Tom Seaver: ‘The Mets have a pretty good record of things to be proud of’
Article By cbahr.tsn on 22nd April, 2010
Hall of Famer and 311-game winner Tom Seaver visited Citi Field Wednesday as part of the Mets' Alumni Association Presented by Citi -- the franchise's ongoing commitment to honor its history and serve the community. Seaver was among the Mets greats who joined 25 U.S. military veterans and the Wounded Warrior Project for a tour of the new Mets Hall of Fame and Museum. During the game, Mets alumni worked alongside Citi's Veterans Employee Network and staffers from the New York City Military Network to encourage fans at Citi Field to make a card for service members recovering from injuries sustained in battle or preparing for deployment. Seaver spoke with Sporting News' Chris Bahr about his involvement with the alumni and military, as well as his career and the game.
'The Mets have a pretty good record of things to be proud of,' Tom Seaver says. Sporting News: As far as the Mets Alumni Association, how enjoyable has it been reconnecting with some of the team's all-time greats?
Tom Seaver: Any friendships -- inside or outside the game -- being able to reconnect and tell all those war stories about the game that we love, it's fun to do. It's rewarding to do. It takes us back to our youth. It's just good memories, and it's fun to share all of that stuff.
SN: How special is the Wounded Warrior Project that you are associated with and participated in today?
TS: It gets me because I'm very proud to say that I'm a Marine as well. I'm not a Marine that saw active duty in a situation where someone was shooting bullets at me, but there is a Marine Corps spirit, and we had a lot of Marines here today. One of the young Marines asked me, "What's your service number," and I said, "1972265, sir." And he goes, "Yeah, you're a Marine." You always end it with a 'sir.'
SN: How often do you think you'll be back to Citi Field this season?
TS: I work for the Mets about 10 days, so I make...
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'The Mets have a pretty good record of things to be proud of,' Tom Seaver says. Sporting News: As far as the Mets Alumni Association, how enjoyable has it been reconnecting with some of the team's all-time greats?
Tom Seaver: Any friendships -- inside or outside the game -- being able to reconnect and tell all those war stories about the game that we love, it's fun to do. It's rewarding to do. It takes us back to our youth. It's just good memories, and it's fun to share all of that stuff.
SN: How special is the Wounded Warrior Project that you are associated with and participated in today?
TS: It gets me because I'm very proud to say that I'm a Marine as well. I'm not a Marine that saw active duty in a situation where someone was shooting bullets at me, but there is a Marine Corps spirit, and we had a lot of Marines here today. One of the young Marines asked me, "What's your service number," and I said, "1972265, sir." And he goes, "Yeah, you're a Marine." You always end it with a 'sir.'
SN: How often do you think you'll be back to Citi Field this season?
TS: I work for the Mets about 10 days, so I make...
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