Talk:Bob Gibson/Archive 1
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Wording
He was a great baseball player In the opening, talking about his pitches, his "huge" curveball does not fit...I'm going to change it.
Dwslassls
No problem with that, but he delivered a curve with an 18" break to Willie Horton in the 1968 series to become his 17th strikeout victim--so "huge" that Horton actually fell back to avoid being hit.--Buckboard 09:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
Gibby was actually most famous for his slider, and was incredibly proud of it. Tim McCarver once stated at Steve Carlton's HOF induction that Carlton threw "the best slider I ever caught." Gibby came up and corrected him later, saying "the best _left handed_ slider" Phyrkrakr (talk) 16:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
adding color
does anyone know how to add the cardinals colors to the infobox--Baseballsmarts2 17:51, 8 April 2007 (UTC)baseballsmarts2
- As of 2008 or so, the baseball infoboxes are no longer allowed to carry team colors. Cheers, Monowi (talk) 00:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
post playing career
there is no mention of his extensive post playing days. this seems unfortunat. If i had a good grasp on his post career activties in the mlb i would add them. anyone have them?Childhoodtrauma (talk) 15:55, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
- Gibson was a pitching coach with a couple different teams, but I'll have to research & see what other notable aspects there are to his post-playing career. Monowi (talk) 00:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Article tone
This article has been written in a "fan magazine" style. It should be edited to conform with Wikipedia's encyclopedia standards as per:Wikipedia:Writing better articles.Orsoni (talk) 01:55, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
- In the words of Bobby Brown, "If you want something done, you gotta do it yourself." Monowi (talk) 00:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Free-use picture request
Wanted to let other interested editors know active editing to get Bob Gibson's article to GA status is already underway. If somebody beats me to the punch though, I'd like to request an upload of a free-use picture of Gibson for the infobox; the best upcoming opportunity I can think is Opening Day 2011, which I unfortunately don't plan on attending this year. Thanks and cheers, Monowi (talk) 00:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC).
Bob Gibson grandson Max
Bob Gibson has a living grandson and someone keeps deleting his existence from his Wikipedia page. Troooth (talk) 00:16, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
- Troooth, if his grandson is not notable, and there are no reliable sources to say that he exists, why would he be included? – Muboshgu (talk) 01:04, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
He exists. And there are reliable sources. And Bob loved him and would want him included. Troooth (talk) 01:13, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Also his existence is pretty notable considering Bob, plenty of people would find it pretty fascinating. Troooth (talk) 01:24, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
- @Troooth: You have not provided a reliable source. Without one, we can't include it. In any case, grandchildren are rarely mentioned unless they themselves are notable in their own right. By notable, I mean more than just being related to a famous person. See Wikipedia:Notability to get an idea for what I'm saying. Furthermore, if the relative is not a public figure, he (and this includes the son as well) should not be named at all. --DB1729 (talk) 05:39, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2021
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Bob Gibson has a living grandson. His name is Max, he was born July 7, 2010. The best source of this would be the child's mother and the child himself. Paternity was proven in 2010. Troooth (talk) 00:55, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:04, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Date of birth/ death in error
Lists his date of birth as 1935 and death 2000 but dying at the age of 84- doesn’t add up. It shows a pic of him in 2010. I’m guessing the correct date of death was 2020 which would have made him 84? 2601:40A:C380:2150:8179:FD1A:2935:FF62 (talk) 18:57, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
- He died in 2020 at the age of 84. Nowhere in the article does it say he died in 2000. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:00, 16 January 2023 (UTC)