Seaver’s 300th Victory: My Scorecard
Another spring cleaning gem.
As mentioned in the comments for the 1985 Seaver Magazine covers, I was at Seaver’s 300th career win at Yankee stadium on August 4th, 1985 (as was Osh41 though we wouldn’t know each other for several more years).
The Yankees had scheduled Phil Rizzuto Day for that game – and had a special edition of Yankees Magazine available:
Prior to the game the Yankees honored Rizzuto, including presenting him with a “Holy Cow” – which proceeded to knock Scooter to the ground. During the ceremony, Seaver walked across the field from the bullpen to the dugout at which point the crowd (heavily dominated by Mets fans) started cheering. Sadly Rizzuto thought the cheering was for him and started thanking the crowd.
By this point I was keeping score at most games I attended – and certainly wanted to capture this game. Dave Winfield was featured on the cover (0 for 4 on the day with 1 K). (Interestingly, my scoring style has not changed too much in the last 26 years)
Looking back, 4 Hall of Famers played in that game – Seaver, Fisk, Winfield, and Henderson.
Link: Wishing for more of Chris Young – Mets Blog – ESPN New York
I find myself really missing Young too. For a guy that wasn’t here long, I really enjoyed him. Hopefully he comes back. Here’s an excerpt from Mark Simon’s longer piece on ESPN NY
Young’s 1.88 ERA would be the best overall mark for any Mets pitcher who made at least four starts with the team. In single-season annals, it’s topped only by Dwight Gooden’s 1.53 ERA in 1985, Mike Birkbeck’s 1.63 ERA in four starts in 1995 and Tom Seaver’s 1.76 ERA in 1971.
via Wishing for more of Chris Young – Mets Blog – ESPN New York.
What will Thursday’s Uni Watch bring?
Hmmm…first Paul Lukas tells me:
I wanted to let you know that my ESPN column this week will be very Mets-centric, and it’s about a subject near and dear to your (and my) heart. Trust me, you’ll dig this one. It’ll run on Thursday.
Then LI Phil posts in the comments here that:
regarding the ESPN column…oh yeah
paul gave me an advanced preview and lets just say we may have a new PE #1 (public enemy #1)…and it’s not charlie samuels
stay tuned
Hmm I am very intrigued.
The Mets Uniform Guide in the Mets Clubhouse
@drblogstein tweeted this Saturday night: SNY interviewed Davey Lopes in clubhouse. Over is shoulder is what looks like a Mets uniform guide.
