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  • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
    • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
    The Dodgers have been the cream of the crop in baseball for a long while, now. There’s no sign of that changing anytime soon, either. For the second time in five seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. For the first time since 1988, they’ll actually get to have the full treatment that comes with being World Series — meaning, the team and their fans will actually get to enjoy t...2024
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  • Kirk Gibson Reveals He Almost Missed Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman’s Walk-Off Grand Slam
    • Kirk Gibson Reveals He Almost Missed Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman’s Walk-Off Grand Slam
    Kirk Gibson turned on his phone to watch the Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series just in time to see Freddie Freeman emulate his 1988 walk-off home run. Gibson knew Freeman would be the hero of the game as the first baseman stepped in the batter’s box in the bottom of the tenth …...2024
  • Dodgers News: Joe Davis Unpacks Decision to Pay Homage to Vin Scully During World Series
    • Dodgers News: Joe Davis Unpacks Decision to Pay Homage to Vin Scully During World Series
    While Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam in the tenth inning of Game 1, millions of Angelenos heard a call that resembled Vin Scully’s 1988 Kirk Gibson call. “She is gone! Gibby, meet Freddie!” In a moment that will forever be remembered in baseball history, Joe Davis paid homage …...2024
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  • Freddie Freeman Reacts to Walk-Off Grand Slam, Shares Father’s Impact on Him After Dodgers World Series Win
    • Freddie Freeman Reacts to Walk-Off Grand Slam, Shares Father’s Impact on Him After Dodgers World Series Win
    Freddie Freeman had his Kirk Gibson moment on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Dodgers trailing the Yankees, 3-2, Freeman hit a first-pitch fastball into the right field bleachers, giving the Dodgers a 6-3 win and giving Freeman a moment …...2024
  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman jokes about Kirk Gibson comps after World Series walk-off: 'I played the whole game'
    • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman jokes about Kirk Gibson comps after World Series walk-off: 'I played the whole game'
    Freeman's walk-off grand slam made Game 1 an instant classic Friday night...2024
  • This Day in Braves History: Tom Glavine tosses seven shutout innings in game three of the NLCS against the Mets
    • This Day in Braves History: Tom Glavine tosses seven shutout innings in game three of the NLCS against the Mets
    Photo credit should read MATT CAMPBELL/AFP via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1999 - Tom Glavine tossed seven scoreless innings to help the Braves to a 1-0 win over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the NLCS. Gerald Williams scored the only run of the game in the first inning on a throwing error. Atlanta leads the series 3-0, but will lose the next two games before closing it out in Ga...2024
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  • • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Tom Glavine tosses seven shutout innings in game three of the NLCS against the Mets
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  • Long lost milestones
    • Long lost milestones
    Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The years fly by Watching Seth Lugo spin his complete game recently got me thinking about other milestones. Lugo’s complete game, once a common occurrence for pitchers, has become exceedingly rare. The club record, which will never be broken, is held by Dennis Leonard, who threw 21 complete games in the 1977 season. The last complete game for the Royals prior...2024
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  • This Day in MLB History: January 29
    • This Day in MLB History: January 29
    Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams bef...2024
  • Baseball history unpacked, January 22
    • Baseball history unpacked, January 22
    Brian Dayett, birthday today. | Denver Post via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Brian Dayett, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives ...2024
  • The best former Royals player for each MLB team
    • The best former Royals player for each MLB team
    Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images What Royals were great with other teams? There is a lull in the baseball season, the perfect time to engage in frivolities and shenanigans. You may have played the internet baseball trivia game Immaculate Grid that asks you to find players that meet specified requirements, many times, “who played for these two teams?” I don’t know if that in...2023
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  • This Day in Braves History: Tom Glavine shuts down the Mets
    • This Day in Braves History: Tom Glavine shuts down the Mets
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  • • Today in White Sox History: May 28
    Officer Ron had a powerful game at bat and a woeful one behind the plate on this day, 28 years ago. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images Double wins and double homers 1922 Continuing to rebuild in the wake of the “Black Sox” scandal, owner Charles Comiskey spent $100,000 and purchased the contract of third baseman Willie Kamm from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League. Comiskey also threw in thr...2023
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  • Top offseason acquisitions each year: L.A. Dodgers
    • Top offseason acquisitions each year: L.A. Dodgers
     Every starting pitcher in the Dodgers' rotation this year has had injury issues, except for Clayton Kershaw.It's particularly ugly right now (also grrrrrr to the schedule-makers for pitting the Dodgers against the Padres, Twins, Cardinals, Braves and Rays consecutively with the back two-thirds on the road and just one day off). Only Kershaw and Gonsolin are able to pitch, and I think maybe S...2023
  • • The top 50 moments at Kauffman Stadium
    Set Number: X32251 TK6 R17 F30 50 years after it opened, what are your favorite memories of the K? On April 10, 1973, Royals Stadium hosted its first MLB game, a 12-1 win over the Texas Rangers. Since then, the stadium has undergone a name change to honor team founder Ewing Kauffman, hosted two All-Star Games, and 15 post-season series including four World Series. Over the last 50 years, t...2023

