💔 4⃣1⃣ 💔 #RIP41 pic.twitter.com/b6gD8Y5zZ0
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 3, 2020
Tom Seaver, arguably the best Met ever, passes away from #COVID19, dementia complications https://t.co/SRTjMrSovM via @northjersey @JustinCToscano— John Connolly (@JohnConnolly_22) September 3, 2020
— Michael Baron (@michaelgbaron) September 3, 2020
Official statement from the #Mets on the passing of Tom Seaver. #RIP41 pic.twitter.com/tWTxQWlk1o
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 3, 2020
Here is a statement from Rob Manfred on the passing of Tom Seaver #MLB #Mets pic.twitter.com/MD6aipS2DX— Michael Baron (@michaelgbaron) September 3, 2020
I am deeply saddened of the passing of Tom Seaver. I had the honor of unsuccessfully hitting against him & having as a teammate. He is the greatest Met of all time. No one will ever surpass him that wears the orange & blue. My condolences to Nancy & his family. Tears.
— keith Hernandez (@keithhernandez) September 3, 2020
How fitting that the last pitch at Shea was from the greatest pitcher to ever step on that mound pic.twitter.com/vVmpqsPo2m
— MetsFanMania (@MetsFanMania) September 3, 2020
.@JdeGrom19 on the passing of Tom Seaver. #RIP41 pic.twitter.com/p4w5SJGYVG
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 3, 2020
His 1969 teammates paint the picture of the fierce competitor he was. #RIP41 pic.twitter.com/2Ad6vTxWQq
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 3, 2020
Everyone knows he was a great pitcher. But he was an even greater person. RIP to my friend Tom! pic.twitter.com/S7lRXhJ50r— Dwight Gooden (@DocGooden16) September 3, 2020
The Changeup: Dwight Gooden Remembers Tom Seaver.
— D.J. Short (@djshort) September 3, 2020
Game 4 1969 World Series. Tom Seaver’s brilliance defined for 10 innings at Shea Stadium in his prime. If you have the 3 hours tonight, watch his artistry. https://t.co/lQ4WeA169r #Mets
— Michael Baron (@michaelgbaron) September 3, 2020
Be kinda cool if the Mets all wore #41 for the last game of the season in honor of the Greatest Met. #LGM pic.twitter.com/IEHwm7l1lB
— Sports Sightings - 92 Mets Edition (@SportsSightings) September 3, 2020
Gutted. https://t.co/QUhoQuB8t4
— Metstradamus (@Metstradamus) September 3, 2020
"He was The Franchise, he is The Franchise, he always will be The Franchise. Tom Seaver is the New York Mets."@SteveGelbs reacts to the passing of Tom Seaver. pic.twitter.com/D4yXlNjEo3
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 3, 2020
We all only have one first hero. Thank you being more than I ever could have asked for, Tom Seaver. #Mets
— Mike Vaccaro (@MikeVacc) September 3, 2020
Tom Seaver, Fastball, Slider and Curveball (home plate view). #RIPTheFranchise pic.twitter.com/bo5qoy53NK
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 3, 2020
Ron Darling told this special story about a night when he had dinner with Tom Seaver.
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 3, 2020
Ron: "I was in your study and I saw drawers full of baseballs - 61 to be exact - what are those?"
Seaver: "Ah, those are the shutouts."pic.twitter.com/NMTjDBa8CT
Tom Seaver on Being a Pitcher. pic.twitter.com/5zBSBBPeXo
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) November 29, 2019
PHOTOS: Remembering the Hall of Fame career of Mets pitcher Tom Seaver https://t.co/ypZTJnmvlm
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 3, 2020
Words cannot express the sadness I feel with the death of #TomSeaver. Not just a teammate but a true friend. History will show he is one of the greatest pitchers ever I am so glad myself & a few teammates spent time with him in 2017 RIP #41 #TomTerrific #GreatestMet
— Art Shamsky (@ArtShamsky) September 3, 2020
Greg Prince Faith and Fear in Flushing “No. 41 in Our Hearts”: “Terrific only began to say it. Tom Seaver was everything to the New York Mets. Everything. He was everything to me. Everything. And I know I’m not alone in that assessment.”
