Hot Foot

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My Hijinks and Upside-Down Life with the World Champion New York Mets

Roger McDowell, Doug Feldmann, Keith Hernandez

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Triumph Books
24 March 2026

Biography: sport; Baseball; Travel & holiday

Roger McDowell dishes on everything from the New York Mets to Seinfeld in this lively new memoir

Over the course of Roger McDowell's twelve-year career in Major League Baseball, the laughs were never in short supply. His teammates were always on guard, careful not to become the next victim of his dreaded ""Hot Foot.""

McDowell's fun-loving nature, however, was matched only by his tenacity on the pitching mound. Praised as a ""battler"" and a ""gamer"" by those same pranked teammates, Roger was all business when he went out between the lines. Priding himself on toughness and reliability, McDowell's 723 big league appearances from 1985 to 1996 were exceeded only by Lee Smith during those years. Responding to every challenge even on the grandest of stages, he helped the irascible 1986 New York Mets fight their way past other teams

and each other

toward a World Series title.

Now, forty years later, Roger discusses his earliest beginnings in the game, his climb to professional baseball, and then brings the reader onto the 1986 Mets' roster for all the bus rides, dugout jokes, and locker room antics. Whether it was soaking Lenny Dykstra's bat in rubbing alcohol and lighting it on fire, tricking Tommy Lasorda into eating dog treats in the clubhouse, or sneezing fake snot onto Cubs fans in the first row of seats at Wrigley Field, no one knew where McDowell would strike next.

This memoir

which includes contemporary interviews with Roger's teammates such as Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Ray Knight, Howard Johnson, Wally Backman, and many others

is the story of a life that was passionately devoted to one man's love for the game.

By: Roger McDowell, Doug Feldmann
Foreword by: Keith Hernandez
Imprint: Triumph Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781637278895
ISBN 10: 1637278896
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 24 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roger McDowell pitched for 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles. He was the winning pitcher in Game Seven of the 1986 World Series, and remains a Mets fan favorite. He later served as the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves and the Orioles. Doug Feldmann is a professor in the College of Education at Northern Kentucky University and a former scout for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres. He has written numerous sports books and is a multiple-time nominee for the Casey Award and the Seymour Medal from the Society for American Baseball Research.