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Seaver vs. Brady: Iconic Mets’ Kranepool, Shamsky defend ‘Tom Terrific’

A white sign emblazoned with “Amazin’” in bold black letters hung above Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky. That moniker forever will be associated with their 1969 world-champion Mets. The one belonging to their beloved teammate Tom Seaver — “Tom Terrific” — however is in jeopardy of being ripped off.

The two Miracle Mets reunited Tuesday evening at the Sojourn restaurant on the Upper East Side to take their stand against Tom Brady, the smug Patriots quarterback whose company, Teb Capital, is trying to trademark the nickname which the Hall of Fame pitcher Seaver earned over 19 seasons as one of baseball’s “GOAT” (to steal a Brady label).