OK now!
Today
we go and place my favorite player of the 1970's, Mr. Tom Seaver, on my
National League "All-Decade" Team, about as easy a pick for me as there
can be, the right-handed pitcher of the 1970's, something he was for
the Major Leagues, let alone National League:
What needs to be said about the greatest New York Met to ever suit up?
The man would end up with a 311-205 record along with 61 shutouts and 3640 strikeouts
to go with a brilliant 2.86 ERA over 20-seasons and 656 appearances,
647 of which were starts.
He was in prime form in the mid-70’s, putting together nine straight 200
strikeouts seasons while getting tabbed to ten all-star teams in his
first eleven seasons.
God
I loved Tom Seaver when I was a kid. More than any other pitcher of
that era I was in awe of this man. He just seemed like a "super-hero" to
me.
Just
look at all my other posts dedicated to the man here on this blog. He
was other-worldly to me growing up in New York City as a kid in the
1970's.
Even if he WAS a Met, to this young Yankee fan he was unquestionably the best pitcher in the game at that time.
Rest in Peace "Tom Terrific"!
