Give it up to the resilient '76 Mets. The front office sends a message it's willing to spend to contend by signing RHP Tom Seaver for seven years at $6.84 million.
The news apparently reverberated through the clubhouse and onto the diamond as the Mets win 10 straight and 11 of 12 to open up a bit of a cushion on the Pirates in the NL East.
During the streak...
- LHP Wilbur Wood goes 3-0 with three shutouts and raises his season mark to 9-6.
- Brian Downing goes 6-for-9 in first three games, holding down the fort in the absence of Johnny Bench
- Mets welcome back Bench and George Brett from the IL
- Tom Seaver and Vida Blue each go 2-0
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