RIP Bob Gibson .

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RIP #BobGibson

One of *the* greatest, and most feared #baseball players, if not athletes of all time. An indelible part of sports and cultural history.

Honestly, I only came to know of him because of the number of times he was mentioned on #PTI by #Kornheiser and #Wilbon, and they would rattle off his *incredible* numbers, marvel at his intimidating mound presence(he should've trademarked that term!), show the clips of him, like a modern-day superhero, doing unbelievable things in front of our eyes.

The numbers are just too much, no? NL #MVP, 2x #CyYoung, 2x #WorldSeries MVP, 9x #AllStar, 9x #GoldGlove, 9x 200+ Ks, 3,117 K, 251 W, 2.91 ERA…okay, now comes the fun part… 255(😳!) CGs, 8 CGs in 9 starts in WS(😮!), 92 Ks in 81 IP in WS(🤭!), 1.89 ERA in WS(😲!), 17 K in WS game(😵!)…he *batted* .303 in 1970…and wait, in 1968, he won 22 games, completed 28 of his 34 starts, had 268 strikeouts, 13 shutouts, with an ERA of, get this…1.12(😱!)

They lowered the mound next year. He *literally* changed the sport.

And, yeah, I forgot to mention that he played for the #HarlemGlobetrotters…that's in #basketball!

And, yes, all this while having to deal with segregation…

Just based on my limited knowledge, and history of fandom, and reconstruction, I'll always imagine him up there on the mound, glowering, taciturn, tough-as-nails, striking fear in the hearts of those poor hitters, and striking up for those that came before him and the rest that came after.

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#RIP #Gibson #Gibby #Hoot #pitcher #athlete #legend #great #sportsman

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