Bob Gibson

There's a lot of Bob Gibson quotes, both by Gibson and about Gibson, that are great, including:

When his catcher Tim McCarver went to the mound for a conference, Gibson brushed him off, saying "The only thing you know about pitching is you can't hit it."

"When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story."

Dick Allen said ""Bob Gibson was so mean he would knock you down and then meet you at home plate to see if you wanted to make something of it."

But my favorite Gibson moment comes from an interview with him and Bob Costas last night; apparently with the last pitch of his HOF career Peter LaCock, whom no one had ever heard of before or since, crushed for a grandslam. 15 years later in an Old-Timer's Game, Gibson is pitching and LaCock comes to the plate. And is promptly plunked in the ribs. Awesome.