Tom Seaver to John Franco... Roles Reversed?

Tom Seaver was the best starter in the history of the Mets and as you might remember he threw the final pitch in the history of Shea Stadium.. Seaver thew out 395 first pitches for the Mets at Shea Stadium and 1 very emotional last pitch. Today the Mets officially opened up Citi-Field for a St. John's University game against Georgetown. Long time Met and St. John's alumni John Franco was on hand and threw out the first ever pitch in Citi-Field history, Franco pitched for the Mets for 14 years and in that time threw 484 last pitches but today marks the first first pitch of his long career!

I knew that Franco was throwing out the first pitch for weeks but when I was reading the article and looking at the pics today it made me really think about the Seaver/Franco connection. Seaver and Franco are two of the Mets most popular players in their history, they were also two of the most successful players in Mets history, 311 wins for Seaver, and 424 saves for Franco. They both played for the Mets for over 10 years (12 for Seaver, 14 for Franco) and they both also played for the Cincinnati Reds, Seaver was traded from the Mets to the Reds in 1977, stayed there till 1982, and Franco came up with Reds in 1984 and played there till he was traded to the Mets in 1989.

Seaver's 311 wins ranks him at 18th in the history of pitchers.
Franco's 424 saves ranks him at 1st in the history of left handed pitchers. (4th all-time)

So the Mets call on the man most noted for starting games to close out the old park and the many most noted for ending games to open thew new park.. So, it seems in the business of stadiums these two legends are reversing their roles..