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If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.
If you don't think baseball is a big deal, don't do it. But if you do, do it right.
In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.
My job isn't to strike guys out, its to get them out, sometimes by striking them out.
The good rising fastball is the best pitch in ... (more Tom Seaver quotes)
As of 2007, Tom's 3,640 strikeouts are the sixth most in Major League history.
Seaver won the National League Cy Young Award in 1969, 1973, and 1975.
With 19 strikeouts in one game in 1970, Tom tied Steve Carleton for the single game record. This mark would later be passed by Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens.
On June 16th, 1978, Seaver pitched his only career no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Tom owns several vineyards in California.... (more Tom Seaver trivia)
| The perfect game; Tom Seaver and the Mets by Tom Seaver and Richard Schaap | |
| Tom Seaver (Baseball Legends) by Norman L. Macht | |
| The Perfect Game: Tom Seaver and the Mets (Bantam) by Tom Seaver and Dick Schapp |