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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    IMO

    Most beloved NY athletes by NYers:

    1. Mantle
    2. DiMaggio
    3. Namath
    4. Robinson
    5. Seaver

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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    "To honor Tom Seaver, every Mets player will put dirt on the right knee of their pants legs today, symbolic of Seaver’s iconic drop and drive delivery."

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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾
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    Tom Seaver entered big league baseball with expectations of greatness. And by the end of his 20-year career, he had exceeded them all.

    Watch a video tribute to the Hall of Fame legend.https://mobile.twitter.com/baseballh...17748119789575

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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    Quote Originally Posted by Mutaman View Post
    IMO

    Most beloved NY athletes by NYers:

    1. Mantle
    2. DiMaggio
    3. Namath
    4. Robinson
    5. Seaver
    I’ll give you the first three but Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Walt Frazier, Lawrence Taylor, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Sam Huff have to be in the top 10.

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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    I wonder if the Reds will add a patch or black armband to the uniform to remember Seaver. (I'm sure the Mets will.)
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    A good WaPo column about Seaver from John Feinstein.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...-boyhood-hero/

    Makes me realize how much time has passed for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Betterread View Post
    I’ll give you the first three but Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Walt Frazier, Lawrence Taylor, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Sam Huff have to be in the top 10.
    Kareem? Please explain. I know he was born there, but I doubt their love for him tops that of say Derek Jeter.

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    Magnificent Pitcher and Person. As I pass through Greenwich, CT, in my travels, I'll reflect on a Life Well Done. Tom You Really Were Terrific! RIP
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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    Quote Originally Posted by Big Klu View Post
    I wonder if the Reds will add a patch or black armband to the uniform to remember Seaver. (I'm sure the Mets will.)
    I’d like to see a red 41 on the sleeve with that block font from the 70’s with a black circle in memory.

    I hope Fox will reair the two part documentary on him.

    My first game ever to Riverfront was as a 10 year old in 77. So I was so privileged to catch Tom a few times in the 2 or 3 trips we made from SoKY each year.

    Wasn’t he 14-2 in 1981 also? Sad, but thankfully no more pain.

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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    Years ago, I remember hearing the late Joe Nuxhall interviewing Johnny Bench on one of his pre-game or post-game shows. This was before Tom Seaver came to the Reds.

    Bench talked about how Seaver had what was called an “exploding” fastball. It was an optical illusion where as the pitch got to the plate, the batter’s eye had difficulty adjusting to the speed and movement, and it appeared to “explode.” Made it much more difficult to make contact.

    It might have been interesting to see Seaver pitch with all of today’s technology, measuring spin rates, etc.
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    to think that the reds gave up Pat Zachry- dodger killer

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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    Quote Originally Posted by redhawkfish View Post
    I imagine the trade for Junior was as exciting to young kids as the the trade for Seaver was for me as an eleven year old!
    Yes it was. Unbelievable the Reds were getting one of the best pitchers in baseball at that time. I thought the Reds would be invincible after that. Didn't turn out that way but it was fun watching him pitch for the Reds as he still had some good seasons left. RIP Tom Seaver, one of my all time favorite players.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cumberlandreds View Post
    Yes it was. Unbelievable the Reds were getting one of the best pitchers in baseball at that time. I thought the Reds would be invincible after that. Didn't turn out that way but it was fun watching him pitch for the Reds as he still had some good seasons left. RIP Tom Seaver, one of my all time favorite players.
    I was 19 when we got Seaver and was going on 42 when we got Junior. I'm sure there are personal feelings that made the Seaver trade more exciting but all in all, free agency was in its infancy and the greatest players in the game jumping from team to team wasn't near as common place back then. That made the Seaver trade more surreal to me.

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    Re: Tom Seaver Passes Away

    Quote Originally Posted by Big Klu View Post
    I wonder if the Reds will add a patch or black armband to the uniform to remember Seaver. (I'm sure the Mets will.)
    Not likely. The tightwads won't spend the money.

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    Jim Day’s latest podcast is dedicated to Tom Seaver. Johnny Bench, George Grande and Marty B. make their comments.
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