 1969 MLB WORLD CHAMPION "MIRACLE METS!"

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For any Met fan who goes back to 1969 (or who doesn't) this book is a must. Too bad the narrator had a monotone and didn't bother to find out how to pronounce any names!

Fantastic story; terrible narrator

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How can you release a book with hall-of-famer’s names mispronounced? Seriously detracted from the story.

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