watched many a game on a 19 inch xam brand black and white screen with snow tv using rabbit ears on channel 9 WOR and kiners corner would follow and Tom would have a coke not a beer which I admired as a kid ... his stats are amazing but to have witnessed it first hand like we did, game in game out year after year while being around 10 years old..... priceless
Really enjoyed the slo-mo video of his mechanics! I studied Seaver and learned how to use my whole body when I was learning to pitch. When I started out, I discovered I had a muscle condition in my shoulders that didn't permit me to use the over the top "downhill" style of pitching. Seaver's long stretch and shoulder angle worked for me. I can personally attest that it was that somewhat jerky, unorthodox "stretch and fling" combination that keeps hitters guessing.
His was one of my favorites, but it was before the days of Sportscenter, ESPN, etc...and the Mets were rarely (never) on Monday Night Baseball or Game of the Week. Before being traded to the Reds in 1977, I only saw him pitch in AS Games (gave up hr to Yaz in 1975) and in the 1973 World Series. He was a good one.
@wheelinthesky300 While VCRs were widely available in 1981, Seaver was not at his best by that time. Anyone who watches tapes of Seaver from 1980 on and believes they are seeing the Seaver That I saw is sadly mistaken. In fact, I believe he made less than 25 starts that year, and , although in later years he would start as many as 30 games he was not the Seaver I grew up watching. In addition, Seaver did not retire in 1986. He retired in the spring of 1987, as a member of The New York Mets.
The best. Ever.
Holdenon3 1 month ago
watched many a game on a 19 inch xam brand black and white screen with snow tv using rabbit ears on channel 9 WOR and kiners corner would follow and Tom would have a coke not a beer which I admired as a kid ... his stats are amazing but to have witnessed it first hand like we did, game in game out year after year while being around 10 years old..... priceless
cavemandan 2 months ago
Tom Terrific..........Best ever!!!
Seaverful 2 months ago
Really enjoyed the slo-mo video of his mechanics! I studied Seaver and learned how to use my whole body when I was learning to pitch. When I started out, I discovered I had a muscle condition in my shoulders that didn't permit me to use the over the top "downhill" style of pitching. Seaver's long stretch and shoulder angle worked for me. I can personally attest that it was that somewhat jerky, unorthodox "stretch and fling" combination that keeps hitters guessing.
liquidsoulvideos 4 months ago
Tom got traded on the day I took by driver road test - a date I will never forget. What a great pitcher.
nycdweller 5 months ago
His was one of my favorites, but it was before the days of Sportscenter, ESPN, etc...and the Mets were rarely (never) on Monday Night Baseball or Game of the Week. Before being traded to the Reds in 1977, I only saw him pitch in AS Games (gave up hr to Yaz in 1975) and in the 1973 World Series. He was a good one.
Schmoe552001 5 months ago
@wheelinthesky300 While VCRs were widely available in 1981, Seaver was not at his best by that time. Anyone who watches tapes of Seaver from 1980 on and believes they are seeing the Seaver That I saw is sadly mistaken. In fact, I believe he made less than 25 starts that year, and , although in later years he would start as many as 30 games he was not the Seaver I grew up watching. In addition, Seaver did not retire in 1986. He retired in the spring of 1987, as a member of The New York Mets.
pmdnyc 1 year ago
@DDEENY I dispute that Gooden was more talented than Seaver.
However, Dwight was the Tom Seaver of his time, as far as talent goes.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
@dblazesr Tom Seaver arguably had the best pitching motion in history.
Compact, with no unnecessary flailing, heavily reliant on leg and hip propulsion.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
@pmdnyc VCRs weere widely available by 1981.
Seaver retired in 1986.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago