OT: Tom "Terrific" Seaver Has Dementia

[husky8273]

And what's your point there? He was otherwise pretty poor. His highest K total was 15 in 1970. The record was 18 at the time IIRC. He only K'd 125 guys while walking 97. That's a lousy ratio. He didn't turn into NOLAN RYAN until 1972 with the Angels.

Tom Terrific struck out 19 Padres in 1970 tying Steve Carlton's 19 Ks of the Mets in 1969. The Mets won both games. Swoboda hit 2 2 run HRs to beat Carlton 4-3.

 

[huskyrob1]

And Matlack's RoY season was 1972. You, in your original post, which I referenced above distinctly mentioned "rookie Nolan Ryan" as part of your "greatest pitching staff". Ryan's rookie season was technically 1968, but I was giving you benefit of the doubt by citing 1969, which was a better season for Seaver & Koosman.

I'm done here. No point in arguing with you further. Seems you need an Rx refilled. Until then, you're now on "ignore".

Whatever, your argument was weak, and you never named four other pitchers who were better than Koosman, Seaver, Matlack, and Tug McGraw in 1972. Only criticized the Mets pitchers.

 

[Marbles90]

Nice rotation but not quite. I remember Ryan throwing 15 strike outs in his 2nd or 3rd year with the Mets.

You keep mentioning Nolan Ryan as a Met. And yes, Ryan was a great Hall of Fame pitcher but not when he was with the Mets. He was a combined 29-38 with an ERA above 3.50 in his 5 seasons in NY. He did not become a great pitcher until after he left in 1972.

 

[huskyrob1]

You keep mentioning Nolan Ryan as a Met. And yes, Ryan was a great Hall of Fame pitcher but not when he was with the Mets. He was a combined 29-38 with an ERA above 3.50 in his 5 seasons in NY. He did not become a great pitcher until after he left in 1972.

For a young pitcher coming off an arm injury, he was very valuable for the Mets. In 1970 he tied the Met record for most SO's in one game (15). His stellar pitching in the 1969 post season went a long way towards helping the Mets win it all. A 3.50 era is bad?

 

[Madmannsucks]

Tom who?

I edidted it, Pat Dobson.

 

[Waquoit]

I edidted it,

Autocorrect?