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He was a great baseball player In the opening, talking about his pitches, his "huge" curveball does not fit...I'm going to change it.
Dwslassls
No problem with that, but he delivered a curve with an 18" break to Willie Horton in the 1968 series to become his 17th strikeout victim--so "huge" that Horton actually fell back to avoid being hit.--Buckboard 09:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
Gibby was actually most famous for his slider, and was incredibly proud of it. Tim McCarver once stated at Steve Carlton's HOF induction that Carlton threw "the best slider I ever caught." Gibby came up and corrected him later, saying "the best _left handed_ slider" Phyrkrakr ( talk) 16:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
does anyone know how to add the cardinals colors to the infobox-- Baseballsmarts2 17:51, 8 April 2007 (UTC)baseballsmarts2
there is no mention of his extensive post playing days. this seems unfortunat. If i had a good grasp on his post career activties in the mlb i would add them. anyone have them? Childhoodtrauma ( talk) 15:55, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
This article has been written in a "fan magazine" style. It should be edited to conform with Wikipedia's encyclopedia standards as per: Wikipedia:Writing better articles. Orsoni ( talk) 01:55, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Wanted to let other interested editors know active editing to get Bob Gibson's article to GA status is already underway. If somebody beats me to the punch though, I'd like to request an upload of a free-use picture of Gibson for the infobox; the best upcoming opportunity I can think is Opening Day 2011, which I unfortunately don't plan on attending this year. Thanks and cheers, Monowi ( talk) 00:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC).
Bob Gibson has a living grandson and someone keeps deleting his existence from his Wikipedia page. Troooth ( talk) 00:16, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
He exists. And there are reliable sources. And Bob loved him and would want him included. Troooth ( talk) 01:13, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Also his existence is pretty notable considering Bob, plenty of people would find it pretty fascinating. Troooth ( talk) 01:24, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
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Bob Gibson has a living grandson. His name is Max, he was born July 7, 2010. The best source of this would be the child's mother and the child himself. Paternity was proven in 2010. Troooth ( talk) 00:55, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Lists his date of birth as 1935 and death 2000 but dying at the age of 84- doesn’t add up. It shows a pic of him in 2010. I’m guessing the correct date of death was 2020 which would have made him 84? 2601:40A:C380:2150:8179:FD1A:2935:FF62 ( talk) 18:57, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
I recently added and cited a story about Gibson's last game. This was the text that was reverted:
In his final game, he gave up a pinch-hit Grand Slam to the light-hitting Pete LaCock. [1] [2] Years later, Gibson would face LaCock in an old-timer's game, and he beaned him. [3] [4] When questioned about this by sportscaster Bob Costas, Gibson said, "the books must be balanced, Robert." [5]
The reasoning for the revert was "I don't see how this is important or relevant to Gibson's career; additionally, its a story which may not even be true."
In my opinion, the relevance pertains to Gibson's reputation as someone who threw at batters and took things personally, even beyond his playing career. Perhaps it would be better to create a section dedicated solely to this, or as another example under "Pitching style" where there are other stories about his surliness.
The citations, I feel, are enough to offer veracity. I'm also happy to cite
Joe Posnanski's latest book, in which he also writes about this.
Rather than start a revert war, I thought we should discuss it here. :)
What do you think, @
Omnis Scientia?
Mxbndr (
talk)
23:29, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
References
Gibson worked quickly, relying on pinpoint control of a vicious slider and two different fastballs for his success.
bbref-gibson
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).He would not fraternize with opposing players, even when he played with them in All-Star Games. Joe Torre told a tale of catching Gibson in the 1965 All-Star Game. After the game, as they were showering, Torre complimented Gibson on his performance. Gibson didn't say a word. He showered, got dressed, and left.
