Hardcover. NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 316 pages. "A manager's-eye view of the agonies and ecstasies of the '85 Mets--from way inside!. 'Bats,' written with bestselling coauthor Peter Golenbock, reveals Johnson's stinging opinions on the state of the game, on umpires, opposing players, other managers, and the press." Clean copy.