Bill Mazeroski – Baseball by The Letters https://www.baseballbytheletters.com Hand-written memories from those who lived The Game! Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:16:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 22759191 Pirates Pitcher Joe Gibbon Shares An Intriguing Tidbit On Teammate Roberto Clemente https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2011/07/20/pirates-pitcher-joe-gibbon-shares-an-intriguing-tidbit-on-teammate-roberto-clemente/ https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2011/07/20/pirates-pitcher-joe-gibbon-shares-an-intriguing-tidbit-on-teammate-roberto-clemente/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2011/07/20/pirates-pitcher-joe-gibbon-shares-an-intriguing-tidbit-on-teammate-roberto-clemente/ Read more]]> Love the expression: “Maz will do WHAT?”

Pitcher Joe Gibbon fascinates me.

He made the common transition of hurlers in the 1960s, from starter to reliever.

Which did he prefer? Gibbon wrote me:

“It didn’t matter, as long as I was pitching.”

I asked about the 1960 World Championship. What does he remember most? From a man who had one of the best seats in the house…

“The Seventh Game. Maz walk-off homer.”

Just when I thought I might be able to read the mind of this former Buc, Gibbon threw me a curve. I asked about teammate Roberto Clemente. What were conversations like with him?

“Nice guy. He could tell some wild stories.”

Wild stories?!? Hmmm…

More Gibbon insights can be found in this sterling SABR biography, written by Thomas Van Hyning.

Coming Thursday: a notorious non-signer writes a feel-good baseball book!

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