Fiftieth Anniversary of 1969 Cont’d

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Sweet story from Mike Vaccaro on a Staten Island boy and his dog too far from home on October 16, 1969:



https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/how-1969-mets-made-vietnam-feel-like-home-for-one-soldier/https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/how-1969-mets-made-vietnam-feel-like-home-for-one-soldier/

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It's 1969 and a young reporter is on the Mets beat.

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http://i.imgur.com/qvN5oCg.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qvN5oCg.jpg

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Happy Division Title Day + 50! Spill some champagne on an announcer or two, why don'tcha?



https://youtu.be/rYHOM81SlfEhttps://youtu.be/rYHOM81SlfE



https://youtu.be/pc865NM7uLUhttps://youtu.be/pc865NM7uLU

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Fifty years ago, last Tuesday, the Mets clinched the NL East. Fifty years ago, the next day, this cartoon ran in the New York Post:

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That's my boid.

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Ed Burns's documentary Seaver premieres this Sunday (10/13) on Fox late afternoon, following NFL. 4:30 on Channel 5 in New York. Also slated for sometime after midnight on FS1 following ALCS coverage. Check local listings.

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Ed Burns's documentary Seaver premieres this Sunday (10/13) on Fox late afternoon, following NFL. 4:30 on Channel 5 in New York. Also slated for sometime after midnight on FS1 following ALCS coverage. Check local listings.

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Some thoughts on the Seaver documentary http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/10/14/the-greatest-story-ever-retold/here. It will be rerun several times on FS1 between Sunday 10/20 and Thursday 10/24; check local listings, as they say.



Not the be-all and end-all if you've been Seaver-conscious your entire sentient life, but well done.

Edited October 14, 2019 by Guest

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If I get teary eyed just reading about a documentary without having watched it yet, you can be sure that the masterful writer is G-FAFIF and the topic is Tom Seaver.



Brilliant.



http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/10/14/the-greatest-story-ever-retold/?fbclid=IwAR3kFWdWCVyo8RgVDS1cruvR1An-SUH5f7zjWhZOZtzWmU2hFpanVTwButMhttp://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/10/14/the-greatest-story-ever-retold/?fbclid=IwAR3kFWdWCVyo8RgVDS1cruvR1An-SUH5f7zjWhZOZtzWmU2hFpanVTwButM

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This hour http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/10/16/doctor-my-eyes/fifty years ago.

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Very touching Seaver profile by Verducci. Toms Terrific.



https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/10/23/tom-seaver-1969-mets-world-serieshttps://www.si.com/mlb/2019/10/23/tom-seaver-1969-mets-world-series

Says Swoboda, "I wish none of this was happening: Bud Harrelson, Tom . . . two of the smartest guys on the team. God, it's an awful thing." Shamsky first telephoned Seaver. "Look, talk to my wife," he said. "She's making my schedule." Tom put Nancy on the phone. "There are good days and bad days," Nancy told Shamsky. "I can't guarantee you anything. You could get all the way out here and he might not feel well that day." Shamsky and the teammates coordinated their trips for a weekend: Shamsky and Harrelson from New York; Koosman from Wisconsin; and Swoboda from Louisiana. They landed late on a Friday afternoon in San Francisco, intending to drive up that day. Shamsky phoned Nancy. The news was bad. "He's not feeling great," she said. Shamsky's heart sank. He knew that left only Saturday before their return flights on Sunday. The next morning, a fearful Shamsky called Nancy for the verdict. "You lucked out," she said. "Get over as soon as you can."

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Somewhere Leo Durocher just shuddered.

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The “Seaver” documentary reairs on MLB Network tonight (Monday 4/27) at 7 PM ET and early morning (Tuesday 4/28) at 5 AM ET. View/record accordingly.