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Author:  thomas [ Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Shoeless Joe and Why Pitchers Were Suckers
Highlights from a 1932 interview. I think I can get the newspaper article from university archives, and if so, I'll post it later. Brief but interesting.

https://medium.com/sportsraid/mlb-legen ... 03ba71149f


PS--Landis was a jackass
Author:  Regular Reader [ Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:31 pm ]
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Jackass is being modest. Between him and the Cubbie player that pushed for the exclusion, worst ever.
Author:  Nardi [ Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:33 am ]
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In 2015, the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum formally petitioned Commissioner Rob Manfred for reinstatement, on grounds that Jackson had "more than served his sentence" in the 95 years since his banishment by Landis. Manfred denied the request after an official review. "The results of this work demonstrate to me that it is not possible now, over 95 years since those events took place and were considered by Commissioner Landis, to be certain enough of the truth to overrule Commissioner Landis' determinations," he wrote.

Manfred is a jackass. Worst ever.
Author:  thomas [ Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Shoeless Joe and Why Pitchers Were Suckers
Nardi wrote:
Quote:
In 2015, the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum formally petitioned Commissioner Rob Manfred for reinstatement, on grounds that Jackson had "more than served his sentence" in the 95 years since his banishment by Landis. Manfred denied the request after an official review. "The results of this work demonstrate to me that it is not possible now, over 95 years since those events took place and were considered by Commissioner Landis, to be certain enough of the truth to overrule Commissioner Landis' determinations," he wrote.

Manfred is a jackass. Worst ever.

Yeah, he's pretty bad. What an ass**** making that statement. Idiotic commentary on Trout last year, too.

Regular Reader wrote:
Jackass is being modest. Between him and the Cubbie player that pushed for the exclusion, worst ever.

Supposedly a horse-shit judge, too.

Are you talking about Cap Anson or someone from the 30s/40s? I know the Cubs gave Robinson an especially hard time. It's odd, though, since Veeck and his dad were involved with the team.

I think there's an alternate history novel about an integrated Big Leagues in the '30s...but I'm not sure if it is any good and if I am even imagining it. What a novel that would make.
Author:  Regular Reader [ Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:17 pm ]
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Cap Anson was the vocal leader back then.
Author:  Nardi [ Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Shoeless Joe and Why Pitchers Were Suckers
thomas wrote:
Nardi wrote:
Quote:
In 2015, the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum formally petitioned Commissioner Rob Manfred for reinstatement, on grounds that Jackson had "more than served his sentence" in the 95 years since his banishment by Landis. Manfred denied the request after an official review. "The results of this work demonstrate to me that it is not possible now, over 95 years since those events took place and were considered by Commissioner Landis, to be certain enough of the truth to overrule Commissioner Landis' determinations," he wrote.

Manfred is a jackass. Worst ever.

Yeah, he's pretty bad. What an ass**** making that statement. Idiotic commentary on Trout last year, too.

Regular Reader wrote:
Jackass is being modest. Between him and the Cubbie player that pushed for the exclusion, worst ever.

Supposedly a horse-shit judge, too.

Are you talking about Cap Anson or someone from the 30s/40s? I know the Cubs gave Robinson an especially hard time. It's odd, though, since Veeck and his dad were involved with the team.

I think there's an alternate history novel about an integrated Big Leagues in the '30s...but I'm not sure if it is any good and if I am even imagining it. What a novel that would make.

I have this idea about a movie where Ruth and Cobb travel to the modern day. The jokes write themselves. Can't figure out how to get by the fatal flaw of everybody knowing who they are. I got Seth Rogan as Ruth and Bradley Cooper as Cobb.
Author:  Nardi [ Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:25 pm ]
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Regular Reader wrote:
Cap Anson was the vocal leader back then.

Thing is, it isn't like the White Sox were the first to throw games. According to that book, 1908, guys were doing it left and right. Including Cubs.
Author:  Regular Reader [ Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Shoeless Joe and Why Pitchers Were Suckers
Nardi wrote:
Regular Reader wrote:
Cap Anson was the vocal leader back then.

Thing is, it isn't like the White Sox were the first to throw games. According to that book, 1908, guys were doing it left and right. Including Cubs.

I've always had the feeling that they all did back in those days. And that the reporters/writers were in on it all.
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