![]() | Bob Gibson is currently a Other sports good article nominee. Nominated by Omnis Scientia ( talk) at 13:46, 10 March 2024 (UTC) Anyone who has not contributed significantly to (or nominated) this article may review it according to the good article criteria to decide whether or not to list it as a good article. To start the review process, click start review and save the page. (See here for the good article instructions.) Short description: American baseball player (1935–2020) |
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He was a great baseball player In the opening, talking about his pitches, his "huge" curveball does not fit...I'm going to change it.
Dwslassls
No problem with that, but he delivered a curve with an 18" break to Willie Horton in the 1968 series to become his 17th strikeout victim--so "huge" that Horton actually fell back to avoid being hit.--Buckboard 09:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
Gibby was actually most famous for his slider, and was incredibly proud of it. Tim McCarver once stated at Steve Carlton's HOF induction that Carlton threw "the best slider I ever caught." Gibby came up and corrected him later, saying "the best _left handed_ slider" Phyrkrakr ( talk) 16:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
does anyone know how to add the cardinals colors to the infobox-- Baseballsmarts2 17:51, 8 April 2007 (UTC)baseballsmarts2
there is no mention of his extensive post playing days. this seems unfortunat. If i had a good grasp on his post career activties in the mlb i would add them. anyone have them? Childhoodtrauma ( talk) 15:55, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
This article has been written in a "fan magazine" style. It should be edited to conform with Wikipedia's encyclopedia standards as per: Wikipedia:Writing better articles. Orsoni ( talk) 01:55, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Wanted to let other interested editors know active editing to get Bob Gibson's article to GA status is already underway. If somebody beats me to the punch though, I'd like to request an upload of a free-use picture of Gibson for the infobox; the best upcoming opportunity I can think is Opening Day 2011, which I unfortunately don't plan on attending this year. Thanks and cheers, Monowi ( talk) 00:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC).
Bob Gibson has a living grandson and someone keeps deleting his existence from his Wikipedia page. Troooth ( talk) 00:16, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
He exists. And there are reliable sources. And Bob loved him and would want him included. Troooth ( talk) 01:13, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Also his existence is pretty notable considering Bob, plenty of people would find it pretty fascinating. Troooth ( talk) 01:24, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
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edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Bob Gibson has a living grandson. His name is Max, he was born July 7, 2010. The best source of this would be the child's mother and the child himself. Paternity was proven in 2010. Troooth ( talk) 00:55, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Lists his date of birth as 1935 and death 2000 but dying at the age of 84- doesn’t add up. It shows a pic of him in 2010. I’m guessing the correct date of death was 2020 which would have made him 84? 2601:40A:C380:2150:8179:FD1A:2935:FF62 ( talk) 18:57, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
I recently added and cited a story about Gibson's last game. This was the text that was reverted:
In his final game, he gave up a pinch-hit Grand Slam to the light-hitting Pete LaCock. [1] [2] Years later, Gibson would face LaCock in an old-timer's game, and he beaned him. [3] [4] When questioned about this by sportscaster Bob Costas, Gibson said, "the books must be balanced, Robert." [5]
The reasoning for the revert was "I don't see how this is important or relevant to Gibson's career; additionally, its a story which may not even be true."
In my opinion, the relevance pertains to Gibson's reputation as someone who threw at batters and took things personally, even beyond his playing career. Perhaps it would be better to create a section dedicated solely to this, or as another example under "Pitching style" where there are other stories about his surliness.
The citations, I feel, are enough to offer veracity. I'm also happy to cite
Joe Posnanski's latest book, in which he also writes about this.
Rather than start a revert war, I thought we should discuss it here. :)
What do you think, @
Omnis Scientia?
Mxbndr (
talk)
23:29, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
References
Gibson worked quickly, relying on pinpoint control of a vicious slider and two different fastballs for his success.
bbref-gibson
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).He would not fraternize with opposing players, even when he played with them in All-Star Games. Joe Torre told a tale of catching Gibson in the 1965 All-Star Game. After the game, as they were showering, Torre complimented Gibson on his performance. Gibson didn't say a word. He showered, got dressed, and left.