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Old 10-03-2020, 01:27 AM   #1
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Bob Gibson is dead.

Legendary Hall Of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson has succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 84. One of the best ever.

https://sports.yahoo.com/bob-gibson-...0917--mlb.html
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Old 10-03-2020, 03:09 AM   #2
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Scary, scary guy. Baseball lowered the mound because of him. In ‘68 an era of 1.12. Best World Series pitcher ever.
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Old 10-03-2020, 07:30 AM   #3
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Legendary Hall Of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson has succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 84. One of the best ever.

https://sports.yahoo.com/bob-gibson-...0917--mlb.html
Have to agree on that call. At one of those fan games, he threw a little "inside" to Bob Costas. It seemed little Bob had been standing in the batter's warmup circle trying to time his swing to Gibson on the previous batter. A 1.12 ERA for a whole season is ridiculous. RIP.
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Old 10-03-2020, 08:04 AM   #4
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Saw him pitch a few times in the early days of the Astrodome. He had a unique delivery that intimidated batters, and his fastball was scary fast.
Him and Koufax dominated the National League.
Rest in Peace...tough guy!!!
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Old 10-03-2020, 08:07 AM   #5
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Gibson was a great competitor and one tough guy. Saw him pitch many times and he wrecked havoc in NY that's for sure. Mucho respect. I remember that 1964 series with the Yankees. In the 7th game he gave up a 3 run homer to the Mick and then Boyer and Linz homered off him in the 9th but he stayed in there and toughed it out and pitched a complete game. If I had a game on the line and needed a right handed pitcher Gibson gets the call from me.
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Old 10-03-2020, 11:21 AM   #6
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Gibby played, I think, for maybe a year with the Harlem Globetrotters too. He owned the plate and batters dug in at their own risk. McCarver always said he was scared to ever go out to the mound while catching him for fear of Gibson's wrath.

Now pitchers don't even think of pitching inside. Wish Barry Bonds would have had to go against Gibby, the way he crowded the plate he would have been in trouble.
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Old 10-03-2020, 04:17 PM   #7
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Whenever he would pitch, I would ask my mom if I could have her ticket and go to the game with my dad. I use to love to see him pitch. RIP Bob
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RIP Bob. First Tom Seaver and now Gibby! I have to say both of these warriors were the best and being a Met fan i side with Seaver BUT like i said with a bias.
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Old 10-03-2020, 09:31 PM   #9
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RIP Bob. First Tom Seaver and now Gibby! I have to say both of these warriors were the best and being a Met fan i side with Seaver BUT like i said with a bias.
And Lou Brock
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Old 10-03-2020, 10:13 PM   #10
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As good as it gets.....

Hard to find a better competitor and pitcher.
RIP Bob Gibson
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Bob Costas on Bob Gibson...great stuff!

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Scary, scary guy. Baseball lowered the mound because of him. In ‘68 an era of 1.12. Best World Series pitcher ever.
Except for Mickey Lolich. lol
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Except for Mickey Lolich. lol
How many WS games did he pitch?
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How many WS games did he pitch?
Gibson made some of the greatest right handed hitters in history look terrible.

https://www.othercrap.com/2020/10/th...cgWPVarHhMsDRc
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Old 10-06-2020, 09:58 PM   #15
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Was into Stratomatic baseball as a kid and seeing that 1.12 ERA on the bottom of that card is etched in my memory
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