Posted on 09/02/2020 5:33:50 PM PDT by grey_whiskers
He was simply the best I’ve ever seen, with Gibson/Carlton coming real close. I spent a few dozen summer nights in ‘69 at Shea stadium watching, first hand, that magical season. Rest in peace Tom and thanks for all the memories.
Or RBG.... I swear that woman has a deal with the devil.
This past summer Fox Sports Ohio rebroadcast his No Hitter, and replaced the TV commentators with Marty and Joe’s radio broadcast.
I'll take Bob Gibson, but it's pretty close. Gibson still kicking at 84.
My stepmother passed away Monday at 98. Yet RBG still lives....
Ryan is a righty...
A fantastic pitcher - among the all-time greats - and a genuinely nice guy. I was sad to hear about his health, and now even more sad to hear of his passing. He was a boyhood hero of mine (it helped a LOT that I was a Mets fan), and now I’m really beginning to feel old.
Note that today is also the 75th anniversary of the official end of WW2. I grew up surrounded by family that were WW2 vets...andthey are all long gone now.
Screw Father Time - he’s the biggest thief in the known Universe.
Bob Gibson in 1968 had an ERA of 1.12. For the season. Amazingly he took the loss in nine games.
It was a catcher - John Roseboro - but yeah....
Mickey Lolich was the star vs McClain in 68 series for Detroit.I use to watch George Kell call the televised games and he would always tell you what employment a player had in off season. Hard to grasp now.
BTTT!!!!
Very sad to hear about Tom Seaver.
The ‘68 Series was Lolich’s time to shine. But Gibson did strike out 17 in Game 1, a Series record that stands to this day. The Cards might very well have won except for a critical error by Curt Flood in Game 7. Not familiar with George Kell, when I think of Tigers broadcasters I think of Ernie Harwell. Gates Brown, Willie Horton, Jim Northrup, Norm Cash, Al Kaline.... pretty damn good Tigers team. And that manager Mayo Whatshisname? Clinic?
I attended Alexander Hamilton Junior High School in Fresno, CA in 1969. Tom had been at the school about ten years prior to my being there. We had many of the same teachers. My geography teacher was his first little league coach
The librarian had a little black and white TV and faulty and students would run in to the library between classes to get the latest score. Remember that's when the games were on during the day.
I cannot adequately describe the pride and excitement the school and faculty had with the Mets winning the World Series that year. What a joyous and special time. When baseball was really baseball
Seaver was a great husband, father and incredible ambassador to the sport of baseball.
RIP Tom Seaver, you were truly Tom Terrific.
RIP.
Mayo Smith. Don’t forget Dick Mccauliffs ,(sp). batting stance. My brother copied it. I was 8 but knew we eked it out. My aunts from Mississippi were in town. Hated the Tigers with a passion. Teams like Detroit were slow to accept black players and National league teams were superior. I loved my Tigers
Correction. My aunts claimed NL teams were better
“Is it me or are a lot of the greats leaving us recently?”
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I dunno. I just know as I get older, it seems to happen more often.
Local news (KCRA Sacramento) said he died from dementia and covid 19 on the 6 PM news.
Saw him pitch just once . It the first game he pitched against the Mets at Shea Stadium after he’d been traded . Seaver pitched a complete game and struck out 11 batters as the Reds won, 5-1. R.I.P Tom !
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