A heavy ball master. Tom Seaver was the best pitcher I ever saw up close... The best. I'm very very sad today....

Thank you Gary Cohen and Howie Rose--certainly two of the purest and most eloquent Mets fans imaginable--for such heartfelt and moving remembrances. There's been such an uplifting outpouring of love and respect over the passing of this great athlete and fine man, even from the fans of rival teams. Lifelong Phillies, Reds, Dodgers, Pirates, and Yankees fans have all paid such wonderful tributes, let alone the many fond farewells by the Mets faithful. But that speaks to Seaver both on and off the field. He really was a kind of second coming of an earlier New York National League pitching great, Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants. Mathewson was a power right-hander with an arsenal of pitcher and a mind like a world-class chess player. Mathewson and Seaver pitched not only with their strength but also their wits. Both were upright, eloquent, the noblest opponent, the greatest teammate. Seaver was my boyhood idol. When, by 1976, my hapless Mets had Tom Terrific on the mound, we were still world-beaters, even when The Big Red Machine came to Shea. Thanks again, Gary and Howie, for capturing what it means to lose an icon and a hero, an integral, cherished piece of one's childhood.

@tedzaremba1412

3 жыл бұрын

Patrick Walsh -thanks for connecting Seaver and Mathewson. I always think like Seaver was the 'reincarnation ' of Christy Mathewson. Great similarities. Great NYC national league baseball.

@tedzaremba1412

3 жыл бұрын

Walsh-very eloquent yourself! Thanks.

@patrickwalsh279

3 жыл бұрын

@@tedzaremba1412 Thanks, Ted. A conversation about the great Tom Seaver with Gary Cohen and Howie Rose brings out the best in all of us.

RIP to the greatest met and the only Tom "Terrific"

What a ride he gave us! RIP

This is one of those times where I love my dad for being a Met fan. All of you around my age understand.

@oldgoat142

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we do.

The greatest Met of all time and my childhood hero. R.I.P. Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver was the one who made the Mets a major league team.

After all the bum deals he was dealt from baseball teams and nature itself he remained a class act to the end. Tom Terrific, no doubt!

The Franchise indeed. Class while winning, first powering then thinking, all the while willing, his team and mine to victory. Showing his teammates and the world that no matter what anyone else thinks, it's on you. We Met fans may never have a better role model, on the field and off. And that's ok. #41 will stand for all time as the best of us.

Gary Cohen, I was 8 when Seaver came up in '67. He was the reason I started to watch, play little league, and fall in love with the game of baseball. The best pitcher of my lifetime, hands down. Got to watch him pitch at least a dozen times at Shea, including his 1-hitter on 7/4/1972, when the Padres' Leron Lee broke up the no-hitter in the 9th with a routine single. The greatest. RIP.

One of my 2 childhood NY sports heroes. both are gone. Tom Seaver and Bobby Murcer.

@WendyBouchoux

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@haroldsteinblatt2567

2 жыл бұрын

I was not a Yankees fan. I wasn’t a fan of their broadcasters. Bobby Murcer was the exception. It was impossible not to what kind of man he from the way he handled the terrible illness that took his life. As for Seaver, the day the Mets traded him was the day the team’s management - especially the repulsive M. Donald Grant - ripped me to shreds.

@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879

Жыл бұрын

Don’t put Seaver and murcer in same sentence. Bobby wasn’t in toms class

Tom changes the entire culture and attitude of the Mets’ organization with his approach, professionalism and the winning mindset to the team as well!

I saw his near-perfect game on TV - in living black and white. We had just come home from Florida on that very same day.

I remember the first ballgame my dad took my brother and me to at Shea. Seaver was pitching and it was the most exciting time I'd ever had up to that point. Now my father and my brother are gone, Shea is gone and now Tom's gone. However, the memories will always be there and that's what's important.

I'm a mets man so this was sad to listen to. RIP man

Guaranteed that Gary Cohen at nine years old had that perspective already. Two greats in proximity, what a privilege.

Thanks for uploading this. I was hoping to hear some unfiltered responses from the 2 biggest Mets fans of all time. RIP 41.

He was a very emotional man and wasn't afraid to show it. if there is one word i can use to describe Tom Seaver the word is genuine. Tom Seaver was a genuine man.

The Franchise, Tom Terrific, The Greatest Met Ever R.I.P you will be sorely missed 🙁

Fantastic commentary. Well done.

Yankee fan here. Nothing but respect and admiration for Seaver's performance and his accomplishments. He was truly THE FRANCHISE!!!

RIP, Tom. Thanks, Gary.

My idol Tom Seaver. Rest in peace

The franchise,golden boy

Tom made pitching as an art and science! I won’t forget when he said “What’s so good at .500?” in May, 1969! He changed the attitude and culture of the Mets and so did then Manager, the late Gil Hodges!

Sad he's gone.....as a child he seemed like a Greek God....i remember flipping baseball cards hoping to win his card. I remember that 1974 Topps card with him in the action of finishing a pitch....when I eventually got that card, i was soooo elated and I just stared at the card forever as a young kid!!! RIP Thanks for the thrills

All baseball stadium flags at half-mast, if you please.

is there anywhere I could listen to this full phone call?

@canesinsider9353

3 жыл бұрын

SNY has done a really poor job with this whole thing

Late 60s, early 70s New York sports= Tom Seaver Joe Namath Clyde Frazier Willis Reed Etched in our minds forever!

Still can't believe that they traded for basically a bag of peanuts

@alanconnelly3921

3 жыл бұрын

Worst trade ever

@juanreyesjr580

3 жыл бұрын

A bit irrelevant now and he will always be #1 Met! RIP Tom Seaver

@danielamourose6361

3 жыл бұрын

They really didn't. At that time, Henderson, Zachary, and Flynn were considered great prospects. They just didn't live up to their expectations.

@macdisciple

3 жыл бұрын

There is always a measure of uncertainty when dealing for young talent. It really wasn't a terrible deal: Zachary was a co-Rookie of the Year, Henderson had star potential and put up some nice years, Flynn showed more as a Red but gave the Mets excellent middle IF defense. Norman was an intriguing prospect who could not make the last jump to the MLB level.

@danielamourose6361

3 жыл бұрын

@@macdisciple , totally agree.

The Mets seem to always suck , but boy do I love them!! I guess I will be a Mets Fan forever, RIP Mr Seaver, Godspeed!!

R...I..P. Thomas Seaver.

R.I.P. Tom Seaver 1944 - 2020