Kirk Gibson lifestyle

  • • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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  • • The best former Royals player for each MLB team
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  • • It's Another Remarkable Day for Al Michaels, the Voice of Sports' Top Moments
    2016
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  • • Kirk Gibson on His Parkinson's Disease Fight: 'It's Not a Death Sentence'
    2015
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "Dodgers' Freddie Freeman jokes about Kirk Gibson comps after World Series walk-off: 'I played the whole game'"

  • 2023
    "1988 - Kirk Gibson hits a two-run, pinch-hit home run off Dennis Eckersley to give the Dodgers a 5-4 win over the Oakland Athletics in Game 1 of the World Series."

  • 2022
    "He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw."

  • 2021
    "Plus Ryan Tapani is a chip off the old block, Damon Jones signed the Monster, a JD Drew-Kirk Gibson poll, congrats Nick Cafardo, and more."

  • 2020
    "Dennis Eckersley served up one of the most famous of all time, to Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series."

  • 2019
    "For the first time since Kirk Gibson was hitting clutch October home runs and Ronald Reagan was in the White House, the San Antonio Spurs are irrelevant on the broader NBA stage."

  • 2018
    "The Dodgers will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1988 World Series championship Opening Week by partnering with World Series hero Kirk Gibson in the fight against Parkinson's disease."

  • 2017
    "Dodgers' Justin Turner has a Kirk Gibson moment with walk-off home run vs. Cubs"

  • 2016
    "Dennis Eckersley and Kirk Gibson came together for MLB chief baseball officer and Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre, who hosted an event on Thursday alongside his wife, Ali, to raise funds for his Safe At Home Foundation, which provides support for children exposed to violence in their households."

  • 2015
    "Kirk Gibson diagnosed with Parkinson's disease"

  • 2014
    "  Former Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson talked about Kershaw's MVP candidacy in August with Barry M."

