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New York Mets fans are not happy after New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady tries to score the "Terrific Tom".
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NEW YORK – There was no sweater on fire, only beans.

A planned protest against the New England Patriots' quarterback, Tom Brady, about a trademark filing, has never been fully materialized on Tuesday at a restaurant in the Upper East Side. Only a handful of New York Mets fans attended the event. request.

Brady's company, TEB Capital, filed two "Tom Terrific" trademark applications, one for trading cards, posters and printed photographs and the other for clothing. The problem is that the nickname originally belonged to the former Mets Launcher and the Tom Seaver Hall of Fame.

Former first-baseman Ed Kranepool and right-field player Art Shamsky donned Mets hats, unveiled their championship rings and evoked the legacy left by Tom Seaver.

"Maybe that's the new athlete," Kranepool said. "It may be the" I "generation, which can only think of itself. He's the biggest quarterback ever, and I've supported him over the years, and every time I'm rooted in football, I encourage Tom Brady. But when you talk to me about Tom Terrific and you've played behind a guy like (Seaver), there's only one guy who can call himself Tom Terrific and that's him. But when you're on the front line, I think there should be only one. (Brady) is the second model. "

Tom Brady celebrates his victory in his sixth Super Bowl. (Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports)

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Later, some of the spectators present seized Brady No. 12 jerseys and threw them beans before throwing them in a trash can. A signed poster with an image of Brady was also torn up and thrown in the trash.

Shamsky told a story about sitting with Seaver recently in 2017 to interview him for a book he was writing, "After the Miracle: The Sustainable Brotherhood" Mets of 1969 ".

"Tom Seaver will always be dubbed" Tom Terrific, "said Shamsky." He will always be the face of the Mets and one of the greatest throwers of all time in the major leagues. "

In March, Seaver's family announced that he was suffering from dementia and would not show up in public anymore.

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The Mets posted a message Monday to their verified Twitter account, also criticizing the filing of the mark.

"We want to overthrow him," said Sammy Musovit, owner of the Sojourn restaurant and event organizer. "We sent messages to Brady's camp on Twitter telling him he should not do it. He has six rings from the Super Bowl. It's not just what he does. The name belongs to New York. It belongs to the New York Mets. It belongs to Tom Seaver. "

Seaver compiled a record of 311-205 with a career average of 2.86 and has won the Cy Young Award three times in 20 seasons.

When asked how he described Seaver in one word, Shamsky did not hesitate to say "Terrific".

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