From the NY POST
With the Mets set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Miracle Mets this weekend, former pitcher Jerry Koosman tossed around some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. It’s the second of a five-part series honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Miracle Mets:
Q: You and Art Shamsky and Bud Harrelson and Ron Swoboda visited Tom Seaver in California in May 2017.
A: We had a good time with Tom, and you could tell that he was starting to repeat himself a lot, I suppose some memory loss. I’m glad I was out there to see him and Nancy.
A: We had a good time with Tom, and you could tell that he was starting to repeat himself a lot, I suppose some memory loss. I’m glad I was out there to see him and Nancy.
Q: What was your immediate reaction when his family released that he has dementia?
A: Well, I didn’t realize it was going that fast. It’s a sad, sad, terrible disease.
A: Well, I didn’t realize it was going that fast. It’s a sad, sad, terrible disease.
Q: You’ll be there on Thursday when Citi Field’s address is changed to 41 Seaver Way.
A: He deserves something like that. Also, they’re gonna change Broadway to Koosman Drive (chuckle).
A: He deserves something like that. Also, they’re gonna change Broadway to Koosman Drive (chuckle).
Q: Your memories when the Mets traded Seaver in 1977?
A: That was a really down time for our organization. It was very sad. It was like we were going to a funeral, you know.
A: That was a really down time for our organization. It was very sad. It was like we were going to a funeral, you know.
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