By Jay Horwitz
For me, Sarah was the reincarnation of her dad.
Sarah had Tom Seaver’s sense of humor, his ability to throw a zinger now and then and his immense respect for baseball history.
Tom and Nancy always called me “Horrible Horwitz” when we met in person or talked on the phone and Sarah kept up the tradition. When she asked me to do something for her, she always prefaced by saying “If you don’t do it, I will tell Tom.” Needless to say, I always did what she wanted.
Sarah had a bigger than life personality. She always made me laugh. Well, I am not laughing now, because after a long battle with cancer Sarah passed away peacefully at her Washington state home on Tuesday, surrounded by her family and friends.
We had some great memories in recent years. In April 2022, I sat outside of Citi Field and watched as we unveiled the Seaver Statue. I heard Nancy, Annie, and Sarah give great speeches which made the day so unforgettable. (Annie is Tom’s younger daughter).
Later that year Sarah and I spent time together at Cooperstown to watch Tom’s manager, Gil Hodges, finally get inducted to the Hall of Fame.
In August of the same year, she represented her dad and her family at the Old Timers Day Game at Citi Field. She got one of the biggest hands of the day.
Recently, we had her son Thomas intern with us, and it was a pleasure to have him around for a summer.
In 2024 her husband Art was in New York City, and they came to Citi to take photos with the statue.
Just last year when the Mets played in Seattle, we got the entire family tickets to watch a game against Mariners. I got an email back, “Thanks Horrible Horwitz”.
It’s an honor to have been friends with the Seaver family for over 45 years. R.I.P Sarah. I will miss our talks. Your buddy, Horrible Horwitz.
