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Robert Keith Dibble (born January 24, 1964 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the 1983 amateur draft, and made his debut with the Reds on June 29, 1988. He also pitched for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers (both in 1995). He was an MLB All-Star in 1990 and 1991, and was the 1990 NLCS MVP. He required surgery to his pitching arm in 1994, and missed the entire season as a result. Dibble retired after the 1995 season. The town of Dibble, Oklahoma was named after him in 1998 as a joke by ESPN Radio. As of 2006, the name has remained.

Bad Boy antics

During his career Dibble often caused a great deal of problems for his teams. After one game he threw a baseball into the outfield seats at Cincinnati and struck a lady. He was also involved in a brawl in 1991 with Astros shortstop Eric Yelding. That same season he was caught attempting to throw a baseball into the back of Cubs outfielder Doug Dascenzo as he ran down the first base line. Finally, Dibble was involved in a nasty locker room brawl with Reds manager Lou Pinella after a game. According to a column by Bill Conlin in the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper on June 23, 1990, Dibble and fellow relievers Norm Charlton and Randy Myers were nicknamed "The Nasty Boys" after an alleged incident with a Philadelphia prostitute.

Career after playing

In 1998, Dibble joined ESPN as a baseball analyst, working mostly on the radio show hosted by Dan Patrick. As of 2005, Dibble is working on The Best Damn Sports Show Period as a co-host. Dibble, once called a "Nasty Boy" along with other Reds relief pitchers, also spends time as a co-host/analyst of The Show on XM Radio. The Show, with co-host Kevin Kennedy, is a Monday-Friday 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Eastern time) baseball show (on XM Channel 175) that discusses current events in the sport.

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