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THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY: GIBSON DOES IT ALL
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| 13 May 2019
| Paul Mirengoff
Posted on 05/13/2019 9:12:55 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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Bob Gibson was one of the greatest of all time. in 1968 he had an ERA of 1.12 for the season! In Game 1 of the '68 Series he struck out 17 Tigers.
"Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs."
- Former Cardinal Catcher Tim McCarver
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:12:55 AM PDT
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Rummyfan
To: Rummyfan
BTW, he also played NCAA basketball while at Creighton.
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:16:23 AM PDT
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Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: Rummyfan; dfwgator
Mirengoff compares Scherzer to Bob Gibson.
Cletus wants to share his sad with you.
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:16:40 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
To: Rummyfan
To: Rummyfan
Also during an era in which a starter regularly logged 20+ complete games in a season. Nowadays, they rarely go past the fifth inning, yet their careers aren’t being lengthened by shortening their time in the game.
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:19:54 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(The most urgent gathering threat to America: the Democrat Party)
To: Rummyfan
Greatest pitcher of the modern era, and I’m a Tigers fan.
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:21:10 AM PDT
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Rummyfan
I wonder if he ever ‘took a knee’.
The country was different then...even if people wanted to take knees, they knew better.
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:21:56 AM PDT
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BobL
(I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
To: Rummyfan
Kirk Gibson was a pretty good player too. It must run in the family?
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:25:17 AM PDT
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Beagle8U
(It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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To: Rummyfan
He resembles Gibson in the intensity with which he competes, including the visible effort he puts into every pitch. That's what I liked about Pete Rose. He always gave it maximum effort, I think, partly, because he felt obliged to give the fan his money's worth. No one wants to pay good money to see a game and have the players give less than all they've got.
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:38:03 AM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
To: dfwgator
Bob Gibson was one of the best pitchers of an era that had many: Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, etc.
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05/13/2019 9:38:08 AM PDT
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karnage
To: Rummyfan
The last batter Gibson faced in his major league career hit a home run off of him. Years later in an old-timers game, Gibson threw at him. Wish I could remember names, but that is my favorite Bob Gibson story. The guy was truly great, an unbelievable competitor, and tough as nails. One of my all time favorite baseball players!!!!
To: dfwgator
You share my belief that the Tigers and Mickey Lolich (especially) just got lucky in the 1968 World Series? Who saw that coming?
I certainly expected a lot more trouble with converting an outfielder (Mickey Stanley) to a shortstop in the closing days of the season to get Ray Oyler out of the lineup. But that also went pretty smooth.
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:40:21 AM PDT
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Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys all aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: Rummyfan
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:52:45 AM PDT
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MSSC6644
(Defeat Satan; pray the rosary.)
To: Rummyfan
Woo-hoo! Go Cards, boo Cubs. Fourth generation (and maybe more) Cards fan here.
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05/13/2019 9:55:12 AM PDT
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Pining_4_TX
("Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods." ~ H.L. Mencken)
To: RatRipper
The guy was truly great, an unbelievable competitor, and tough as nails.
Joe Adcock 6'4" 240 lbs of bone and muscle hit Gibson very well
One game Gibson low bridged him
Adcock got to first and feigned a eye problem
Came off the bag and halfway to the mound and told Gibson if he ever did it again he would kill him but first he would break his arm so he could have something to remember
Never happened again
Didn't come any tougher than Joe
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posted on
05/13/2019 9:55:58 AM PDT
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uncbob
To: karnage
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posted on
05/13/2019 10:02:10 AM PDT
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nvskibum
To: karnage
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posted on
05/13/2019 10:03:20 AM PDT
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nvskibum
To: nvskibum
Of course.
How did I forget him?
Maybe because he retired 9 or 10 years before Gibson.
But yes, absolutely, Koufax was unbelievably great.
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05/13/2019 10:11:14 AM PDT
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karnage
To: karnage
"Bob Gibson was one of the best pitchers of an era that had many: Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, etc." I had the good fortune in my youth to see in person Gibson, Drysdale, Koufax, Marichal, and Spahn. They were skilled craftsmen at the art of pitching. Today's game sadly lacks skill coupled with finess.
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05/13/2019 10:11:18 AM PDT
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buckalfa
(Earth First! We Will Strip Mine The Other Planets Later !)
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