With the first workout for pitchers and catchers scheduled for tomorrow at noon, Pittsburgh Pirates spring training is ready to begin. Many players and coaches already shipped south to Bradenton to get started and to slip out from the snow blanket that befell the city of Pittsburgh throughout February, thus far. But, all of this has come in the midst of sad news.
Former Pirates All-Star pitcher Jim Bibby passed away at the age of 65 Tuesday night of undisclosed causes. Bibby, who started Game 7 of the 1979 World Series, chalked up 111 wins (one of which a no-hitter) in his 12-season career with the Pirates, Rangers, Indians, and Cardinals.
In 1980, he finished third in the National League Cy Young Award voting with a 19-6 record and a 3.32 earned run average.
Our sympathies go out to his wife and two daughters.
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