ART SHAMSKY AND ERIK SHERMAN by SPORTSTALKNY

Art Shamsky 8 years in the majors after 3 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds iHe was traded to the New York Mets in the winter of 1967 and was a major part of the ‘Miracle Mets’ that won the 1969 World Championship defeating the Baltimore Orioles. During that magical championship season, he batted .300 and led the Mets in the National League Playoffs batting .537 vs. the Atlanta Braves with seven hits in thirteen at-bats.
Erik Sherman a prolific writer ,he is the author of the critically acclaimed Kings of Queens: Life Beyond Baseball With The ’86 Mets, and is also the coauthor of four highly acclaimed baseball autobiographies: Out At Home (with Glenn Burke), A Pirate For Life (with Steve Blass), the New York Times bestseller Mookie: Life, Baseball, and the ’86 Mets (with Mookie Wilson); and Davey Johnson: My Wild Ride In Baseball And Beyond. He is an annual lecturer at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
They Join Mark and Aj to talk about After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the '69 Mets. which is a truly moving and heartfelt memoir recounting all of the Pivotal moments of that magical year emphasizing the brotherhood and lasting loyalty of his teammates on and off the field.

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