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Ohiogal

(34,631 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2019, 06:23 PM Mar 2019

Mets Great Tom Seaver diagnosed with dementia

Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver is suffering from dementia, and will not make any more public appearances, his family announced Thursday.

The 74-year-old right hander, who led his “Miracle Mets” to one of the most improbable sports championships in American sports history in 1969, plans to keep working on his vineyard in California, his family said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tom-seaver-new-york-mets-great-diagnosed-dementia-n980766

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Mets Great Tom Seaver diagnosed with dementia (Original Post) Ohiogal Mar 2019 OP

Oh no. mobeau69 Mar 2019 #1

He was a classy guy world wide wally Mar 2019 #2

I once saw Bake McBride, who played for the Cardinals in the 70s, kairos12 Mar 2019 #3

I saw Tom Terrific pitch at Shea in early '77, right before the trade to the Reds... Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #4

mobeau69

(11,587 posts)

1. Oh no.

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 06:32 PM

Mar 2019

I remember when he was traded to Cincinnati. The cover of SI showed him flexing his pitching arm's bicep with the title "Tom Terrific".

world wide wally

(21,830 posts)

2. He was a classy guy

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:50 PM

Mar 2019

kairos12

(13,248 posts)

3. I once saw Bake McBride, who played for the Cardinals in the 70s,

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 11:05 AM

Mar 2019

hitting in a batting cage during the off-season at my college. I asked him who the hardest pitcher was to face. He laughed and said it was Tom Seaver by a mile. This was in about 1975.

Dennis Donovan

(25,566 posts)

4. I saw Tom Terrific pitch at Shea in early '77, right before the trade to the Reds...