1973 METS - Opening Day at Shea

50 years ago yesterday Tom Seaver faced off against Steve Carlton in the opening game of the 1973 MLB season

INTRODUCTION from The Sports Time Traveler™

Today is a big day for which I’ve been eagerly waiting for several years.

It’s exactly 50 years since the 1973 baseball season opened. 4 years ago, after I watched the entire 1969 World Series on YouTube, I came up with a vague idea that I wanted to “re-live” the 1973 Mets experience I had as a little boy. I…