Had lunch with HOF'92 Tom Seaver today. Guess his top 4 pitchers!

[Earth Bound Misfit]

6. Some friends & I went to his HOF induction

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after spending a couple days in Saratoga. Had a blast! Seaver was my idol growing up, I always asked for #14 on my sandlot/high school teams (41 was never available, uni's were pre-made) and had my Mom switch the 1 & 4.

Seaver was/is always a class act.

http://baseballhall.org/hall-famers/hall-fame-weekend/past-ceremonies/1992-induction-ceremony

In his first year of eligibility, Seaver received the highest percentage of votes in history, nabbing 98.8 percent of the 430 ballots cast by the BBWAA. He was a franchise power pitcher who helped change the New York Mets from lovable losers into formidable foes. The 12-time All-Star won 311 games with a 2.86 ERA over 20 seasons and his 3,272 strikeouts set a National League record. Seaver fanned 3,640 batters in his career, including 200 or more 10 times and 19 in a single game once. Tom Terrific hurled a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 16, 1978. He was the 1967 National League Rookie of the Year and a three-time Cy Young Award winner. His No. 41 is retired by the Mets.

Edit to add: If you ever saw him pitch, Koufax would be on anyone's list IMHO.