Probably. She was what- 74 in 2016 when things got out of control, probably not still playing the dating game. Mac had a TV show sometime during the 70s. I want to say it came on Sunday evening, but I'm not sure anymore. Just checked the lyrics of that song. It's woman who sees more in this man than he's willing to give.
I meant to say, Helen Reddy became a U.S. citizen in the mid or late 1970's! Yes, Mac Davis did have a variety-type show on Saturday nights. I think it was on NBC. He also had a spoof hit song called "Hard to be Humble". That song is appropriate for Individual One to use during the campaign...sums him up perfectly, but he wouldn't get the joke.
Other than in the '67 Series against the Red Sox I loved watching him work. It brought a smile to my face whenever I saw a batter dig a hole and I'm certain I saw a smile on "Bullet's" face too!
If you can find it, NPR has a great interview with Gibson and Jackson. At one point, Gibson says, “If I throw a bad pitch and you hit it out, that’s on me, but if I throw my best pitch and you hit it out, you’re getting hit next at bat. “
Something Red Sox related that ties in well here... The most valuable 3 year run by a pitcher (wins above replacement) in the lat 100 years is Bob Gibson from 68-70. The most dominating 3 year run (WAR adjusted for innings pitched) over the same timeframe is Pedro Martinez from 98 to 2000. If anyone has any strong feelings about who was better, I’ll be okay with “settling” on the other guy. It’s been a rough month for the Cardinals. First Brock. Now Gibson.
By '98 BB had passed me bye. The only pitchers I recall enjoying to watch were Gibson, Looie Tiant, and Sandy Koufax. Gibson and Koufax were formidable and Tiant was entertaining.
Ryan was a great one....but "Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher in baseball. He is always pitching when the other team doesn't score any runs." - Tim McCarver "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, damn, what about my seventeen-game hitting streak? That was the night it ended." - Hank Aaron
I agree, from what I remember and the stories I read, Gibson was the man. I was commenting on the pitchers I enjoyed watching. As a kid, Ryan was my favorite. His stats fascinated me. His "fight" with Robin Ventura at the end of his career was awesome. Sorry, I thought this was the "Distract Me from 2020 P&CE With Baseball Memories" thread. RIP Bob Gibson.
Gibson was my favorite player when I was a little kid. I watched the '67 world series by "getting sick" and coming home so I could watch the games, which in those days were on during the daytime. I was in first grade. Summer between second and 3rd grade, I read this book, my first grown-up book... in this edition... I hereby dedicate every book I've read since to Bob Gibson...
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The elementary school I went for grades 4-6 to was kind of experimental; we were 9AM-3PM instead of 8, and we went home on Tuesdays at 12. Shows me how much the system valued teachers having time during the day to plan. Kids from different grades in the same classes and homerooms. Montgomery County, MD schools were very well-respected in the mid-70s. Anyhoo, one of those Tuesdays I came home and there was an A's World Series game on TV. I can't recall whether '72, 3 or 4, because they won each year I was there. I wish they'd bring back some day games, but I know it won't happen.
In other, unrelated news, LBJ is on the verge of being one of the first, if not THE first, to lead three different teams to an NBA title.
First to lead. But some dude named Horry had the good fortune to win at least two titles with 3 different teams.
Yeah. As far as the “lead” part, the only guys I can think of that led two different franchises; Chamberlain Kareem LBJ Erving (if you wanna count ABA and NBA) I wouldn’t count Shaq because he was a shell by the time he won with the heat. A list LBJ missed out on because he didn’t play college ball was players who won a title in HS, college, the NBA and the Olympics. Only three guys: Jerry Lucas, Magic Johnson and Quinn Buckner.
Yeah, I'd count the ABA, for sure. I don't put much stock in the Olympics, unless you're from somewhere else. The US is too good not to win, unless things go horribly wrong.