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kairos12

(13,350 posts) Mon Dec 16, 2024, 07:54 PM Dec 16

After Gibson's 68 season, if done today, teams couldn't

afford to pay him. Hell, he would still go out there and hit showboaters for free. Drysdale also.

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After Gibson's 68 season, if done today, teams couldn't (Original Post) kairos12 Dec 16 OP

Bob Gibson was my favorite pitcher in those days. The Cards were great-- viva la Dec 16 #1

Saw Him Pitch... ProfessorGAC Dec 16 #4

Gibby couldn't do today what he did in 68! 303squadron Dec 16 #2

They lowered the mound he was so good. GreenWave Dec 16 #3

viva la

(3,885 posts)

1. Bob Gibson was my favorite pitcher in those days. The Cards were great--

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 08:08 PM

Dec 16

Lou Brock, and the labor hero Curt Flood. Without Curt Flood, no baseball player would be making millions now.

ProfessorGAC

(70,957 posts)

4. Saw Him Pitch...

Reply to viva la (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 09:16 PM

Dec 16

...3 times against Ferguson Jenkins. '68 & '69
Cubs won one game 1-0, lost the other two 1-0 & 2-1, in 10 innings.
Same 2 pitchers, threw 56 innings & gave up 7 runs TOTAL.
Believe it or not, Jenkins had even more complete games than Gibson, 267-255.
Oh, and those games were FAST. The only game that went over 2 hours was the 10 inning game!

303squadron

(702 posts)

2. Gibby couldn't do today what he did in 68!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 08:25 PM

Dec 16

GreenWave

(9,604 posts)

3. They lowered the mound he was so good.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 08:58 PM

Dec 16

What a hoot!

There was a game where a line drive fractured his leg and he still made a few more pitches,

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