RIP Tom Seaver

[jimmythegreek]

Just breaking. The Hall of Famer, 1967 NL ROY, and three time Cy Young award winner was 75.

Seaver went 311-205 with a 2.86 ERA in his illustrious career that featured a World Series title for the NY Mets in 1969, and amassed 3,640 total strikeouts. He was a 12 time All Star as well.

Cause of death were complications from Lewy Body dementia and COVID-19.

 

[Valuist]

Seaver or Palmer? Take your pick for best starting pitcher of the 1970s.

 

[Viejo Dinosaur]

Seaver or Palmer? Take your pick for best starting pitcher of the 1970s.

Back then there were numerous candidates....and they all went nine.....but to answer your question I would go Tom Terrific....

 

[FairWarning]

I was a Palmer guy, but you could pick from those two, Carlton, and Ryan.

 

[jimmythegreek]

Back then there were numerous candidates....and they all went nine.....but to answer your question I would go Tom Terrific....

I'd have to agree,

Ironically Palmer had the same career ERA.

 

[Viejo Dinosaur]

Seaver beat Palmer’s Orioles in the 1969 World Series...

 

[JHU Dad]

It’s so sad. Mets used to have something called Camera Day in early September. The players would come out and pose. Most of the 1966 Mets weren’t worth photographing. But I got a picture of two September call-ups, Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan.

I think Seaver was better than Palmer. Top pitchers in the NL then were Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal and Steve Carlton. Gibson was phenomenal, but he and Marichal came in about ten years before Seaver.

RIP.

 

[TheGuesser]

It's ones like this that really make me feel old. RIP. Still probably the greatest Met of all time in spite of that Idiot M Donald Grant.

 

[TheGuesser]

Back then there were numerous candidates....and they all went nine.....but to answer your question I would go Tom Terrific....

As a 40 year old he had 6 CG's. That's more than most teams get in the last few years and one of the reasons baseball sucks and just isn't the game I used to love.

 

[ComptrBob]

Most of the 1966 Mets weren’t worth photographing. But I got a picture of two September call-ups, Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan.

I think Seaver was better than Palmer. Top pitchers in the NL then were Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal and Steve Carlton. Gibson was phenomenal, but he and Marichal came in about ten years before Seaver.RIP.

By far the best pitcher in the 1963-66 time frame in the NL was Sandy Koufax, winning the single MLB Cy Young award 3 out of those 4 years. Marichal was probably the best pitcher to never win a Cy Young. Carlton had 4, Seaver 3, and Gibson 2.

 

[John Kelly]

Last year, Seaver was suffering from dementia and retired from public life.

RIP Tom Terrific.

 

[Valuist]

I believe he operated a winery in Calistoga, which is in the north bay.

 

[JHU Dad]

By far the best pitcher in the 1963-66 time frame in the NL was Sandy Koufax, winning the single MLB Cy Young award 3 out of those 4 years. Marichal was probably the best pitcher to never win a Cy Young. Carlton had 4, Seaver 3, and Gibson 2.

I’m well aware of Sandy Koufax and his great half-decade. Left him out of the discussion because he retired before Seaver started. I did have the pleasure of seeing Koufax and Don Drysdale pitch a doubleheader at Shea. I think the Dodgers won the first game 16-3 and then had Drysdale ready for Game 2 (which didn’t go much better).

 

[cheapseats]

Athletic ability in your 20's has nothing to do with your life span. Know your life and live it.

 

[ComptrBob]

Seaver pitched in the minors during Koufax's last year, 1966, when he won the Cy Young.

 

[John Kelly]

Tom Seaver, age 40, won his 300th game at Yankee Stadium as a member of the Chicago White Sox.

The year was 1985.

Plenty of Mets fans were in the stands to cheer on Tom Terrific.

File the game in the sports betting folder titled "When a road game becomes a home game."

Don Baylor flew out toi left for the last out of the game.

Most fans were on their feet cheering for Seaver in the ninth inning of a 4-1 win.

 

[John Kelly]

The address of Citi Field is 41 Seaver Way.

 

[JHU Dad]

Tom Seaver, age 40, won his 300th game at Yankee Stadium as a member of the Chicago White Sox.

The year was 1985.

Plenty of Mets fans were in the stands to cheer on Tom Terrific.

File the game in the sports betting folder titled "When a road game becomes a home game."

Don Baylor flew out toi left for the last out of the game.

Most fans were on their feet cheering for Seaver in the ninth inning of a 4-1 win.

I was there. It was my first time back in Yankee Stadium in about 20 years. Had no idea how to get home after the game ended.

 

[FairWarning]

I believe he operated a winery in Calistoga, which is in the north bay.

yes he did. It was on the documentary Seaver. I think it was on Showtime.

 

[railbird]

i bot book Tom Seaver art of pitching i read it class all day every day my Sr year

 

[railbird]

Tom is the best drop and drive pitcher, Roger Clemens idolised him too.

 

[Viejo Dinosaur]

i bot book Tom Seaver art of pitching i read it class all day every day my Sr year

English please.....

 

[fifty cint]

Quick thought...sixty-one shutouts,,,,,RIP Tom

 

[JHU Dad]

Quick thought...sixty-one shutouts,,,,,RIP Tom

Yet, I can think of many games where he’d have a 3-4 run lead and he’d give up a solo home run. More games are lost by walks leading to big innings than a cosmetic HR.

 

[Ray Luca]

I believe he operated a winery in Calistoga, which is in the north bay.

Big wine maker
GTS (his initials)

 

[Heim]

That was quite the pitching staff they had in '69

Gentry, Koosman, Ryan and Seaver.

 

[Patrick McIrish]

Orioles had a few good one's around then too, early 70's.

RIP "The Franchise"

(I think he was the first athlete I remember being called the franchise)

 

[skinny]

Orioles had a few good one's around then too, early 70's.

RIP "The Franchise"

(I think he was the first athlete I remember being called the franchise)

Baltimore had four 20 game winners in 1971 and lost to the pirates in the world series.
McNally, Cuellar, Palmer and Dobson.

 

[Foresthill]

Baltimore had four 20 game winners in 1971 and lost to the pirates in the world series.
McNally, Cuellar, Palmer and Dobson.

I have a Topps baseball card I got by random, in a pack of ten, along with a stick of gum when I was a kid. The card was titled "Bird Hill Aces" and had pictures af all four of the Orioles starting pitchers -- quite the rotation.

By the way, at one point in time the Cardinals had Gibson, Carlton, and Cuellar as part of their organization (including both the "big'' club and the minors). I don't believe they were all in the majors at the same time let alone in the rotation {Cuellar 1964 Cardinals (1st season), 1965 Houston -- Carlton 1965 Cardinals (!st "season")}.

Gibson and Carlton obviously were in the starting rotation together before Carlton was traded (foolishly, over $2500) to the Phillies in 1972 for Rick Wise.

 

[FairWarning]

That was quite the pitching staff they had in '69

Gentry, Koosman, Ryan and Seaver.

And Ryan was just a spot starter. Their rotation was Seaver, Koosman, Gary Gentry, Don Cardwell, and Jim Mcandrew.

There was another kid in the bullpen who was pretty good - Tug McGraw.

 

[railbird]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1301708225763393536

 

[Heim]

And Ryan was just a spot starter. Their rotation was Seaver, Koosman, Gary Gentry, Don Cardwell, and Jim Mcandrew.

There was another kid in the bullpen who was pretty good - Tug McGraw.

Give me some credit for remembering Gentry off the top of my head...they had a great game caller called behind the plate, Jerry Grote.