RIP Bob Gibson
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There used to be some Cardinals fans around here, don't know if there still are, but this must be a very sad time for St. Louis baseball fans.
Lou Brock passing last month, the team losing in the playoffs today, and now Bob Gibson, one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
As a Giants fan I've gone through some tough times with the Cardinals, but I've always respected the team, their fans and (most) of their players.
Gibson was one of the true greats.
I guess that's the best any of us can hope for.
On it goes.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: skyjunk
Mr. Gibson was a bad ass man,
Mr. Gibson was a bad ass man, and feared by every batter that faced him, rip
Probably because it was the era of my youth, but imo was never better, cards, big red machine, Orioles, As, Pirates, and the tigers with those fat assed pitchers, smoking in the dugout, not smoking out of a dugout
1962 -77 no fuckin Yankees
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: JP (J Bomb)
When baseball was baseball.
When baseball was baseball. If you got one high and tight from Gibson and complained about it, he'd give you another one.
Imagine this coming at you from 60 feet.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mr. Sunshine State
An old-school badass, fer'
An old-school badass, fer' sher'. Great shot there, Tatters.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Stony
He once threw at a guy in the
He once threw at a guy in the on deck circle because he was getting to close. And he famously said to his catcher, Tim McCarver, as he walked the ball back to the mound, "go back behind the plate. The only thing you know about good pitching is you can't hit it". An all time great gone.
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cool shot!
cool shot!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Eddie
<<<RIP Bob Gibson>>>
<<<RIP Bob Gibson>>>
Thinking of my favorite Cardinals fan
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
Funny, I thought of Sammy too
Funny, I thought of Sammy too, Eddie.
I had the pleasure of a long afternoon interview with Sam in March of 2003 and we talked a little Cardinals baseball.
I asked him about the '64 team when the NL All Star infield were all Cardinal players. I was a little surprised he couldn't name them.
He laughingly groaned when I mentioned Barney Shultz against Mickey Mantle in the World Series. We had a good time. And Sam did his "buzzed"' late-inning Harry Carey imitation.
Yeah, Gibson was a mean mother.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Where Does The Time Go?
Was it Gibson who prompted
Was it Gibson who prompted mlb to lower the pitcher's mound to make the game more 'fair'?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Vann Kliburn
Fireball - never got to see
Fireball - never got to see him pitch-in person -- but listened to a Giants / Cards game on KSFO one night from Sportsmans Park in St Lou.
Russ Hodges kept exclaiming that Gibson seemed to be getting stronger every inning- striking out Giant after Giant. Amazing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Vann Kliburn
64 infield - off the top of
64 infield - off the top of my head:
Ken Boyer
Dal Maxville (?)
Bill White
??
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Even though I had just turned
Even though I had just turned 13, I knew I was seeing something special in April '72 at the beginning of Steve Carlton's legendary 27-10 season for a team that won only 59.....
The Phillies' home opener was against the Cardinals on April 17 in front of 38,182 fans at Veterans Stadium, although only 8,184 turned out two days later to see Carlton out duel Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, 1-0, in a contest that took only 1:33 to play.
Was it Gibson who prompted mlb to lower the pitcher's mound to make the game more 'fair'?>>>
Same year as the 1.12 ERA, Luis Tiant led the AL with 1.60.
Yaz led the AL in batting, just .301, runner up at .290. Next year the mound was lowered.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
I misspoke, Klondike. It was
I misspoke, Klondike. It was the '63 All Star game. Maybe I was thinking '64 'cause that's when they played the NY Yankees and beat 'em in 7 in the World Series. I was still in NY at the time.
Gibson won 2 of the three games he pitched that series. That's when Mickey hit his record setting 18th WS homer off Schultz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTZz_hdm2TY
1963 - "For the first time in major-league history, the National League's All-Star Game starting infield was composed of players from the same team.
They were the Cardinals unit of first baseman Bill White, second baseman Julian Javier, shortstop Dick Groat and third baseman Ken Boyer."
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How did I forget Julian
How did I forget Julian Javier ? (& Groat)- I saw Javier drop a pop up at Candlestick in my second MLB game in 63.
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I might have seen him in
I might have seen him in person before I knew anything about him. My mom took me too a lot of Mets games. I definitely remember seeing him on TV. The Mets' booth guys always made a point of bringing up that he was not to be fucked with.
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I was lucky enough to see him
I was lucky enough to see him pitch a few times against the Phillies at Connie Mack
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My favorite Gibson story is
My favorite Gibson story is that he was paid to pitch at one of those fantasy baseball camps where old guys pay to play against legends. Gibson is in on the mound and some guy who paid $10K+ steps into the batter box. Gibson's first pitch is an inside chin-high fastball knocks the guy on his ass. The guy stood at the far edge of the batter box for the rest of his at bat.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Vann Kliburn
Phillies at Connie Mack <<<<<
Phillies at Connie Mack <<<<<<<<
Just to see any game at Connie Mack would have been heaven to me. Along with Forbes Field and Crosley in Cincy.