Redleg Nation · Mar 17, 2019
The day the Reds got Tom Seaver
Aside from clinching pennants and winning a World Series, there are two days in Reds history I will never forget.
One is when the Reds traded for Ken Griffey Junior. They acquired the best player in baseball. Coming off the heels of a great 1999 season, that was unbelievable. Man, did I celebrate that night.
The other is when the Reds acquired Tom Seaver on June 15, 1977 in a trade. For the first time since 1969, the Reds had an ace pitcher. The Reds had a stopper. A stud. A guy nobody wanted to face. A dominating pitcher that could anchor a pitching staff.
The Cincinnati Reds have had (by my definition) four aces since I started rooting for them in 1964. Tom Seaver was one of the.