TOM SEAVER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Matt Harvey’s Similarities To Tom Seaver Uncanny
One of my greatest wishes as a relatively young Mets fan is wanting to have seen Tom Seaver pitch.
Sure, I’ve seen the highlight videos and World Series tapes that portrayed his dominance, but it’s still not the same as seeing the best pitcher in Mets’ history actually toe the rubber.
However, albeit still very early, we younger Mets fans are seeing firsthand what it was like...
From Left Field: Matt Harvey’s Similarities To Tom Seaver Uncanny
One of my greatest wishes as a relatively young Mets fan is wanting to have seen Tom Seaver pitch.
Sure, I’ve seen the highlight videos and World Series tapes that portrayed his dominance, but it’s still not the same as seeing the best pitcher in Mets’ history actually toe the rubber.
However, albeit still very early, we younger Mets fans are seeing firsthand what it was like...
The Summer of 1973: Tom Seaver Outduels Bob Gibson
In today’s installment of “The Summer of 1973; The Forgotten Championship,’’ I chose a game from the month of April and will analyze it through the box score.
My pick is the fourth game of the season, April 12, at St. Louis, with Tom Seaver outdueling Bob Gibson, 2-1, to give the Mets a 4-0 start.
It was Seaver’s second start, with his first being a shutout over Philadelphia’s Ste...
Summer of 1973; The Forgotten Championship – Tom Seaver Against Bob Gibson
In today’s installment of “The Summer of 1973; The Forgotten Championship,’’ I chose a game from the month of April and will analyze it through the box score.
My pick is the fourth game of the season, April 12, at St. Louis, with Tom Seaver outdueling Bob Gibson, 2-1, to give the Mets a 4-0 start.
SEAVER: Carried the load all year.
It was Seaver’s second start, with his...
Mets finally release 'Harlem Shake' video two months too late
In the long tradition of New York Mets failures — trading Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan then signing Bobby Bonilla come to mind— comes another epic misfire — the release of the team's "Citi Field Shake" video.
On Sunday, the Mets posted their own version of the "Harlem Shake" video. It kicks off with the team's popular public relations guru Jay Horwitz in...
New York Mets legend Tom Seaver is fighting Lyme Disease
At one point in his career on the mound for the New York Mets, Tom Seaver seemed immortal.
Today he suffers in a type of pain that most of us will never feel as he battles Lyme Disease.
Please click here to read this story.
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On this date 29 years ago, Mets lose Seaver again
It is easy to point to June 15th, 1977 as the day the Mets franchise was ruined forever. After speculation, the Mets traded the best player in their history, Tom Seaver, to the Cincinnati Reds for Dan Norman, Pat Zachary, Steve Henderson and Doug Flynn. Yes, the move was crazy and fans had the right to be upset over it. The Mets made a trade with the Reds after the 1982 season to...
Metsmerized Hall of Fame: Tom Seaver, RHP
The Franchise: The Name Says It All
One of the many great things about the history of Baseball is the abundance of nicknames. Some are based around physical appearance of a player: The Splendid Splinter, Pee Wee, Three Finger, The Beard. For others, the way they played the game is summed up in a nickname: Mr. October, The Wizard, The Iron Horse, Nails. Other monikers can be classified...
On this date in Reds history: Seaver throws a no-no and Soto goes loco
Both accounts are courtesy of excerpts taken from Redleg Journal:
June 16, 1978 - Tom Seaver pitches the only no-hitter of his career in a 4-0 Reds win over St. Louis at Riverfront Stadium. Previously, Seaver had entered the ninth inning with a no-hitter three times, and surrendered a base hit on each occasion. In this game in the ninth, he walked Jerry Mumphrey...
Tom Seaver, Born to be a Dodger?
I had an opportunity to chat with Steven Travers last night, author of a new book called “The Last Icon: Tom Seaver and His Times,” on my radio program. Never before has someone delved into the career of the man known as “The Franchise.” You all know about his accomplishments on the field, but Travers and I discussed Seaver the man, where he stands amongst the all-time greats...
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