Gibson, bob, and reggie jackson, with lonnie wheeler, sixty feet, six inches. A hall of fame pitcher and a hall of fame hitter talk about how the game is played, new york. The autobiography of bob gibson and sixty feet, six inches, which was written with reggie jackson and coauthor lonnie wheeler and pitch by pitch. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Bob gibson and reggie jackson sixty feet six inches book quantity. Reggie jackson and bob gibson talk baseball in book sixty feet, six inches oct 03, 2009 1. Bob gibson and reggie jackson discuss who owns the plate. Bob gibson and reggie jackson offer a candid and unfiltered look at.
Reggie jackson and bob gibson, who faced each other only once during their hall of fame careers, have collaborated on a new book. Both men talk at some length about their early years in the game, and what they had to go through coming up as young black players in the 50s gibson and 60s jackson. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Two of baseballs alltime greats, bob gibson and reggie jackson, discuss their book, sixty feet, six inches. Sep 22, 2009 reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opportunity to understand americas pastime from their unique insider perspective. Oct 25, 2009 at its best, the book is an oral history, and not just of baseball. For a baseball fan, this breezy book is like a giant box of popcornonce you pick it up, you cant put it down. Reggie jackson and bob gibson talk baseball jackson and gibson never faced each other on the field, but between them they have seven world series rings. Reggie jackson is a former major league baseball player who spent 21 seasons in the majors, most notably with the oakland athletics and new york yankees. Reggie jackson and bob gibson talk about baseball today. Later reggie jackson, ozzie smith, and barry bonds were definitive players of their respective eras. Reggie jackson and cap cure president michael milken on the 98 season and mlb.
Baseball hall of fame pitcher bob gibson and batter reggie jackson never faced each other in actual competition, but teamed up to write a. Owens 0 comments sixty feet, six inches was written by two of my favorite hall of fame baseball players along with writer lonnie wheeler. Full of brushbacks, walkoff homeruns, high stakes, cold stares, epic battles, and a little chin music here and there, sixty feet, six inches is a baseball fans dream come true, a go to guide for how the game should be played. The autobiography of bob gibson and sixty feet, six inches, which was written with reggie jackson. Written by bob gibson, reggie jackson, lonnie wheeler, audiobook narrated by mirron willis, dominic hoffman. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Bob gibson and reggie jackson offer a candid and unfiltered look at americas pastime, discussing the art of pitching, the art of hitting, and all things baseball. Published on sep 22, 2009 reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opportunity to understand americas pastime from their unique insider perspective. Reggie jackson and bob gibson talk baseball in book sixty. Jackson, a home run hitter who won five world series rings with the oakland athletics and new york yankees, and gibson, an eighttime allstar who won two championships with the st. Jul 12, 2017 the day bob gibson struck out 17 batters. My view of one unforgettable game, also written with wheeler.
Gibson was born in omaha, nebraska, the last of pack and victoria gibsons seven children five boys and two girls. Louis cardinal history, and considered by many to be the best clutch pitcher ever. During that time he was a twotime cy young award and world series winner. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Learn more about their book, sixty feet six inches here. He coauthored a book in 2010, sixtyfeet sixinches, with fellow hall of famer bob gibson. Jackson, who never met a reporters notebook he didnt try to fill. So i managed to get through the amazon list of titles scheduled for release next year. His philosophy is that most people dont care about the writer, how he got his job, the. While he revered his fathers legacy, gibson disliked the name pack, and later changed his first name to robert.
Sixty feet, six inches audiobook by reggie jackson, lonnie. Bob gibson and reggie jackson discuss the count youtube. Written by reggie jackson, lonnie wheeler, bob gibson, audiobook narrated by mirron willis, dominic hoffman. A dialogue between two world series stars, reggie jackson and bob gibson, about their glory days. Published on jun 26, 2009 reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opportunity to understand americas pastime from their unique insider perspective. I only halflistened to what he was saying, figuring it didnt make much difference. A hall of fame pitcher and a hall of fame hitter talk about how the game is played by bob gibson, reggie jackson and lonnie wheeler 2011, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Published on sep 2, 2009 reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opportunity to understand americas pastime from their unique insider perspective. Apr 09, 2010 reggie jackson and bob gibson talk baseball jackson and gibson never faced each other on the field, but between them they have seven world series rings. In 1962 robinson became the first black player inducted into baseballs hall of fame.
