June 20, 200818 yr And why was that? Gibby was most unhittable dude of his era. Kinda like picking Secretariat to win the third leg of the TC. I chose a more "out on the limb," HOF caliber guy and competitor who was as good at befuddling a great lineup as any I've seen.
June 20, 200818 yr The best way to go about this is to look at their lineup. Going off of their starting lineup from Game 4 of the '76 series let's go down the lineup 1. Rose - switch hitter 2. Griffey - Leftie 3. Morgan - Rightie 4. Perez - Rightie 5. Driesen - Leftie 6. Foster - Rightie 7. Bench - Rightie 8. Geronimo - Leftie 9. Concepcion - Rightie This is a very balanced lineup. There is no distinct advantage to taking a rightie or a leftie, and I don't have time to look up Rose's BA in 1976 vs. Righties. However, I would throw a right handed pitcher against them. Even though that would split the line up 5-4 rightie/leftie, the dominant hitters in the line-up were mostly right handed. If I could have any right handed pitcher to face the Reds, I'm taking Bob Gibson from '68.
June 20, 200818 yr The best way to go about this is to look at their lineup. Going off of their starting lineup from Game 4 of the '76 series let's go down the lineup 1. Rose - switch hitter 2. Griffey - Leftie 3. Morgan - Rightie 4. Perez - Rightie 5. Driesen - Leftie 6. Foster - Rightie 7. Bench - Rightie 8. Geronimo - Leftie 9. Concepcion - Rightie This is a very balanced lineup. There is no distinct advantage to taking a rightie or a leftie, and I don't have time to look up Rose's BA in 1976 vs. Righties. However, I would throw a right handed pitcher against them. Even though that would split the line up 5-4 rightie/leftie, the dominant hitters in the line-up were mostly right handed. If I could have any right handed pitcher to face the Reds, I'm taking Bob Gibson from '68. I lied. Rose hit .343 vs. righties in '76. I'd still take Gibson.
June 20, 200818 yr Gibby was most unhittable dude of his era. Kinda like picking Secretariat to win the third leg of the TC. I chose a more "out on the limb," HOF caliber guy and competitor who was as good at befuddling a great lineup as any I've seen. Wasn't the question "what pitcher would you take for one game?" You and I agree - its Gibson.
June 20, 200818 yr Bob Gibson.... :thumb: I don't think there's any question ... :thumb: :thumb: In his prime, probably the most fearsome, unhittable flamethrower there was. :thumb: :thumb::thumb::thumb: :thumb: Add me to the Bob Gibson club. :thumb: I don't see how Glavine's success against bad Reds teams weighs into this. I don't either, imo the Big Red machine would had given Glavine an early exit, unless maybe he got some of those "extra foot wide" home plates that the umps used to give him and Maddux......:sssh: Bob Gibson :thumb: I decided to quote all of the Gibson guys, definately add me to that list as well, imo the best right hander of all time.
June 20, 200818 yr I would pick Bob Gibson. He was one of the most intimidating pitchers of all time. If someone hit a homerun off of him the next batter knew the ball was coming at him. Next, I would pick Nolan Ryan. The reason I have two picks is that people need the remember that the mound height was changed after the 1968 season. It was lowered to provide teams with more offense. One of the main reasons was the season that Bob Gibson had in 1968.
June 20, 200818 yr Bob Gibson. His domination, changed the height of the mound, to what we know today and his competitiveness, is well known.
June 20, 200818 yr The best way to go about this is to look at their lineup. Going off of their starting lineup from Game 4 of the '76 series let's go down the lineup 1. Rose - switch hitter 2. Griffey - Leftie 3. Morgan - Rightie 4. Perez - Rightie 5. Driesen - Leftie 6. Foster - Rightie 7. Bench - Rightie 8. Geronimo - Leftie 9. Concepcion - Rightie This is a very balanced lineup. There is no distinct advantage to taking a rightie or a leftie, and I don't have time to look up Rose's BA in 1976 vs. Righties. However, I would throw a right handed pitcher against them. Even though that would split the line up 5-4 rightie/leftie, the dominant hitters in the line-up were mostly right handed. If I could have any right handed pitcher to face the Reds, I'm taking Bob Gibson from '68. Joe Morgan batted left handed.
June 20, 200818 yr "Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs." - Former Cardinal Catcher Tim McCarver
June 20, 200818 yr I would pick Bob Gibson. He was one of the most intimidating pitchers of all time. If someone hit a homerun off of him the next batter knew the ball was coming at him. Next, I would pick Nolan Ryan. The reason I have two picks is that people need the remember that the mound height was changed after the 1968 season. It was lowered to provide teams with more offense. One of the main reasons was the season that Bob Gibson had in 1968. Don't forget about McLane and his 30 wins that year.
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