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Kirk Gibson trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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  • • Long lost milestones
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  • A profile of the MLB player in 1991
    • A profile of the MLB player in 1991
     I wrote a month or so ago that I've been working on a post on the 1991 Studio set. Based on the information provided by players on the back of that set's cards, could a personality profile be developed for the average Major League Baseball player in 1991? I went through all 264 cards. For most of the cards, there are four categories listed on the back that allows you to know the player ...2024
  • Today in White Sox History: April 8
    • Today in White Sox History: April 8
    On this day 29 years ago, the White Sox inked two minor stars, including southpaw starter Jim Abbott. | SPX/Ron Vesely Photography via Getty Images A productive signing day in 1995 1963 On this date, one of the biggest “what if’s” in franchise history took place. As per the rules at the time, the White Sox had to choose between two pitchers signed to “bonus baby” contracts, as only one p...2024
  • This Day in Braves History: March 3
    • This Day in Braves History: March 3
    Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1940 - The Boston Bees sell outfielder Debs Garms to the Pirates. Garms will lead the NL in hitting with a .355 average in the upcoming season despite receiving just 358 at-bats. 1953 - The Boston Braves, who own a minor league franchise in Milwaukee, invoke the territorial privilege and block a potential move by the ...2024
  • • This Day in MLB History: January 29
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  • This Day In Braves History: Hank Aaron passes away at age 86
    • This Day In Braves History: Hank Aaron passes away at age 86
    Braves Franchise History 2006 - The Braves sign pitcher Jorge Sosa to a one-year, $2.2 million deal. 2021 - Hank Aaron passes away at the age of 86. MLB History 1901 - Connie Mack signs a 10-year lease on grounds at 29th and Columbia to be called Columbia Park. A contract is set for construction of single-deck stands to hold 7,500 people. 1904 - William H. Yawkey, purchases the DETROIT TIGERS f...2024
  • • Baseball history unpacked, January 22
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  • A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1987
    • A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1987
    Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images There were a couple of truly bad deals in this calendar year. The Cubs’ biggest move in 1987 was, of course, the signing of Andre Dawson. Famously, Dawson presented a blank contract to Dallas Green in Mesa and essentially dared Green to sign him. The Cubs got a bargain for that era, an MVP season from Dawson for $500,000. Green was fired at t...2023
  • • The best former Royals player for each MLB team
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Kirk Gibson stats and results

  • • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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  • MLB Playoffs: Surprising Mets set for NLCS clash with the Dodgers
    • MLB Playoffs: Surprising Mets set for NLCS clash with the Dodgers
    The Mets are hoping to ride their momentum into an NLCS clash with the top seeded Dodgers It’s hard to imagine MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred could be any happier with the results of the National League playoffs thus far. Starting Sunday, two of the biggest fan bases from its two biggest markets will renew their postseason rivalry and face off in the National League Championship Series in a best-of-...2024
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  • • A profile of the MLB player in 1991
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  • • Sunday Notes: An Infielder Only, Carson Williams Has a Bright Future as a Ray
    Plus a Whitaker-Rollins-Utley-Trammell thought experiment. a Bobby Veach-Kirk Gibson opinion, get better Bill James, facts and stats galore, and more....2024
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  • • This Day In Braves History: Hank Aaron passes away at age 86
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, January 22
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  • • A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1987
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  • • The top 50 moments at Kauffman Stadium
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  • • A few more thoughts on the MLB pitch timer
    Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images It’s been a great thing for baseball. But some are still complaining. The pitch timer (its official name, though some still call it the “pitch clock”) has been excellent for baseball, in my opinion. In the early-season going, the average game time has dropped by about 25 minutes, about the same as happened during Spring Training. And it’s not just that t...2023
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  • • A look back at first year Royals players from 1989
    SetNumber: X57689 TK3 F19 R12 What, no wildcard? The 1989 Royals were another example of so close yet so far. They finished the campaign with a record of 92 and 70, which was the third-best mark in all of baseball. The only obstacles were the Oakland A’s, a powerhouse at the time, bested the Royals by a full seven games. Those A’s then went on to win the World Series over the Giants in wha...2023
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  • • Dodgers News: Joe Davis Unpacks Decision to Pay Homage to Vin Scully During World Series
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  • • Freddie Freeman Reacts to Walk-Off Grand Slam, Shares Father’s Impact on Him After Dodgers World Series Win
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  • • MLB Playoffs: Surprising Mets set for NLCS clash with the Dodgers
    2024
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  • • Long lost milestones
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  • • A profile of the MLB player in 1991
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  • • A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1987
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  • Is this the dullest set I've ever completed?
    • Is this the dullest set I've ever completed?
     I said after completing the 1986 Fleer baseball set that I'd try to write another post dedicated to the set, as I usually do after finishing one off.I didn't know whether I'd actually do it because I had an idea of what I'd find:Is this the dullest set I've ever completed? OK, the answer to that is "no." I've probably finished off duller sets. 2011 Lineage springs to mind, although I ha...2023
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  • WATCH: Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes gushes over Brian Branch’s preseason
    • WATCH: Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes gushes over Brian Branch’s preseason
    Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes couldn’t contain his excitement for second-round rookie Brian Branch during the team’s preseason game alternate broadcast. On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions posted a 42-minute video highlighting the best moments from their alternate broadcast of the preseason game against the New York Giants. The broadcast,...2023
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  • • Enjoy a George Brett game
    So many to pick from Many people have said that their childhood hero was a ballplayer, guys like Mickey Mantle or Joe DiMaggio. Sometimes you hear that athletes should be role models, an idea that NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley once rejected. I agree with Barkley. Athletes should set a good example, but your role models should be someone close to you, like your parents. My favorite baseball pl...2023
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  • • The top 50 moments at Kauffman Stadium
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Top Kirk Gibson news

