Legendary pitcher Bob Gibson dies at 84

CNN ^ | 3 October 2020 | Homero De la Fuente

[dfwgator]

“Chicks dig the long ball.”

All the professional sports started to try to attract more women into watching starting in the 70s. That’s what ultimately ruined sports.

[oh8eleven]

That’s what ultimately ruined sports.

Greed don't help either. Most sports used to be team games - now it's every man for himself.

[SuperLuminal]

"And another part of my youth slips into the black hole. If there was ever a pitcher more feared than Bob Gibson I sure don't know who that might be."

Agree... Although I was already in my 40's when he was pitching...

[oh8eleven]

Although I was already in my 40's when he was pitching.

That was 50 years ago. Holy krap, that makes you ....... a senior citizen! :)

[SuperLuminal]

".... a senior citizen!"

For security reasons (against the "let'em die" operators of obamacare and pandemic old-folks storage centers) I can only reveal that the numbers 8 & 7 (in that order) are involved, as of this November...

However, the thing that keeps me "thinking" young was marrying a girl, in 1958, who was 6-years younger than me... (Robbing the cradle pays off...{:-)

[oh8eleven]

I can only reveal that the numbers 8 & 7 ...

Congrats and many more!

[BAN-ONE]

The passing of Lou Brock a couple weeks ago really brought back those memories.