Tom Seaver
Tom Seaver
George Thomas "Tom" Seaver, nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseballpitcher. He pitched from 1967 to 1986 for four different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets. During a 20-year career, Seaver compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts and a 2.86 earned run average. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the second highest percentage ever recorded, and is one of two...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth17 November 1944
CityFresno, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I think they all share a lot of the same characteristics. Great discipline. Great physical and mental strength. Great work ethic. Great focus.
God is living in New York, and he is a METS Fan.
because maybe it will trigger something. Maybe complete games will make a comeback.
But he fit in because he was a pro's pro.
Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season. Some want to pitch a no-hitter. All I want to do is the best I can, day after day. In other words, I want to prove I am the best.
No one had more impact on my career than Gil Hodges. Playing for him was a learning experience, and he was a tower of strength. Not everbody liked him, but everybody respected him. He went about his job in a very professional manner, and it caused me to do the same with my job.
The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.
The artful pitcher must take the inevitable peaks and valleys of pitching in stride and never give in to the batters or lose sight of his/her own strengths.
Pitch within yourself.
You have the honor and privilege of being in position to do something amazingly special. If you have the chance, you must do it.
It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.
Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you cant get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.
Once a year, I take my whole wine team down to see the Giants, and we meet the players. Ive never seen anyone pitch like Lincecum that can throw the ball and get through the front leg. He has that stiff front leg.
My job isn't to strike guys out; it's to get them out, sometimes by striking them out.