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Gore1FL

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4. Growing up and living in St. Louis, I got to hear a lot of Gibby stories.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Apr 2, 2022, 08:28 PM

Apr 2022

I even watched him pitch at Busch.

There was one story I remember where Tim McCarver walked out to the mound and Gibson sent him back saying something along the lines of "The only thing you know about pitching is that it is hard to hit."

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Bob Gibson [View all] kairos12 Apr 2022 OP

pretty sure he's the one that said he'd brush back his grandma rurallib Apr 2022 #1

The plate, I think, is 17 inches wide. kairos12 Apr 2022 #2

He broke my heart in 1967.....nt OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2022 #3

Must be a Sox fan. kairos12 Apr 2022 #5

Growing up and living in St. Louis, I got to hear a lot of Gibby stories. Gore1FL Apr 2022 #4

The baddest in the best way. cachukis Apr 2022 #6