Comments on: Polarizing Moments In Royals History – Billy James Gobble

By: eric.akers

eric.akers — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:52:15 +0000

What happened to Gobble? He looked like a decent pitcher when he first came up. I had hopes. Later he got some productivity as a loogy, but that was well after he had been rendered useless as a pitcher. I remember he had a big 12-6 curve ball that was effective, but he stopped throwing it. Did the Royals kill his career with bad coaching?

By: eric.akers

eric.akers — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:52:15 +0000

By: Ethan Evans (Royals Trenchfighter)

Ethan Evans (Royals Trenchfighter) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:41:24 +0000

There are way too many sob stories about that guy.

By: Ethan Evans (Royals Trenchfighter)

Ethan Evans (Royals Trenchfighter) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:41:24 +0000

There are way too many sob stories about that guy.

By: michael.allen.engel

michael.allen.engel — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:31:29 +0000

I remember a game, but not the year so much (it may have been the same year) where Hillman (it had to be Hillman, right?) brought Gobble in with two runners on to face Paul Konerko.

Jimmy Gobble. Left-handed reliever. To face Paul Konerko. Right-handed Royal killer.

I think he threw him one pitch. You can imagine where it ended up. Here’s a hint, the left field seats.

Jimmy f’n Gobble

By: michael.allen.engel

michael.allen.engel — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:31:29 +0000

I remember a game, but not the year so much (it may have been the same year) where Hillman (it had to be Hillman, right?) brought Gobble in with two runners on to face Paul Konerko.

Jimmy Gobble. Left-handed reliever. To face Paul Konerko. Right-handed Royal killer.

I think he threw him one pitch. You can imagine where it ended up. Here’s a hint, the left field seats.

Jimmy f’n Gobble