The lesson for the day – if Tom Brady decides to listen – is simply this:
“Don’t mess with angry Mets fans.”
Brady has raised the ire of rightfully outraged New Yorkers who can’t believe what they’re hearing:
The New England Patriots quarterback, who has won six Super Bowls, wants to copyright the iconic “Tom Terrific” nickname of Mets great Tom Seaver, who won three Cy Young awards during his 20-year career.
Tom Brady's company (TEB Capital Management Inc.) has filed two new trademarks for "TOM TERRIFIC."
— Josh Gerben (@JoshGerben) May 29, 2019
The filings indicate the company is planning to launch a line of "TOM TERRIFIC" trading cards and apparel soon.
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And those fans aren’t just using social media to drive home their point. A rally is planned at 5 p.m. Tuesday to protest Brady’s plan. There will be a free beer and food at Sojourn, a bar on E. 79th Street, where protestors will demand that Brady apologize to Seaver, his family and Mets fans everywhere.
This says something: Boomer - with whom I have never agreed - is right about this. And particularly now with the dire condition of Seaver’s health and his retirement from public life. It’s tone deaf by Brady (and presumably the rights to the Tom Terrific cartoons haven’t expired) https://t.co/LWIZcmgPKq
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 4, 2019
Mets legend and Seaver’s friend Art Shamsky is expected to attend, according to the PR firm King Communications that crafted a news release for the occasion.
The release uses the words “tasteless and insensitive” and describes the Patriots quarterback as “perhaps the most hated professional athlete in New York City.”
Protestors say they will throw Tom Brady jerseys and memorabilia in garbage filled with beans.
Disgusting? You bet. But if you’re a Mets fan, not as disgusting as Brady tarnishing Seaver’s legacy. Especially considering Seaver, 74, is suffering from dementia and has dropped out of public life.
Seaver was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 after winning 311 games with a career 2.86 ERA.
