i was born in chicago in 1957 after watching the cardinals in the 68 series i became an instant cardinal fan to this day! and look at all the great memories i have had since then! if curt flood would'nt os slipped in the 7th innning in game 7 he would of caught that ball with 2 outs and o runs would of scored! oh how lucky the tigers were that day! that was gibsons game! brock was great too! and brock was safe in game 5 his foot touched the front of home plate! freehan did'nt even tag him yet!
One of the smartest baseball guys i've heard talk. He's funny too "nowadays i'd probably go to jail" lol i wish there were more interviews with him on YT.
What he says about pitching inside is so true. And the funny thing is not that today's hitters are able to get to the outside pitch because pitchers don't throw inside enough; it's the fact that they are PULLING pitches down and away, which ought to give you a real good understanding of how they lean over the plate. Some hitters actually are so far out over the plate they wind up tying themselves up on pitches middle in that they should be handling
Just watch game one of the 1968 World Series like I did.
I know. One time while Gibby was pitching Tim McCarver comes out to the mound and talks to him. Gibson says, mad, "The only thing you know about pitching is how not to hit it".
In game one of the '68 World Series, he must have liked McClain's #17, because that's how many K's he got in that game! After K #16, McCarver tried to get him to turn around and heed what the scoreboard said, "Gimme, the ball", Gibson said!
@Scoclamor ---he was something else. One of the nastiest pitchers ever. Next time he faced Clemente he knocked him down. I read that he didnt like the batter to stare at him and he would sometimes knock the guy down for that. So intense that his teammates knew better than to try to talk to him on days he was pitching
i was born in chicago in 1957 after watching the cardinals in the 68 series i became an instant cardinal fan to this day! and look at all the great memories i have had since then! if curt flood would'nt os slipped in the 7th innning in game 7 he would of caught that ball with 2 outs and o runs would of scored! oh how lucky the tigers were that day! that was gibsons game! brock was great too! and brock was safe in game 5 his foot touched the front of home plate! freehan did'nt even tag him yet!
rs5178 2 months ago
One of the smartest baseball guys i've heard talk. He's funny too "nowadays i'd probably go to jail" lol i wish there were more interviews with him on YT.
phraedusthamusicdigr 3 months ago
The Greatest Picture ever..The greatest Picture Ever.....
whokeithmoon 1 year ago
What he says about pitching inside is so true. And the funny thing is not that today's hitters are able to get to the outside pitch because pitchers don't throw inside enough; it's the fact that they are PULLING pitches down and away, which ought to give you a real good understanding of how they lean over the plate. Some hitters actually are so far out over the plate they wind up tying themselves up on pitches middle in that they should be handling
dzanier 1 year ago
@dzanier You are right. The game isn't the same now that they took the inside part of the plate away from the pitchers
keagleman21 1 year ago
looks great for his age
megadeus 1 year ago
Just watch game one of the 1968 World Series like I did.
I know. One time while Gibby was pitching Tim McCarver comes out to the mound and talks to him. Gibson says, mad, "The only thing you know about pitching is how not to hit it".
In game one of the '68 World Series, he must have liked McClain's #17, because that's how many K's he got in that game! After K #16, McCarver tried to get him to turn around and heed what the scoreboard said, "Gimme, the ball", Gibson said!
Scoclamor 1 year ago
Competitor!
Once refused to leave the mound, even after a line drive hit by Roberto Clemente, broke his leg!
Scoclamor 1 year ago
@Scoclamor ---he was something else. One of the nastiest pitchers ever. Next time he faced Clemente he knocked him down. I read that he didnt like the batter to stare at him and he would sometimes knock the guy down for that. So intense that his teammates knew better than to try to talk to him on days he was pitching
loyaldude10 1 year ago