\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 https://nypost.com/2019/03/07/mets-legend-tom-seaver-has-dementia/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Many of the guys from that era had a "get together" when spring training started in PSL,even Kranepool made it,Seaver didn't. Sorry to hear this news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 yikes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tierlifer Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Tom Seaver ranks in Mets franchise history: #1 in WAR, 78.9 #1 in ERA, 2.57 #1 in Wins, 198 #1 in Innings, 3045.2 #1 in Strikeouts, 2541 #1 in Shutout, 44 #1 in CG, 171 And still the Wilpons have no statue at Citi of this living legend who is the greatest Met of all time. Sad news indeed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Terribly sad news. So many families rocked by news like this every year. Ugh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SinceThe70s Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, Tierlifer said: Tom Seaver ranks in Mets franchise history: #1 in WAR, 78.9 #1 in ERA, 2.57 #1 in Wins, 198 #1 in Innings, 3045.2 #1 in Strikeouts, 2541 #1 in Shutout, 44 #1 in CG, 171 And still the Wilpons have no statue at Citi of this living legend who is the greatest Met of all time. Sad news indeed. He's the only Met that ranks among MLB's all time greats. Had a number of 20 win seasons for .500 teams. All the best to Tom Terrific and his loved ones. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 35 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: He's the only Met that ranks among MLB's all time greats. Had a number of 20 win seasons for .500 teams. All the best to Tom Terrific and his loved ones. . You look at his numbers and then think...in today's baseball world,it's newsworthy if your starter pitches into the 7th inning. 1 hour ago, Tierlifer said: Tom Seaver ranks in Mets franchise history: #1 in WAR, 78.9 #1 in ERA, 2.57 #1 in Wins, 198 #1 in Innings, 3045.2 #1 in Strikeouts, 2541 #1 in Shutout, 44 #1 in CG, 171 And still the Wilpons have no statue at Citi of this living legend who is the greatest Met of all time. Sad news indeed. 171 complete games,unreal. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Tierlifer said: Tom Seaver ranks in Mets franchise history: #1 in WAR, 78.9 #1 in ERA, 2.57 #1 in Wins, 198 #1 in Innings, 3045.2 #1 in Strikeouts, 2541 #1 in Shutout, 44 #1 in CG, 171 And still the Wilpons have no statue at Citi of this living legend who is the greatest Met of all time. Sad news indeed. Newsday's David Lennon was about 2 hours late, eh? Tom Seaver, the greatest Met of all time, deserves a statue at Citi Field https://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/david-lennon/tom-seaver-dementia-1.28217121 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Such horrible news. Mets have something to play for. Win it for Seaver! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Despite not being a Yankee fan their fans showed a tremendous amount of class when he got his 300th win at Yankee Stadium with the White Sox. Btw love those retro Sox uniforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Sorry to hear that . It's a terrible affliction. That said, I remember when he retired and went into the booth to be a commentator. On one pitch Seaver said, and I quote, "Right down the ol' poop Shute!" There was deathly silence in the booth for over a minute after that. Hooray Tom Terrific. You were entertaining on the field and in the booth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Seaver and Piazza "closing," Shea Stadium will go down as one of my favorite Seaver memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 The only thing worse than cancer IMO. Dang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 There was a cover story about Tom in Wine Spectator a few years back, as he makes his own wine. He has Lyme disease, so he can't actually drink what he makes for health reasons. I would bet $1,000 the dementia stems from the disease. It hid in him for 20 years and just recently started showing signs of causing problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 He was one fine pitcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) His best recent move was announcing a re-interest in doing WPIX Mets games 20 years ago so they booted McCarver in a heartbeat. Edited March 8, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Nanker said: Sorry to hear that . It's a terrible affliction. That said, I remember when he retired and went into the booth to be a commentator. On one pitch Seaver said, and I quote, "Right down the ol' poop Shute!" There was deathly silence in the booth for over a minute after that. Hooray Tom Terrific. You were entertaining on the field and in the booth. Good story. Great pitcher. We used to refer to those pitches as "c*ck shots". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Incredibly sad ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Incredibly sad news. I had no idea he had a winery. I looked it up, it's a few miles from my house. Unfortunately, it's closed to the public. Probably smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 22 hours ago, 707BillsFan said: Incredibly sad news. I had no idea he had a winery. I looked it up, it's a few miles from my house. Unfortunately, it's closed to the public. Probably smart. I checked it out too; cheapest bottle I saw online was >$100, too rich for my palate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, KD in CA said: I checked it out too; cheapest bottle I saw online was >$100, too rich for my palate. I saw some $300-500 bottles. Definitely too rich for me as well. Could be the celebrity, could be the fact it's on/near Diamond Mountain (seem to be more expensive)...or it could be those pompous Napa folks jacking up their prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 7:32 PM, Tierlifer said: Tom Seaver ranks in Mets franchise history: #1 in WAR, 78.9 #1 in ERA, 2.57 #1 in Wins, 198 #1 in Innings, 3045.2 #1 in Strikeouts, 2541 #1 in Shutout, 44 #1 in CG, 171 And still the Wilpons have no statue at Citi of this living legend who is the greatest Met of all time. Sad news indeed. Friggin' Mets. So glad I was born into a Yankees family. Seaver was terrific...just a great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: Friggin' Mets. So glad I was born into a Yankees family. Seaver was terrific...just a great player. Just die Fred. 11 hours ago, 707BillsFan said: I saw some $300-500 bottles. Definitely too rich for me as well. Could be the celebrity, could be the fact it's on/near Diamond Mountain (seem to be more expensive)...or it could be those pompous Napa folks jacking up their prices. Probably all 3. There's no doubt the expensive bottles (we drank a $45 chardonnary last night that someone gifted us and it was wonderful) are generally better, but $300 for a bottle of wine is crazy talk. I guess if I had 8 or 9 zeros on my bank account I'd go for them, but otherwise it's silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 4 hours ago, KD in CA said: Probably all 3. There's no doubt the expensive bottles (we drank a $45 chardonnary last night that someone gifted us and it was wonderful) are generally better, but $300 for a bottle of wine is crazy talk. I guess if I had 8 or 9 zeros on my bank account I'd go for them, but otherwise it's silly. I'm usually a beer drinking, recently dabbled in wines. Went a local winery (Ledson) for a tasting. Without looking a prices, the one I really liked as a $100 Cab....and I know nothing about wine. Maybe there is something to those prices. Of course that has a hard pass. I'm fine w/ wine priced WAY less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 19 hours ago, Alaska Darin said: Friggin' Mets. So glad I was born into a Yankees family. Seaver was terrific...just a great player. I was born into a Yankees family, too. I just haaaaad to be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 10:21 AM, Mark80 said: The only thing worse than cancer IMO. Dang. Exactly. I give my charity money to it instead of cancer. It makes no sense that we should keep living longer if we're all going to be demented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 why did the Mets trade him to Cincinnati at that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 31 minutes ago, row_33 said: why did the Mets trade him to Cincinnati at that time? They (Seaver and Mets ownership) were at odds over money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 2 hours ago, row_33 said: why did the Mets trade him to Cincinnati at that time? https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/midnight-massacre-article-1.224970 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/midnight-massacre-article-1.224970 at least it didn't work out much for the end of the Big Red Machine Era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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