Steven Travers

Although this book was full of information (I'm sure a casual Mets fan would find a lot of interesting information about the '69 team), I found it to be poorly written. Most of the book was presented in short, dry sentences which made me feel as if I was reading an old time telegram. (e.g. Ron Swoboda lived off his appearance fees. STOP Donn Clendenon recieved a Dodge Challenger for being MVP. STOP. Little Al Weis was given a Volkswagon called "Mighty Mite". STOP... and it continues) The other problem I had with this book was that it tries to paint the '69 Mets as a one for all, all for one team, but it mainly comes off as a puff piece for Tom Seaver. While the second to last chapter does attempt to show some of Seaver's short comings the rest of the book plays as though it is a promotional piece for Mr. Seaver and not the '69 Mets as a whole. I know he deserves a lot of the credit for what happened in '69, but this book was way over the top. Some of the players get a paragraph or two in the last chapter explaining what happened to them after '69, (Tug McGraw a few more, even though he didn't pitch in the World Series and is more recognized for his work in '73) while Seaver gets 4 pages. This book would be a slightly interesting read for the fan who doesn't know much about the 1969 Mets, I have read better.… (altro)