Solid review that covers Tom's life in and out of baseball. Lovingly describes the Met years, leaves underexplained some negative aspects of this franchise legend.

The early years were well covered, including his famous split rookie card with Bill Denehy. A later "rookie stars" card had Seaver and Nolan Ryan - a lucky draw for the Mets. Probably the best aspect of this section was Tom's personal drive to win and move beyond the earlier paradigm of "lovable losers".

I enjoyed reading about his later years, standing up for the players, and his move into wine growing in California. Each of these pieces were a little sparse - the strikes, lock-outs and free agency, the later franchise appearances, and the wine competitions. Small controversies with the press or over salary are completely glossed over. The ending of the book was very quick

In the end, Tom Seaver was a great pitcher and decent human being - this book captures him well.