I had that book. Yes, it taught all the pitches and how he threw it. It was like a paper book the size of a magazine. It had all graphic drawings; no photos and it was mostly him and how he gripped the pitches and threw them. For some reason I remember the cover being red and it was again, a drawing of him in his wind up. How I wish I had all those books and magazines along with my baseball cards.
@stevefowler21127 ай бұрын
What a great story!!! Amazing!!!!!
@joemckim11832 жыл бұрын
Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, John Goodman are just a few of the best celebrity Cardinals fans.
@mark11967AD7 ай бұрын
Cool story. Some people seem to live charmed lives but behind it all is drive and a ton of hard work. Congrats to both of those gentlemen. Loved Billy Bob in Goliath btw.
@JohnDoe-xu2vx5 ай бұрын
Miss Goliath.....1st season and 4th were the best
@barryosullivan86972 ай бұрын
Loved this story from Billy Bob. Bob Gibson was one of my idols growing up.
@MrKFREE123 Жыл бұрын
Love this. Danny P is the best at interviews. Watch as Billy Bob Thornton just lights up telling that story. He looks so happy somebody asked questions to get him to a place to retell that story. This is great.
@simpleagain15 ай бұрын
Billy Bob‼️ bringin the pain to Hall of Famer BOB GIBSON‼️‼️‼️ I love it! This guy is just amazing
@jimmymosierjr.75305 ай бұрын
I would have loved to meet Bob Gibson. He's one of my favorites all time. He and Satchel Paige. I was born 10 years too late it seems.
@SavagesInMyTown Жыл бұрын
i still cant believe that billy bob thornton is sling blade lol great actor
@stevechandler84873 жыл бұрын
That’s a good story
@williammoseley176 ай бұрын
Had to have been a thrill of a lifetime. RIP Mr Gibson. Thanks for some great baseball memories growing up in the St Louis area during the 60s and 70s.
@MickF04 Жыл бұрын
The book in question was called "The Strike Zone" by Bob Gibson. I had that book as a kid. Sadly, during my parent's divorce, my dad tossed it. Sigh.
@BlazingShackles5 ай бұрын
"it was like a paper book". Brilliant Billy Bob.
@Ty-tie_FTW2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant dude!! Just remember he had angelina jolie when she was hottest
@xxphactor7 ай бұрын
I was covering the MLB All-Star game in St. Louis and I was milling around in the bowels of Busch Stadium when Secret Service started yelling, "Clear the halls...now!" I didn't exactly know where to go, I was in limbo. So I jumped in the restaurant down the hall from the clubhouse. As I peeked through the crack of the door, I saw SS hustle Pres. Obama through the hallway. I was excited and said to no one in particular, "Hot damm! That was Obama! Wow!" The guy next to me said, "How cool!" It was Billy Bob Thornton.
@barryjohnson96595 ай бұрын
That was a cool amendum story as well !!
@GuitarBonk5 ай бұрын
I had that book when I was a kid. It had line drawings of a hand gripping a baseball.
@hughobrien41395 ай бұрын
I just learned details not previously known about Mr. Bob “Hoot” Gibson while watching the documentary Fastball. The film attempted to hash out the fastest pitcher in history. Growing up watching Nolan Ryan and playing baseball myself. I know the game comes down to a pitcher that is successful at imposing will on the batter. They strike you out enough and it becomes a problem. They have imposed their will upon you and digging your way out of that situation can be a struggle. After watching and listening to several of these pitchers throughout history, by far Mr. Gibson struck me as the most imposing pitcher in history. Soft spoken, well versed, coupled with the fact that Mr. Gibson had faced many tribulations in life were too many people had imposed their tyrannical behavior upon Mr. Gibson. The totality explained to me that this man was hurling out his anxieties in life toward home plate and woe to the man standing in the batters box.
@jgdwick40677 ай бұрын
Love you billy !
@angelmatos91436 ай бұрын
Priceless!
@James-so8dw6 ай бұрын
Didn't know Billy Bob is a Colts fan,🤘🤘🤘🤘
@williamdillard50602 жыл бұрын
Billy Bob Thornton is one of the most versatile actors ever. From " Karl" in "Sling Blade" to "Truman" director of NASA in " Armageddon" is genius level.
@ojifididitsimpson Жыл бұрын
He’s a drunk self obsessed bastard in real life sadly.
@williamdillard5060 Жыл бұрын
@@ojifididitsimpson that's surprising. I wondered what had happened to him. So sad.
@ojifididitsimpson Жыл бұрын
@@williamdillard5060 excess, and lack of accountability. Only leaving a man with ego, guilt and resentment. Wish things would’ve been different. He’s a hell of an actor and character. But truly feels like someone you don’t want to be around in real life.
@ronbaxley81056 ай бұрын
Really cool story
@KaisasDad5 ай бұрын
I wish before the 64 Series the Yankee manager said : For every 1 Yankee Gibson hits we're getting 2 Cards and 1 WILL be Gibson.
@user-mad7max11dystopia5 ай бұрын
I had that same book!
@ThekiBoran2 жыл бұрын
"Gonna ge me some of that potted meat."
@billslim92672 жыл бұрын
Mustard is good on dem to me....
@slshusker5 ай бұрын
Mess with Bob Gibson and get a bad day.
@717rocket5 ай бұрын
Cool story, I didn't know Billy was a athlete.
@jacobjones52696 ай бұрын
Well, mark Billy Bob off the list.. Cardinals fan.. Smh.. Signed.. Astros fan.. lol..
@MHB486156 ай бұрын
Baseball talk is the best. No other sports talk(to me that is) compares to hearing the legends of baseball talk about their experiences. Mantle is one of the very best to listen to. I say ‘is’ because he is still alive to me in these videos I see at places like KZbin. I could go on…
@sardonicus7618 күн бұрын
Would you ask Tom Petty if he’s ever thrown out a first pitch?
@petropetty5 жыл бұрын
Go Cards game 1 tonight
@kshepard527 ай бұрын
Maybe he could have talked TOM PETTY into throwing out the first pitch instead.