 Grant is notorious for the contentious contract negotiations and subsequent 1977 trade of future Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver from the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds.The controversy was fully played out on the back pages of New York's tabloid newspapers, with Seaver angrily accusing Grant of planting a negative article mentioning Seaver's wife with "New York Daily News" sports columnist Dick Young.Seaver's anger at Grant never abated, contending years later that Grant possessed "a plantation mentality" toward his players.