@dtwohig’s Mets Library #14: Bottom of the Ninth

I have to admit, even though I knew that the Mets came into existence thanks to the aborted attempt to start the Continental Baseball League, I had no idea Branch Rickey was deeply involved in this venture.

Bottom of the Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball from Itself details the wild scheme of creating a new baseball league and how and why it never came to pass.  Fascinating reading.