This picture of Satchel Paige and Tom Seaver is my favorite baseball picture. I hope 2021 is filled with many legendary conversations about life (and baseball) with family and friends! #Happy2021 #Paige #Seaver #Baseball #Pitchers #MyTwoFavoritePitchers pic.twitter.com/6uIhWJTfZn
— Melissa (Missy) Booker (@officetutorials) December 30, 2020
Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.
— Robert Jameson (@rhjameson) December 30, 2020
Tom Seaver
b. 1944
Even the greatest Met ever could have his heart broken by the Mets. @DevinGordonX https://t.co/FrrR35st9h via @nytimes pic.twitter.com/yhuLhDC6Ph
11/20/1967 Tom Seaver becomes the first Met to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award when he receives 11 of 20 first place votes. pic.twitter.com/5bPrEZaNdc
— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) November 20, 2020
December 16, 1982: The Franchise comes home! @Mets traded Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon and Jason Felice to the @Reds for Tom Seaver. #Mets #MetsRewind #LGM pic.twitter.com/X9ZzSWh9Ml
— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) December 16, 2020
"Hey kid get me a Coke!"
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 6, 2020
Tom Seaver had a funny encounter with Lou Brock at the 1967 All-Star Game that the two joked about for years. The baseball world will miss them both. pic.twitter.com/NwVqHh93v0
Mets You Tube Channel: Icon
Lost: Tom Seaver.
NY Post: Mets and the baseball world mourn the death of Tom Seaver.
Centerfield Maz: Tom Seaver (Part Two)- the Early Seventies (1970-1972).
Centerfield Maz: Tom Seaver (Part Three): 1973 Cy Young Award & Mets Pennant Season.
Centerfield Maz: Tom Seaver (Part Four): After The Pennant & The Mid Seventies (1974-1977).
Centerfield Maz: Remembering "The Midnight Massacre" - The Tom Seaver Trade 1977.
Coming in at No. 9 on @MLBNetwork’s Top Games of 2020, an emotional day capped off by a @Pete_Alonso20 walk-off home run. 🧡💙 pic.twitter.com/vTHnD6d5Nf
— New York Mets (@Mets) December 29, 2020
@mikepiazza31 , Tom Seaver, Jesse Orosco, John Franco, @LennyDykstra , @keithhernandez , Jerry Koosman, @DocGooden16 , @DarrylStraw , Yogi Berra and @GaryCarterKid stand on the field during the @Mets last regular season baseball game played in @AmazinShea on September 28, 2008 🧡 pic.twitter.com/2fvlaIlgVu
— Gary Carter🧢 (@GaryCarterKid) December 30, 2020
#Mets Heaven.
— Vince Ruggiero_41 (@VINCE_RUGGIERO) September 9, 2020
Pic courtesy: Lisa Pendleton/Facebook pic.twitter.com/cb0f9vDTgB
1 comment:
Tremendous compendium of stuff about Tom Terrific.
Every time I think of him, I wish he had pitched for a much better team than the grade B team assembled to play around him most years.
Could you imagine what he would have done if he arrived in 1984 as a rookie along with Dwight Gooden?
I always think of how good Whitey Ford had it with the Yanks, pitching for them and not against them. But he lost 2 full years to the military during the Korean conflict, so he had his obstacles too. But it would be interesting to see how Seaver would have fared if backed by a grade A offensive squad.
In games where his team scored 0 to 2 runs, he was 48-135 in 214 starts despite a .252 ERA in those games. That was fully 1/3 of his career starts.
By comparison, Ford only got 0-2 runs of support in 101 of his 438 starts, or 23% of his starts.
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