Reviews
“Metropolitans expertly unpacks the 'cruel optimism' linking the yearning of a fanbase whose suffering is alleviated by sporadic miracles to the genuine dissident legacies that surrounded the team’s creation and which have occasionally, miraculously, come back to life. How appropriate that I write these words while watching the Mets being no-hit through eight innings—precisely the situation of the U.S. left at this moment. How will our heroes survive? Stay tuned!” —Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude
""Metropolitans expertly unpacks the 'cruel optimism' linking the yearning of a fanbase whose suffering is alleviated by sporadic miracles to the genuine dissident legacies that surrounded the team’s creation and which have occasionally, miraculously, come back to life. How appropriate that I write these words while watching the Mets being no-hit through eight innings—precisely the situation of the U.S. left at this moment. How will our heroes survive? Stay tuned!"" —Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude ""The book is unlike any other Mets-related book we’ve seen; Gittlitz has gone deep into not just Mets history, but the societal context of the team’s founding, its early years, and all the subsequent eras of the team’s existence. It is a book that’s not just for baseball fans, but for anyone with an interest in late 20th century New York or American sports culture."" —Brian Salvatore, Amazin' Avenue ""[Metropolitans comprises] staggering amounts of backstory, dozens of details that have been lost to time until now, and a blend of perspective and context that feels as relevant in 2025 as it would have in 1969."" —Greg Prince, Faith and Fear in Flushing
""Metropolitans expertly unpacks the 'cruel optimism' linking the yearning of a fanbase whose suffering is alleviated by sporadic miracles to the genuine dissident legacies that surrounded the team’s creation and which have occasionally, miraculously, come back to life. How appropriate that I write these words while watching the Mets being no-hit through eight innings—precisely the situation of the U.S. left at this moment. How will our heroes survive? Stay tuned!"" —Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude ""[Metropolitans comprises] staggering amounts of backstory, dozens of details that have been lost to time until now, and a blend of perspective and context that feels as relevant in 2025 as it would have in 1969."" —Greg Prince, Faith and Fear in Flushing
“Metropolitans expertly unpacks the 'cruel optimism' linking the yearning of a fanbase whose suffering is alleviated by sporadic miracles to the genuine dissident legacies that surrounded the team’s creation and which have occasionally, miraculously, come back to life. How appropriate that I write these words while watching the Mets being no-hit through eight innings—precisely the situation of the U.S. left at this moment. How will our heroes survive? Stay tuned!” —Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude ""[Metropolitans comprises] staggering amounts of backstory, dozens of details that have been lost to time until now, and a blend of perspective and context that feels as relevant in 2025 as it would have in 1969."" —Greg Prince, Faith and Fear in Flushing
Author Information
A.M. Gittlitz is an organizer and writer focusing on counterculture and radical politics. He is the author of I Want to Believe- Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism and co-host of the podcast This Wreckage. He lives in Ridgewood, Queens, but can be often found Tuesday nights at the Vegan City food stand at Citi Field.
