Remembering MLB Pitcher Bob Gibson
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English - October 09, 2020 20:30 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB - ★★★★ - 32.7K ratingsBooks Arts TV & Film comedy news movies politics interview entrepreneurship culture business health interviews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We remember Bob Gibson, one of baseball's most intimidating pitchers. He dominated hitters from the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960s and '70s and he holds the record for most strikeouts — 17 — in a World Series game. Gibson died last week at the age of 84. First we'll listen back to Terry's 1994 interview with Gibson when he had just published his memoir. Then, in our 2009 interview with Gibson and Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson, we hear him talk about the classic confrontation between the player at the plate and one on the mound.
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