RoadtoNowhereisthestoryofNewYorkCitybaseballfrom1990to1996,describinginintimatedetailthecollapseofboththeMetsandtheYankeesintheearlynineties,theYankees’thenreclaimingofthecityandtheMetsattemptstorebuildfromtheashes.Afterthechaosofthe1980s,theNewYorkYankeesfinallybottomedoutin1990.Theteamfinishedinlastplace,enduringoneoftheirworstseasonsever.Theirbestplayer,DonMattingly,wassufferingfromadebilitatingbackinjury.Manageraftermanagerhadbeenfired.Theclubhousewasamiserableplacetobe,withmoody,egocentricplayersmakinglifedifficultforup-and-comingtalent.ItlookedlikeNewYorkwouldremainaMetstownwellintothetwenty-firstcentury.ThenYankeesownerGeorgeSteinbrennerwasbanishedfrombaseball.Withouttheirmanic,meddlingowner,theYankeesfellintothehandsofGeneMichael.Settingouttorebuildthefranchise,Michaelmadeshrewdtradesandfreeagentsignings,andheallowedtheteam’sprospectstodevelopintheMinorLeaguesbeforegettingtotheBronx.Meanwhile,theMets,belovedfortheirintensityandhard-partyingwaysinthe1980s,becameeverythingthathaddrivenfansawayfromtheYankees.Theymadebadtradesandquestionablesignings,firedmanagersseeminglyeveryyear,andwereapowderkegofnever-endingcontroversy.TheMetsbottomedoutin1993,perhapstheirworstseasonever,whentheynotonlylost103gamesbutofficiallylosttheheartofthecitytotheYankees.Butby1996,despitetheirrecord,theMetswerealreadymakingmovesthatwouldreturnthemtorelevanceandsetthemonapathtotheultimateshowdownwiththeYankees.RoadtoNowheretellsthestoryofhowtwoteamsthathadswappedrolesinthe1980sswappedthemrightbackintheearly1990s.Whileplayingthroughseveraldifficultseasons,bothteamsweremakingmovesthatwouldreturnthemtoprominenceinjustafewyears.