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Along with coauthor lonnie wheeler, he is also the author of stranger to the game. Published on aug 25, 2009 reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opportunity to understand americas pastime from their unique insider perspective. The book, whose title refers to the distance between the pitchers mound and home plate, details their careers and approach to the game. From 1981 to 1982 he hosted for nickelodeons reggie jackson s world of sports. Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. Reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opportunity to understand americas pastime from their unique insider perspective. Cards great bob gibson reflects on baseball hall of fame. Sixty feet, six inches audiobook by reggie jackson. Its called sixty feet, six inches, which refers to the distance from the pitchers mound to home plate. Reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opportunity to understand americas pastime from their unique. This book is an entertaining conversation between bob gibson and reggie jackson, both hall of famers, and they tell you about how the game is really played. Baseballs reggie jackson, bob gibson team up on book baseball hall of fame pitcher bob gibson and batter reggie jackson never faced each other in. Oct 17, 2009 baseballs reggie jackson, bob gibson team up on book baseball hall of fame pitcher bob gibson and batter reggie jackson never faced each other in actual competition, but teamed up to write a new. Bob gibson and reggie jackson discuss their book, sixty feet, six inches.
Reggie jackson hit 563 home runs in his career, playing for the oakland as, new york yankees, and california angels. Sixty feet six inches first edition signed by bob gibson. Gibson and jackson were part of the generation of black players, between jackie robinson and jeter, who were accepted without. New york yankees, reggie jackson comments on this entry are closed the bookshelf conversation. Nov 20, 2009 i just finished reading a great baseball book, sixty feet, six inches, by bob gibson and reggie jackson with ronnie wheeler. Reggie jackson amazing night by bill purdom, lithograph 3 34. Jackson and gibson never faced each other on the field, but between them they have seven world series rings. Between games, mays came over to me and said, now, in the second game, youre going up against bob gibson. Bob gibsons backup slider to hear the great bob gibson tell it, this was his greatest pitch. What makes it great is that there are a lot of fascinating anecdotes from both bob gibson and reggie jackson interspersed with the technical stuff. Bob gibson 1 bob gibson disambiguation author division bob gibson is composed of at least 2 distinct authors, divided by their works. Bob gibson and reggie jackson discuss intimidation youtube.
Sixty feet, six inches audiobook by bob gibson, reggie. Lonnie wheeler legendary baseball players jackson and gibson never faced each other on the field. Run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. A hall of fame pitcher and a hall of fame hitter talk about how the. Lonnie wheeler has written numerous baseball books and collaborated with baseball greats from bob gibson and hank aaron to reggie jackson and mike piazza. My view of one unforgettable game gets inside the head of bob gibson on october 2, 1968, when he took the mound for game one of the world series against the detroit tigers and struck out a record seventeen batters. Sixty feet, six inches by bob gibson, reggie jackson, lonnie. Reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opportunity to understand. Baseballs reggie jackson, bob gibson team up on book baseball hall of fame pitcher bob gibson and batter reggie jackson never faced each other in actual competition, but teamed up to write a new book about their game. Sep 20, 2009 cards great bob gibson reflects on baseball hall of fame pitcher dusts off some legends behind the stare, throwing inside. Books by bob gibson author of sixty feet, six inches.
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Cards great bob gibson reflects on baseball hall of fame pitcher dusts off some legends behind the stare, throwing inside. This first edition, signed by bob gibson, reggie jackson is available at bauman rare books. Reggie jackson and bob gibson offer a onceinalifetime opp. Sixty feet, six inches by bob gibson, reggie jackson. Gibson, bob, with lonnie wheeler, stranger to the game. Oct 04, 2016 along with coauthor lonnie wheeler, he is also the author of stranger to the game. Full of brushbacks, walkoff homeruns, high stakes, cold stares, epic battles, and a little chin music here and there, sixty feet, six inches is a baseball fans. Bob gibson and reggie jackson duke it out in their new book sixty feet, six inches. Gibson and hank aaron on their autobiographies and is the author of two other books. Bob gibson has 15 books on goodreads with 1544 ratings.
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