Late in the 1969 season, the Mets and Cubs were locked in a
by OldIrishFan (2020-10-03 10:50:44)
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In reply to: RIP Bob Gibson, Cardinals legend  posted by Go_Crazy_Folks

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Pennant Race. Gibson skipped his turn to pitch against the Mets so he could pitch against the Cubs. He hated Leo Durocher and Ron Santo that much. The Mets won the division by eight games.

That's the kind of Cardinal to be proud of, and one of the
by Hati Hijau  (2020-10-03 13:38:03)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

many reasons we loved Bob Gibson. One 'helluva' great pitcher and a fierce competitor. Sad to lose two Cardinal greats in such a short period of time. God Bless Bob Gibson & Lou Brock. Rest in Peace Gentlemen, and, of course, as always, f*** the cubbies (although I loved the 'fire' in Durocher, and actually liked or respected some of that era's cubbie 'greats' [Banks, Williams, Beckert, Kessinger, Hundley, Jenkins, Holtzman] but could not stand Santo).