  • • Kirk Gibson diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
    2015
  • • Vin Scully Passes Away
    Broadcasting legend Vin Scully passed away today at age 94, according to a Dodgers news release.  “He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more. He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw.  Vin Scully was…...2022
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  • • Clayton Kershaw Wins 2014 NL MVP: Voting Results, Comments and Reaction
    2014
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  • • Kirk Gibson on His Parkinson's Disease Fight: 'It's Not a Death Sentence'
    2015
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  • • Turner making strong case to be NL All-Star
    The list of Dodgers No. 3 hitters over the years includes names like Duke Snider and Reggie Smith, Kirk Gibson and Mike Piazza, Gary Sheffield and Matt Kemp. Even Manny Ramirez....2015
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  • • Gibson, Eck recall famous HR at Torre's event
    2016
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  • • Gibson, Eck recall famous HR at Torre's event
    2016
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  • • Kirk Gibson has Parkinson's, 'will meet challenge'
    Kirk Gibson has Parkinson's, 'will meet challenge'...2015

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  • • It's Another Remarkable Day for Al Michaels, the Voice of Sports' Top Moments
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: World Series Pressure Has Dodgers Hunting Blockbuster
    2015
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  • • Unsung Heroes Power Up in Time to Launch Giants Into World Series
    2014
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Kirk Gibson schedule, game

  • • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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  • • MLB Playoffs: Surprising Mets set for NLCS clash with the Dodgers
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  • • This Day in Braves History: March 3
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  • • This Day in MLB History: January 29
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    Read about Connie Mack
  • • A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1987
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  • • The best former Royals player for each MLB team
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  • • WATCH: Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes gushes over Brian Branch’s preseason
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  • • Enjoy a George Brett game
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  • • Today in White Sox History: May 28
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  • • Top offseason acquisitions each year: L.A. Dodgers
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Kirk Gibson rumors, scandals

  • • This Day in MLB History: January 29
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  • • Today in White Sox History: May 28
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  • RAK from the BCS
    • RAK from the BCS
     I can't think of anyone who runs an online trading card store who is as generous as Steven and Nancy at the baseballcardstore.caI've taken advantage of their cheap prices on cards, especially during the pandemic. Most of the inventory won't bowl anyone over -- these are cards for the set or team collector, mostly. But I've always found stuff I like/want and you can't beat it when you add up ...2023
  • • This Day in MLB History: January 29
    Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will rele...2023
  • • Spurs reportedly heading for a complete rebuild
    For the first time since Kirk Gibson was hitting clutch October home runs and Ronald Reagan was in the White House, the San Antonio Spurs are irrelevant on the broader NBA stage. San Antonio heads into this week’s action with a 10-15 record and is pretty much already out of the Western Conference Playoff race. That has led to us to speculation that a rebuild could be in the cards in San Antonio. N...2019
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  • • It's Another Remarkable Day for Al Michaels, the Voice of Sports' Top Moments
    2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: World Series Pressure Has Dodgers Hunting Blockbuster
    2015
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