Hall of Fame SP Tom Seaver Diagnosed with Dementia; Will Retire from Public Life
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2824203-hall-of-fame-sp-tom-seaver-diagnosed-with-dementia-will-retire-from-public-life
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Not surprised . Dementia is a side effect from lunes disease & in recent interview Art Shsmsky mentioned his condition . It’s sucjh a shame that we will never see him gracing his pressence in flushing ever again . He is an icon & touchtone for many of us Mets fans
ReplyDeleteSad - also makes one wonder if pesticide use in his vineyard was a factor
ReplyDeleteIt’s a result from his Lyme disease
DeleteWishing him peace and comfort in this journey
ReplyDeleteI was seven years old in 1973 and Tom Seaver and Willie Mays were my baseball heroes. I was 11 in 1977, and I cried when they traded him. On that day, M. Donald Grant became the first GM I’d ever hated. There have been others since.
ReplyDeleteThe first book I can remember checking out of the library was the Autobiography of Tom Seaver. It was a worn, mustard hardcover with lots of pictures. I would carry it around wherever I went. At 7 or 8 what struck me was his anecdote about throwing his golf clubs in frustration and how his mom scolded him to take account of himself. Trading Seaver was a betrayal a bit like what Brooklyn Dodgers fans must have felt when they moved.
ReplyDeleteYou reminded me about him telling a story when he unloaded fruit as a kid to make some money that you had to watch out for snakes among the cargo.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I remember about Seaver.
ReplyDeleteThere were quite a few games where he lacked good stuff. He was human.
He fought hard to win each of those games. He often did, too.