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RIP Bob Gibson


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Favorite story about Gibson:

His catcher, Tim McCarver goes to the mound to talk to him.

Gibson told him to go back to the plate but said:

     "The only thing you know about pitching is that you can't hit it."

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Seaver, Brock and now Gibson. RIP to another all-time great. 

 

Gibson was fierce, in the Don Drysdale way. A quick google search uncovered this gem about Gibson throwing at a batter in spring training and Seaver retaliating in season. Nowadays when a pitcher throws close the batter gets all pissy and MLB intervenes with a suspension

 

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/mccarver-on-seaver-the-only-pitcher-that-i-recall-who-ever-retaliated-with-gibson/article_64422305-c511-5330-aa5a-fbaf7164c2d2.html

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On 10/3/2020 at 7:56 PM, sherpa said:

1968.

1.12 ERA resulting in mound change.

13 shutouts.

 

When you are so good that they change the field dimensions  because of you, you are noteworthy.

Little known fact.

That was year of the moving mound. When he pitched the distance was

50' 6". 

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1 hour ago, Niagara Bill said:

Little known fact.

That was year of the moving mound. When he pitched the distance was

50' 6". 

 

That would make him really old.

 The mound was at 50'. Changed in 1893.

After Gibsons 1.12 ERA in '68, it was changed from 15" high to 10".

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On 10/3/2020 at 9:33 AM, SinceThe70s said:

Seaver, Brock and now Gibson. RIP to another all-time great. 

 

Gibson was fierce, in the Don Drysdale way. A quick google search uncovered this gem about Gibson throwing at a batter in spring training and Seaver retaliating in season. Nowadays when a pitcher throws close the batter gets all pissy and MLB intervenes with a suspension

 

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/mccarver-on-seaver-the-only-pitcher-that-i-recall-who-ever-retaliated-with-gibson/article_64422305-c511-5330-aa5a-fbaf7164c2d2.html

Gibson once knocked down Reggie Jackson in an old timers game.

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3 hours ago, sherpa said:

 

That would make him really old.

 The mound was at 50'. Changed in 1893.

After Gibsons 1.12 ERA in '68, it was changed from 15" high to 10".

I meant it to be humoris. Most hitters thought it felt like 50.6.

I remember the height change. 

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23 hours ago, Niagara Bill said:

I meant it to be humoris. Most hitters thought it felt like 50.6.

I remember the height change. 

          You being Canadian I was about to ask if you were getting your sports mixed up.   There were a couple of guys in Ontario Prov. that could throw 100 mph from 46 feet in the fastpitch leagues in the 60's and 70's. 

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6 hours ago, Greybeard said:

          You being Canadian I was about to ask if you were getting your sports mixed up.   There were a couple of guys in Ontario Prov. that could throw 100 mph from 46 feet in the fastpitch leagues in the 60's and 70's. 

The King and his court...4 guys playing exhibition games against full teams...he pitched from second base...incredible skill, loved the suds.

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4 hours ago, Niagara Bill said:

The King and his court...4 guys playing exhibition games against full teams...he pitched from second base...incredible skill, loved the suds.

       I've seen him 4 times.  The guy was amazing. 

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On 10/6/2020 at 6:27 PM, Niagara Bill said:

The King and his court...4 guys playing exhibition games against full teams...he pitched from second base...incredible skill, loved the suds.

 

21 hours ago, Greybeard said:

       I've seen him 4 times.  The guy was amazing. 

 

Eddie Feigner. I saw the King and his court in the early 90's. 

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