Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Oct 3, 2020 5:10:29 GMT -5
Will the 2020 carnage ever end ?
One of the true greats from an era when pitchers went 9 and policed the game themselves.
Met him in 1972 when the Mets and Cards shared St Petersburg for Spring Training.
His 1968 season remains the gold standard. He died 52 years to the day he struck out 17 Tigers in the Series.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 3, 2020 20:32:53 GMT -5
Will the 2020 carnage ever end ? One of the true greats from an era when pitchers went 9 and policed the game themselves. Met him in 1972 when the Mets and Cards shared St Petersburg for Spring Training. His 1968 season remains the gold standard. He died 52 years to the day he struck out 17 Tigers in the Series. Yes, 1968. While that year was a crazy aberration as to pitching dominance, I attended some memorable games that year, including a Dodger/Cardinal game where Gibson came in having pitched 5 straight shutouts. He surrendered a run in the first inning that night on a wild pitch. That was it for that game, and his next three starts were three more shutouts. So he was THAT close to nine straight shutouts. An 81+ inning scoreless streak would have been, um, untouchable? Also, a bad week for former Dodgers. Jay Johnstone, Ron Perranoski and Sweet Lou Johnson all died this week. |
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njhoya78
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Post by njhoya78 on Oct 4, 2020 10:47:34 GMT -5
Only the greatest of the greats force rule changes. Thanks to Bob Gibson, the pitching mound was lowered from 15 inches to 10 inches in height, to try to blunt his dominance; they could never blunt his competitive edge. The Seaver/Gibson matchups were always a treat.
Requiescat in pace, #45. 2020 has been a lousy year in so many ways, and it just keeps getting lousier.
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