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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
Reged: 12/14/05
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Never met the man but I feel like I lost a good friend.
"idol" doesn't quite cover it.
His stats are amazing and ridiculous compared to today's cupcakes. But it was his compete that was the best I ever saw in any sport.
He can finally rest in peace now but....I doubt he will choose to do so.
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fastman
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Reged: 01/01/06
Posts: 1922
Loc: missouri
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"A man will heedlessly charge a cannon, but puke at the sight of 6 inches of steel." Jim Bowie
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rb.
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Reged: 12/14/05
Posts: 1012
Loc: mo
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Sat next to him on a flight to Florida one time. Great guy. He wore a big ring with 45 in diamonds. No problem when I asked him for an autograph. One of the greatest.
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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
Reged: 12/14/05
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“(Hank Aaron told me) ‘Don’t dig in against Bob Gibson, he’ll knock you down. He’d knock down his own grandmother if she dared to challenge him. Don’t stare at him, don’t smile at him, don’t talk to him. He doesn’t like it. If you happen to hit a home run, don’t run too slow, don’t run too fast. If you happen to want to celebrate, get in the tunnel first. And if he hits you, don’t charge the mound, because he’s a Gold Glove boxer.’ I’m like, ‘(bleep), what about my 17-game hitting streak?’ That was the night it ended.”
—Dusty Baker
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sptsman
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Reged: 12/14/05
Posts: 6198
Loc: Missouri
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He was of a different era. But even for his era, he was exceptional. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore... Bumgarner may be the closest there is today in terms of grit and old school mentality. But he doesn’t quite have the stuff and presence Gibson had.
R.I.P. #45
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IIFID
Bond....Timmy Bond
Reged: 12/15/05
Posts: 8067
Loc: Nipawin, Saskatchewan
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My favorite Cardinal growing up was Bob Gibson. I've been reading quotes from him and players he played with and against. Some of my favorites:
"I hated the All-Star Game," Gibson said years after retirement. "I hated having to talk to guys that I spent the rest of the season trying to kick their ass. They were the enemy to me."
"Gibby was no fun at the All-Star Game," Willie Mays said, smiling. "He didn't talk to anyone."
"No pitcher I faced competed like Gibson," Hank Aaron said. "He hated you when he pitched."
Tim McCarver caught Gibson for many years, becoming close friends with him. And yet, when McCarver went to the mound to talk to Gibson, he wasn't always given a kindly welcome. McCarver famously said that Gibson was particularly ornery during one trip to the mound, and said to McCarver, "The only thing you know about pitching is you can't hit it."
I did not realize he was a good enough basketball player that he played for a year with the Globetrotters before joining the Cards! RIP #45 there won't be another like you!
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Thought for the day; “It’s impossible to think outside of the box when all you do is think about getting inside of the box.”
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