1977 Vault

In 1976, Bob Myrick found out the hard way how Jerry Grote felt about losing when the Mets rookie pitcher beat his catcher in a game of Backgammon, causing Grote to explode and sending the board...

Every year since 1977, New York Mets fans have viewed the Major League Baseball trade deadline as the darkest day in team history. The trade deadline – June 15, 1977 – was the day the Mets traded...

On paper, Tom Seaver’s professional baseball career is remarkable. The man known in New York as “The Franchise” won the 1967 Rookie of the Year, compiled 311 career wins, recorded 20 or more wins...

Doug Flynn played five seasons with the Mets (1977-1981). He joins us to talk about his time in New York, living in the shadow of the Tom Seaver trade, his small glove and his big hair.

The last time Pat Jordan saw Tom Seaver it was 2013. After a long day including breakfast in Calistoga, a walk through Seaver’s vineyard and some baseball banter, the writer and the Hall of...

On March 28, 1976, the Newark Star Ledger reported that the New York Mets were close to a deal that would send Tom Seaver to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Don Sutton. How close were they...

Before he became MLB commissioner, A. Bartlett Giamatti was an avid baseball fan. Despite growing up in Massachusetts, Giamatti loved the game — and Tom Seaver. After the New York Mets...

Before he became MLB commissioner, A. Bartlett Giamatti was an avid baseball fan. Despite growing up in Massachusetts, Giamatti loved the game — and Tom Seaver. After the New York Mets...

Four decades later, the black and white images serve as static reminders of the dark days (and nights) of life in New York at the time.

SEAVER BOOK EXCERPT SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER The following is a partial excerpt from the new book, Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life from Simon and Schuster. The book will be...