{"id":88475,"date":"2019-07-03T13:05:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=88475"},"modified":"2019-07-01T13:53:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T17:53:21","slug":"weekend-open-thread-ny-mets-honor-tom-seaver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=88475","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Open Thread – NY Mets Honor Tom Seaver"},"content":{"rendered":"

Running the WOT a bit early this week because I strongly suspect that many readers will be observing a 4-day holiday weekend, starting this afternoon (if not already). So here we go.<\/p>\n

. . .<\/b><\/p>\n

Many TAH readers are baseball fans. And the MLB All Star Game is next week \u2013 so today\u2019s WOT has a baseball theme.<\/p>\n

Most baseball fans have heard the news that Mets Hall of Famer Tom Seaver was recently diagnosed with dementia. He\u2019s no longer making any public appearances due to that fact.<\/p>\n

The Mets retired Seaver\u2019s number in 1988. However, the Mets recently announced<\/i><\/a> that they have arranged to have the street near Citi Field \u2013 formerly 126th Street \u2013 renamed. It is now named \u201cSeaver Way\u201d. The field\u2019s address is now 41 Seaver Way. The Mets have also announced plans to erect a statue of Seaver outside the field. <\/p>\n

Citi Field\u2019s new street number wasn\u2019t chosen by accident. If you guessed (or remembered) that Seaver\u2019s number with the Mets was 41, give yourself a gold star. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s good to see the Mets do this. But in a way, it\u2019s also sad.<\/p>\n

You see, the Mets honored their 1969 World Series Championship team at a Citi Field last Saturday. The announcement regarding the renamed street and the statue was made a couple of days before that. But due to his illness Seaver wasn\u2019t in attendance for either. <\/p>\n

Still: better late than never, I guess.<\/p>\n

. . .<\/b><\/p>\n

OK, that\u2019s all the baseball talk for today. Have a great WOT, everyone \u2013 and a great 4th of July weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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