Tom Terrific's Birthday

My favorite athlete of all time, Tom Seaver, turned 66 today.  I remember as a kid recalculating his E.R.A.after every start.  (Here's a post with all the numbers).  I was lucky to be at Shea on April 22, 1970, when he tied what was then a record of 19 strikeouts in a game and set a record for striking out the last 10 in a row.  I was absolutely devastated on June 15, 1977, when he was traded to Cincinnati for Pat Zachry, Steve Henderson, Doug Flynn and Dan Norman.  I  attended his return to NY as a Red, when he faced another of my favorite pitchers, Jerry Koosman.  Along with the rest of the crowd, I was cheering for Seaver, who beat the Mets that day.  The Mets and I eventually made up, but I continued to root for Seaver for the rest of his great career.  3 Cy Young Awards, 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts and a 2.86 E.R.A.  In 1992, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame, and has the only plaque with a New York Mets cap.  He now owns a winery in Calistoga, California.  I haven't tried it yet but I'm sure the wine is terrific.