Former St. Louis Cardinal great, Bob Gibson, announced that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was a great competitor and terrific athlete. Let’s hope he has some of his fight left for his biggest challenge.
Pancreatic cancer is largely viewed as incurable.
The one-year survival rate is 20%, the five-year survival rate is 7%.
Bob Gibson is 83.
One of the Most Dominant Pitchers Ever to Play the Game.
It is mostly incurable because it isn't discovered until it spreads to other parts of the body. They find it once it spreads to your bones and other internal organs.........and by that time it is too late to do anything to get rid of it. I have a friend who has this. NBA Official Greg Willard died of this. He was from O.C. and I attended his Funeral which was held on the day of the NCAA Hoops Title Game because the NBA told his wife (widow) it was the only day they would allow fellow NBA Officials to attend the "Ceremony" and 3 Refs were there.
Although Alex Trebek says his Cancer is in remission.
One of my customers just found out last month he has this cancer. Brutal.
Game times averaged less than two-and-a-half hours in the decade of the '70's.
This season, games are averaging three hours and eight minutes, an all-time high.
60-90 seconds, the latter for national games.Went to a White Sox game last season and I saw the "between innings clock" set at two minutes and five seconds.
I believe breaks are 20 seconds longer for nationally-televised games.
How long were commercial breaks in the 1970's?
You are correct for the first time in history!!!!! My dad was fine,got a pain,6 weeks later he was dead,pancreatic cancer,spread to almost all his organsIt is mostly incurable because it isn't discovered until it spreads to other parts of the body. They find it once it spreads to your bones and other internal organs.........and by that time it is too late to do anything to get rid of it. I have a friend who has this. NBA Official Greg Willard died of this. He was from O.C. and I attended his Funeral which was held on the day of the NCAA Hoops Title Game because the NBA told his wife (widow) it was the only day they would allow fellow NBA Officials to attend the "Ceremony" and 3 Refs were there.
Although Alex Trebek says his Cancer is in remission.
You are correct for the first time in history!!!!! My dad was fine,got a pain,6 weeks later he was dead,pancreatic cancer,spread to almost all his organs
I am certain 150+ years from now kids will read history books and turn to their parents and say something like: "Mom and Dad, how come people back then (referring to a time period around now) were so primitive and let people die of Cancer?"
I am certain there will be cures for stuff like: Cancer, ALS, Dementia, Alzheimer's and more. It might be something like Polio, Chickn Pox, Measles and more where you get a vaccine when you are a kid and never have t worry about that ever again.
That will then bring up a different dilemma: Overpopulation.
It is sad to see an 8-year-old girl die of Cancer. But to maintain the population we need that. If this girl gets her Cancer cured and goes on to live until she is 90, that means she will most likely get married, have 2-3 kids, who knows how many grand kids and what would have been ZERO is now 8+ and to maintain the population that is a bad thing.
Please explain why this 8 year old has to die of Cancer....what if she was your 8 year old daughter....never have I heard maintaining the population....
He had another good line, he said Gibson was a real lucky pitcher, when he pitched the other team score much.Never forget what Tim McCarver said about a mound visit with Gibson!! He went to mound to talk to Gibson and Gibson told him to get back to where you come from! " the only thing you know about pitching is that you cant hit it"
I think immunotherapy is on the right trackI am certain 150+ years from now kids will read history books and turn to their parents and say something like: "Mom and Dad, how come people back then (referring to a time period around now) were so primitive and let people die of Cancer?"
I am certain there will be cures for stuff like: Cancer, ALS, Dementia, Alzheimer's and more. It might be something like Polio, Chickn Pox, Measles and more where you get a vaccine when you are a kid and never have t worry about that ever again.
That will then bring up a different dilemma: Overpopulation.
It is sad to see an 8-year-old girl die of Cancer. But to maintain the population we need that. If this girl gets her Cancer cured and goes on to live until she is 90, that means she will most likely get married, have 2-3 kids, who knows how many grand kids and what would have been ZERO is now 8+ and to maintain the population that is a bad thing.
Bob Gibson was the best pitcher of his generation...not many know that he was also a member of the Harlem Globetrotters....
Hard to talk about superlatives. Fair to call Gibson one of the top 5 starting pitchers of L60 years?
Most say Gibson was the reason MLB lowered the mound....
Let's look at who else could be considered for this list (NOT saying they ARE on the list - just under consideration)
Greg Maddux
Steve Carlton
Sandy Koufax
Pedro Martinez
Don Drysdale
Randy Johnson
Nolan Ryan
Tom Seaver
Of the list above. I have to put on T5 in L60 years
Greg Maddux
Sandy Koufax
After that - I am "open" to any of the above or others
The most intidating pitcher I've seen besides JR Richard.
Randy Johnson was pretty intimidating as well
For a LHH he had to be the most intimidating.
He was also, but just a notch lower. Richard made it look so effortless, but had that mean streak also.Randy Johnson was pretty intimidating as well
I think Sandy Koufax had a little to do with that as well.
One year he pitched 304 innings. Went 22-9 with a 1.12 ERA. Last year the most innings pitched was 220 by a starter.
The one blemish on Greg Maddux's record is his subpar postseason mark.
Maddux was 355-227 in the regular season but only 11-14 in the postseason.
Pancreatic cancer is largely viewed as incurable.
The one-year survival rate is 20%, the five-year survival rate is 7%.
Bob Gibson is 83.