RIP, Bob.
Rest in Peace
Rest in peace, Bob.
He was one of the all time greats.
“Bullet Bob”. God rest him. great player, great man.
My favorite Cardinal player when I was a kid. I attempted to model my “pitching style” after his. RIP.
As the saying goes:”He used to throw aspirins”.
RIP Mr Gibson. Sad day for Cards fans. The man could pitch.
One of the best ever.
RIP, Bob.
No doubt Gibson was one of the greatest pitchers of all time. He may have struck out 17 in Game 1, but the Tigers won the World Series.
1968 was the year of the pitcher, for sure. Denny McLain won 31 games that year which likely will be the last time a major league pitcher wins 30 or more games in a single season.
As I recall, after 68, MLB changed the pitching mound, lowering it I think. This was done because it was deemed that pitchers had too much of an advantage over the hitter.
Back to the World Series: Micky Lolich of the Tigers won 3 games and hit a homerun to boot. As a Tiger fan, I recall rushing home after the school to watch the rest of the games. At the time, all World Series games were played during the day, no night games.
I remember listening to that on the the radio....didn’t he go up against Denny Mclain?
One of the better hitting pitchers of his time, and nine Gold Gloves for fielding as a pitcher. Amazing athlete.
I collected baseball cards when I was kid. I had shoe boxes full.
I learned much about players by reading the short bio and the career stats on the back of the card.
I remember getting Gibson’s card and thinking it must be a misprint. The stats were jaw dropping. The man could pitch with the best of them. A legend of the game.
Rest In Peace.
As a kid l remember in 1968 whenever Gibson was scheduled to pitch against my beloved Giants I would cringe. He was an incredible competitor and phenomenal pitcher. Certainly one of the very best in an era of great pitchers. RIP Mr. Gibson.
In 1968 he started 34 games and pitched 304 innings for 8.9 innings per game. Compare that to today’s buttercups whose arms might fall off of they go more than 5 innings.
Nobody crowded the plate on Bob Gibson. My favorite memory is when Gibson threw at Roberto Clemente. Later on Clemente hit a bullet back up the middle and broke Gibson’s leg.
In a hypothetical Game 7 of the World Series, who do you give the ball to?
Gibson
Koufax
or
Bumgarner
Tough choice
From a lifelong Tigers fan, RIP Bob, you were the greatest.
Terrific pitcher, amazing athlete, and a good guy. Rest In Peace, Mr. Gibson!
You were one of the best.
One of my childhood heroes. One of the greatest ever.
God bless him.