I saw Seaver pitch at Shea many times growing up. My dad would take the day off from work and take me for day games when he was pitching sometimes. I always thought it was a huge coincidence we always went when he pitched until I realized years later he chose those games on purpose. We usually bought the tickets right at Shea day of game and sat in the Loge section most of the time. I was there when he threw his 200th K in the 9th straight year; he needed ten to do it IIRC.
I was also there they day the Mets retired his number and still have the bumper sticker they handed out after the game. Went to that one with my wife (of all of two months back then) and some friends and remember it like yesterday.
Here's the bootleg 1974 Broder Mets Tour of Japan set Seaver card and the Seaver Day Bumper Sticker. RIP to an all time great.
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