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Gore1FL

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8. He has pancreatic cancer, now--diagnosed last Spring/Summer (announced in July).

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2020, 11:12 PM

Feb 2020

He's 84 years and fighting it like you'd expect Gibby would.

I have special memories as a very young child watching Gibson pitch and having my mother explain baseball to me.

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Pitcher with the most strikeouts in a World Series game [View all] Ohiogal Feb 2020 OP

Consider that it was against a qualifying World Series team. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #1

Pretty darned impressive! Ohiogal Feb 2020 #2

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Yes Ohiogal Feb 2020 #5

I watched that game! kairos12 Feb 2020 #6

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He has pancreatic cancer, now--diagnosed last Spring/Summer (announced in July). Gore1FL Feb 2020 #8