About this episode

Nick Davis joins the hosts to discuss the impact of the 1986 Mets and the documentary 'Once Upon a Time in Queens'.

Forty seasons have passed since 1986, and five since the groundbreaking docuseries Once Upon a Time in Queens aired on ESPN to tell the world about the year the lights stayed on Shea Stadium late into October. To commemorate both Met milestone anniversaries, director Nick Davis joins Jeff Hysen and Once Upon... contributor Greg Prince to recall the teamwork that made the dream — of presenting a monumental story of a monumental championship — work.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Hysen

Guest: Nick Davis

Topics covered

• 1986 Mets
• documentary
• baseball history
• teamwork
• championship

Keywords

• Mets
• 1986
• documentary
• baseball
• championship
• teamwork
• Shea Stadium

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN

Books & works: Once Upon a Time in Queens

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