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angrypuppy Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:50 pm Post subject: RIP Bob Gibson |
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One of the greatest pitcher in the history of the game, perhaps only second to Koufax in the pitching-dominant 60s. |
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ChickenStu Retired Number
Joined: 25 Apr 2015 Posts: 31969 Location: Anaheim, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Tough news. I figured he would struggle to see 2021 with the terrible disease he had and the late stage of the disease upon diagnosis. A true legend. RIP. |
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angrypuppy Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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I never saw a pitcher work as fast as Gibson. He wouldn't pause between pitches, which kept batters off-balance. As Vin Scully once said, "Gibson pitches as if he's double parked." |
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jodeke Retired Number
Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 67764 Location: In a world where admitting to not knowing something is considered a great way to learn.
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Gipson's fast ball clocked at 96mph. RIP Bullet Bob _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. |
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panamaniac Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Definitely one of the greatest starting pitchers to ever set foot on a mound. RIP |
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MookieBetts50 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Rough day and year for the Cards, losing two HOFers and blowing the wild card series. |
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venturalakersfan Retired Number
Joined: 14 Apr 2001 Posts: 144475 Location: The Gold Coast
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:31 am Post subject: |
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This is what sucks about getting old, you lose your heroes. I still remember being at Busch stadium in 1967, watching Gibby, Brock, Maris and the rest of the team. We have lost one of the great owners in Augie Busch, a great base runner in Lou and now the most dominant pitcher in Gibby. Waino has probably pitched his last game and Yadi is soon for the HOF. This pandemic has detached me from sports, I still like discussing them with my friends but realize that sitting and watching them is wasting my time. Today’s athletes and sports associations have become uninteresting. Except football, scheme and strategy still matter. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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Basketball Fan Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:36 am Post subject: |
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venturalakersfan wrote: | This pandemic has detached me from sports, I still like discussing them with my friends but realize that sitting and watching them is wasting my time. Today’s athletes and sports associations have become uninteresting. Except football, scheme and strategy still matter. |
I agree with you on this.. I mean even teams etc I hate its just meh at this point. I still don't like them but I have no real investment. |
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Qsmiff Star Player
Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 3242 Location: Mid-Wilshire: just beyond "The Puff Puff Pass"
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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I was born and raised in St.Louis......he and Musial were my first ever sports heroes.....I wore number 45... through the little leagues......just a hell of a man.... |
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venturalakersfan Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:26 am Post subject: |
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Today would have been Bob’s birthday. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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Theseus Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Didn't post in here at the time, but RIP Bob Gibson. Watching a lot of Cardinals baseball over the year, the pitchers would always rave about Bob Gibson and how he'd work with pitchers over the years. Guys like Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, and Jack Flaherty have all talked about how accessible and excited he was to talk pitching.
By all accounts a really great guy. Another great one, Lou Brock, passed away this year also. Its been a difficult year for sure. |
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