Tom Seaver

A Terrific Life

De: Bill Madden

Narrado por: David Marantz

An authoritative, “must-read” (Keith Hernandez) biography of Hall of Fame pitching legend Tom Seaver, still the greatest player ever to wear a Mets jersey, by a journalist who knew him well.

He was called Tom Terrific for a reason. Tom Seaver is “among the greatest pitchers of all time” (Bob Costas). He is one of only two pitchers with 300 wins, 3,000 strikeouts, and an ERA under 3.00. He was a three-time Cy Young award winner, twelve-time All Star, and was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame with the highest percentage ever at the time. Popular among players and fans, Seaver was fiercely competitive but always put team success ahead of personal glory.

Born in Fresno, California, Seaver signed with the New York Mets in 1967, leading them to their stunning 1969 World Series victory. After a legendarily lopsided trade, he joined the Cincinnati Reds, then later played for the White Sox and the Red Sox before ending his career following the 1986 season. After his playing days, Seaver retired back to California to establish a successful vineyard. The in 2013, a recurrence of Lyme disease severely affected his memory, which Madden was the first to report. In 2019, Seaver’s family announced that he had been diagnosed with dementia and was withdrawing from public life. Tom Seaver died on August 31, 2021.

Madden began following Seaver’s career in the 1980s. Seaver came to trust Madden so completely that, eager to return to New York from Chicago, he asked Madden to explore a possible trade to the Yankees which never materialized. Drawing in part on their long relationship, Madden “has crafted a biography as terrific as the subject” (Jane Leavy, New York Times bestselling author of Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy).

Narrator not terrific

Agree with other reviews….the narration was lackluster, but the story was great. Still worth it despite the narrator.

Great Story but Robotic Read

Terrific story of one of baseball’s greats! Thoroughly enjoyed it. The reading of it was very robotic though...sounded very scripted.

"TOM TERRIFIC'S TERRIFIC STORY!"

Bill Madden was as persistent as Pete Rose on a diet of straight fastballs over the heart if the plate: Tom Seaver had an amazing, HOF Creer! Heartwarming tale on one of MLB's all-time Greats!
Good narration, too.

George Thomas Seaver will always be missed. Here's to the US Marine, too - SEMPER FI!

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GRADE: A

Tom Terrific

As a White Sox fan, the Sox throughly enjoyed his brief time with us! He will be missed! Great book!

Great book about great guy

This book provides a great insight into Tom Seaver. I learned numerous elements of his life I never realized he went through.

Good book, terrible narration

Bill Madden's book on the life of Tom Seaver is terrific, but this audiobook is maligned by the simply awful narration delivered in nasal monotone bereft of emotion or depth.

Fantastic book - Bad narration

The narrator was very monotone, almost seemed like it was a computer generated voice. Hard to stay focused on this book, which is a fantastic book. It just needs someone else to read it.