Bob Gibson RIP

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He was a saint in my father’s household.

52 years to the day he struck out 17 Detroit Tigers in a World Series game. I have many memories of watching Gibson pitch. One wasn’t the day we drove four hours for a twinight doubleheader at Connie Mack. We got Nelson Briles and some other shmoe instead.

He pitched when men were men and he was the definitely the man.

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When men were men and if a batter crowded the plate he was guaranteed a close shave by a high heater.
I can imagine that he would have contributed quite a bit of his salary to the league as a result of how he would have pitched someone if they had flipped their bat in a previous trip to the plate.
RIP Mr. Gibson