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5.0 out of 5 stars Seaver comes of age, January 11, 2008

By	Charles S. Giannone (U.S.A) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book at a used book store.
The book recounts the 1969 season through the eyes of Tom Seaver, pitcher for the New York Mets. It's ironic, in that Tom's perfect game that the title refers to was a one hitter that he pitched against the Cubs on a wonderful July night in the heat of a pennant race. Tom later was to refer to that game as the, "imperfect game." This book also had a special meaning for me because my uncle took me to my first Met game on a warm May night in 1969 when i was 14(I've been a baseball fan ever since). The Mets were playing the Padres at Shea. I remember how green the grass was in the infield. I bought a Mets' year book for 50 cents (wish I had kept it in perfect condition because it's worth over a hundred dollars now on the collectibles market). We lost that game 3-2. However, we won the next 11 straight for our first ever winning streak of that length of games and there was no looking back. The Mets played over .500 baseball for the rest of the season. And you all know the rest what happened in October. I followed every game on the TV or on radio which- ever was available. It was a magical season which spoiled us in a way because since that championship we have expected great things from the Mets year after year.
Seaver recounts each game that was played during the season, reflecting on his own progress and the Mets as a team. He also recounted his role in the Championship Series as well as the World Series. He lost game one of the World Series but bounced back to win game four thanks to Eddie Watts errant throw that hit the Mets' pinch hitter (no, I don't recall his name) in the elbow. He was the back up catcher for the Mets.
For me, personally it was wonderful to see the Mets win it all even though i was not able to see the final two games of the world series on TV due to school. However, i'd like to extend a special thanks to two teachers who gave us updates on the scores for the final two games; the first was my biology teacher, Mr.Kelly - a Joe DiMaggio look-a-like (God rest his soul) and the second was Mr. Blake, my homeroom teacher, who allowed us to listen to the last two innings on a transistor radio during official class at Bushwick H.S. (we had two schedules - am and pm; our official class was held in the afternoon since we went to 12 periods.lol anyway back to the review. Seaver gives a wonderful narrative of his feelings regarding that seasons and his thanks to Gil Hodges, the manager of the team. A very insightful narrative. A must for every die hard Met fan, if you can find it.