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Tom Seaver traded to Reds, talks to Mike Douglas
Tom Seaver traded to Reds, talks to Mike Douglas
Some great New York-oriented stuff the last week or so on SportsVideoDaily.com , including today's entry, in which Tom Seaver talks to Mike Douglas about his 1977 trade from the Mets to the Reds. Why post this now? Why not? BTW, if you're wondering about the lack of final ratings ...
Tom Seaver Talks About Trade To Reds
Tom Seaver Talks About Trade To Reds
metspolice.com — Tip of the blue Mets hat to Neil Best in Newsday for posting this...give him some hits....   But for ease of access and since it's on Youtube anyway..here ya go. www.metspolice.com @metspolice The Mets Police at www.metspolice.com (more) Tom Seaver Talks About Trade To Reds
Rare Tom Seaver and Pete Rose Footage
Rare Tom Seaver and Pete Rose Footage
nybaseballdigest.com — Found this courtesy of Sports Video Daily . You have to love Pete Rose cockiness. I wonder... if other teams complained about Rose like they do about K-Rod? Interesting to hear Seaver talk about his first game in a Reds uniform. You can tell it was the infancy of free agency because Rose was very ... (more) Rare Tom Seaver and Pete Rose Footage
SEAVER SUCCESS GOES FROM BALLPARKS TO VINEYARDS
nypost.com — > FOR TOM Seaver, it's not about the 311 wins, the three Cy Youngs, the Hall of... Fame, the Miracle Mets or the terrific wine that comes from his own picture postcard vineyard, set on a hillside that looks out over the valleys of Calistoga, ... (more) SEAVER SUCCESS GOES FROM BALLPARKS TO VINEYARDS
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Tom Seaver Talks About Trade To Reds
The Mets Police — ... Tip of the blue Mets hat to Neil Best in Newsday for posting this...give him some hits.   But for ease of access and since it's on Youtube anyway..here ya go. ...

GATHER AROUND THE WAY BACK MACHINE, KIDS
Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog — ... as talks about the deal that sent him to Cincinnati.   Tip O’ The Mets cap to Mets Police and Neil Best at Watchdog for the link and the ...

From The Vaults : Mike Douglas Interviews Seaver, Fifth Beatle
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... and Newsday’s Neil Best.  In retrospect, there was more subtlety to Tom Sizemore’s portrayal of Pete Rose than was properly cited at the time. Most of the credit was due to the wardrobe department, however.   Mike Douglas passed away in 2006, so when the Mets eventually “break up the core” and give Jose Reyes a chance to wear another team’s cap on his Hall Of Fame plaque, the interview might well come down to Roy Firestone ...

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