Tom Terrific passes away - only 75

[xplainer]

Being a kid and very much a baseball fan in the 70's, Seaver was one of the top cards to pull from a pack.
I think the thing I remember about him the most is how low he got on his delivery.
I remember him having clay marks on his right knee as it scrapped the mound.
As a pitcher in little league, I would try to copy him. But I could never get that low.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by xplainer

Being a kid and very much a baseball fan in the 70's, Seaver was one of the top cards to pull from a pack.
I think the thing I remember about him the most is how low he got on his delivery.
I remember him having clay marks on his right knee as it scrapped the mound.
As a pitcher in little league, I would try to copy him. But I could never get that low.

Sure the pitching style added big time to his longevity. Driving on legs, engaging glutes for power . . . had to have taken some of the brute force off of shoulder and arm.

[ALR-bishop]

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Sure the pitching style added big time to his longevity. Driving on legs, engaging glutes for power . . . had to have taken some of the brute force off of shoulder and arm.

I remember seeing an interview with him where he discussed this very issue.

[ALR-bishop]

[D. Bergin]

I remember Seaver was a Yankee announcer for a few years in the early 90's. I thought he did a really good job, but Steinbrenner didn't like him because he wasn't enough of a homer and he got fired.

[Tao_Moko]

Rest in Peace Devil Dog!! Here's an article in today's Marine Corps Times.

[h2oya311]

RIP Tom!

Here he is in 1966 while with the Jacksonville Suns, well before the Miracle Mets made history:

[Exhibitman]

RIP Tom Terrific.