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Matthew Silverman is the author of several books on the Mets, including 100 Things Mets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Mets Essential, and Mets by the Numbers (with Jon Springer). He is also an associate editor for The 2008 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. He lives in High Falls, New York.

Ken Samelson is a freelance sports book editor and writer. He is coauthor of Amazing Mets Trivia, The Great All-Time Baseball Record Book, The Macmillan Baseball Encyclopedia Quiz Book, and The Baseball Encyclopedia. He lives in Larchmont, New York.

The 1969 Mets: As miraculous as ever