We remember Tom Seaver (1944-2020)

We remember Tom Seaver, one of the best pitchers ever.  He was born in 1944 and died in 2020.

The numbers tell you the story:  311 wins, a 2.86 ERA & 3,640 Ks.    His best year was probably 1969 when the Mets won the World Series:  25-7, a 2.21 ERA and the Cy Young.   

By the way, did I tell you that he threw 231 complete games, twenty-seven 3-hitters, ten 2-hitters, five 1-hitters and a no hitter?  Wonder why they used to call him "Tom Terrific"?

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1968: "Heidi" vs Joe Namath and the incredible finish that no one got to see.....

Before cable TV or Internet, we had 3 or 4 channels in most cities.  On Sunday afternoons, we used to get NFL football on NBC and CBS and that was it.    The old AFL was on NBC and the NFL was on CBS.   There was no ESPN post game show or instant information on the status of games.   Most fans got their scores by print or next day’s sports page.

On this day in 1968, the movie “Heidi” changed football and TV forever.   

The Jets were leading and NBC switched to the movie.  There were millions of little girls all over the country waiting for the movie to start.  

Then Oakland scored twice in nine seconds and the game was over: 43-32!  Nobody saw it.  Only fans listening to the radio in New York and Oakland heard about it.

The NFL and the TV networks changed the rules after the game.  Thanks to the Heidi game we have to watch the end of the game!

The "Heidi" game matched two of the greatest AFL teams.  The Jets won Super Bowl III and the Raiders were one of the best pro-teams of the AFL era.

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1966: Frank Robinson AL MVP

There are great players and then there is Frank Robinson.  

On this day in 1966, Frank Robinson was the unanimous choice for AL MVP.   He had just led the Orioles to a World Series sweep of the LA Dodgers.    

The Orioles won the AL pennant four times in six years with Robinson in their lineup.   

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Remembering The Kingston Trio and "Tom Dooley"

The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley" was the #1 song in the US on this day in 1958 .  

It was the first of many other hits.

The trio sang lots of folk songs and very popular with younger crowds and college students.    

Here it is:  Click!

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