Kirk Gibson is not our guy

by MammothDodger on Aug 12, 2009 7:13 PM PDT

Just watched the "Gibson Homerun" Beyond the Glory episode. So I can't believe I would write that title, but how can Tommy send up a banged up Gibson to face the best closer ever. I really think the Dave Anderson was the better call in that situation. Gibby just got lucky on a hanging slider. 1988 was a magical Dodger year, Orel, Gibson, Mickey Hatcher, Scioscia a great bunch of working man players. Oh the memories. Here is hoping that the 2009 edition of the Boys in Blue can bring back a little of that excitement, and oh yea the WS title that is now long overdue.

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This is my favorite one yet. :)

by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 7:29 PM PDT reply actions

agreed..

well done mammoth, you have brought this joke back to life!

William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.

by Ollie on Aug 13, 2009 4:51 AM PDT up reply actions

- He coaches for the Diamondbacks, not the team with which he achieved baseball immortality.

by David Young on Aug 12, 2009 11:47 PM PDT reply actions

There's one thing missing, Mammoth...

Where’s the Clippers joke?

2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Aug 13, 2009 9:04 AM PDT reply actions

I am not a clipper h8tr

I am and always have been a Laker fan (I am old enough to claim I was at the finals in 1970 and saw the jerry West shot, I was not there though and watched it on TV)

I do think that the Clippers are bound for long term mediocrity as long as present ownership is in place.

by MammothDodger on Aug 13, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions

wasn't a hanger

it was a good pitch, thrown for a strike on the outside corner at the knees. Watch the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5RArdJNdaU at 5:22
Gibson knew it was coming and sat on it. Otherwise he could never have pulled that pitch. You could argue that Eck should have thrown a fast ball. But the slider was not a hanger.

Wir müssen wissen — wir werden wissen!

by seesdifferent on Aug 13, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions

So Sorry....

to hear about your sarcasm meter

by MammothDodger on Aug 13, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions

hahahaha

he Fails

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Aug 13, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions

guilty as charged

Wir müssen wissen — wir werden wissen!

by seesdifferent on Aug 14, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions

To be clear – all of these posts should be posted dripping with sarcasm. So much sarcasm that a sarcasm meter would melt under the relenting prose. However underneath the thick level of sarcasm should be some truth. A tricky endeavor indeed. JJ24 failed.

by meercatjohn on Aug 13, 2009 10:16 AM PDT reply actions

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William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.

by Ollie on Aug 15, 2009 12:45 AM PDT reply actions

William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.

by Ollie on Aug 15, 2009 12:46 AM PDT reply actions

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