There Will Never Be Another Goose Gossage

[@jeffgironda7217]

Goose got his nickname from his manager in Pittsburgh Chuck Tanner. He put up zeros (goose eggs).

[@BBUYTTV]

There are several origin stories about the nickname floating around, I have seen at least three or four. That is first time I have heard of the one you are proposing. Thank you for sharing!

[@TS1964]

As a child I got the Goose's autograph before a White Sox home game! Today, I'm nearly 60!

[@BBUYTTV]

That is awesome! My memory of him playing was his reputation of being super intimidating to batters. That must have been cool to see him up close

[@charlesdemean3055]

What about his biggest bungle. Convincing his San Diego manager to let him pitch to Gibson in WS 84. That rocket into the upper deck at Tiger Stadium...was the final nail in Padres feeble WS appearance. He was a great pitcher, but his confidence he could strike Gibby out, showed Williams was totally right. We saw it coming, then watched it fly into the stands. 84 was magic in The Motor City, like 68.

[@BBUYTTV]

That was a great year for the Tigers. Gibson is so clutch…for the Tigers and for the Dodgers. If I remember right Goose said based on their history Goose would strike out Gibson 49 out of 50 times. His over confidence in his skills cost him in this case.

[@charlesdemean3055]

As Detroit's Wilson Pickett said..."99 1/2" won't do. Gibby total class. Whether Detroit or LA....he was the man.

[@BBUYTTV]

@@charlesdemean3055 no doubt!

[@eddiez1247]

A hall of fame player was confident and his manager trusted him. Even Mo Rivera blew saves in big spots. No one is perfect.

[@BBUYTTV]

@@eddiez1247 agreed, no one is perfect. I would rather have someone with the confidence in their skills rather than someone who doubts themselves. Thank you for your comment!

[@EricGossage]

Goose is my uncle and seeing this is so cool def sends this to him

[@esqueletaodoheman2183]

I not knew this player, your channel is helping me know more about this sport. Nice video again, bro!.

[@BBUYTTV]

Thank you very much! Glad you are enjoying the content!

[@dr.migilitoloveless2385]

I remember when the Pirates traded Richie Zisk to Chicago for gossage in 77. Not a very good move for them since he only spent one year there.

[@BBUYTTV]

Richie Zisk! That’s a blast from the past

[@iamhungey12345]

While the guy is known for his closing career I actually find his one time as a full season starter to be more interesting. For all the talks of the guy's season that year being a failure, he logged in a lot of complete games.

[@Burton_aka]

That's what I saw, too...16 cg

[@PrimarySweeper13]

There’s a few reasons why this is true. One is that no relievers throw a Slurve anymore

[@BBUYTTV]

A dying pitch for sure

[@quincee3376]

My favourite 70s closer.

[@BBUYTTV]

Me too!

[@NBZW]

WITHOUT A DOUBT, WITHOUT A DOUBT WITH 💪

[@BBUYTTV]

Thank you for the comment!

[@irt3rdavenueel172]

Anthony Misiewics is either another closer or possibly another reliever but is the first white pitcher to wear number 54 since before Aroldis Chapman

[@Shinobi33]

1:33 was a real Chicago White Sox uniform? They wore shorts

[@BBUYTTV]

Yep it’s real. They had a wild owner in the 1970s and this was one of their stunts. We made a video about the owner, you should check it out. Bill Veeck is his name. Thank you for the comment and thank you for watching!

[@chevy4x466]

@@BBUYTTVthe chi Sox were interesting then. The collar shirts, disco night. Then they became normal and accepted being among the worst franchises in sport

[@BBUYTTV]

@@chevy4x466 those uniforms were wild!

[@aidansheedy8135]

Is the script AI generated??

[@avrahamscher1356]

Hoffman not someone similar?

[@BBUYTTV]

Hoffmann may be similar but Goose is the original. Thank you for the comment!

[@iamhungey12345]

Goose was more of a heat guy.

[@BBUYTTV]

@@iamhungey12345 Goose was definitely a guy that threw gas and he used it to his advantage! Thank you for the comment!

[@lordcolinb]

😊❤

[@BBUYTTV]

Thanks!

[@lordcolinb]

@@BBUYTTV I meet Goose in Chicago in 2019. Very cool guy and talked Padres baseball for 20 minutes

[@BBUYTTV]

@@lordcolinb that’s awesome! Thank you for sharing.

[@Kidfromthemidwest]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@BBUYTTV]

Thanks!

[@gman5-035]

The 1978 WS did not go the distance. Yanks won it in 6. Try to be better

[@ryanthompsonthompson820]

🪿⚾️

[@BBUYTTV]

Love it!

[@CarloFerraro]

DO NOT dare to compare players of the past with the mediocre “barbies” of the present, where just a few might be real ones, this is not MLB anymore, just a venue guided by math and internet to produce $$$$$$!

[@BBUYTTV]

Not sure I agree with your take. There are still a lot of great players. For example Shohei Ohtani is a type of player that hasn’t really been seen before.

[@iamhungey12345]

@@BBUYTTV On the other hand you have people drooling over Mendoza line sluggers.

[@antoniomiranda8691]

78 series didn't go the distance.