Mets Great Tom Seaver--Dead At 75

 Tom Seaver, the pitcher who helped take the New York Mets from worst to first, has died of Lewy body dementia  and covid 19, he was 75.

Seaver joined the Mets, who were then 5 years old, an expansion team to replace the Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers, who both left for California.  The team was known as a ragtag bunch of lovable losers.  

Two years later, in 1969, the Miracle Mets, would come out of nowhere and pass up the Chicago Cubs, who had been leading the NL West for the entire season.  They beat the Atlanta Braves in the League Championship Series and then go on to beat the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. 

Considered one of the best pitcher of all time, Seaver and his wife, Nancy were considered pro sport's glamour couple. His wife survives him, along with their two daughters.