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Author:  Ugueth Will Shiv You [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:10 am ]
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Which scandal had the biggest impact on how sports are covered today? The knee-jerk reaction is to choose OJ Simpson (because, you know, murder), but are there others?
Author:  Hawg Ass [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:11 am ]
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I would say steroids in baseball was a pretty big one.
Author:  America [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:12 am ]
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1919 Black Sox
Author:  Dreadnaught847 [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:14 am ]
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OJ
Author:  Terry's Peeps [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:15 am ]
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CCNY point shaving scandal.
Author:  KDdidit [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:17 am ]
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Munich
Pete Rose
SMU Death Penalty
Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:28 am ]
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Joe.Paterno.And.Penn.State.Is.The.Biggest.Sports.Scandal.Ever.
Author:  JORR [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:30 am ]
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America wrote:
1919 Black Sox



I think this is still considered the King Kong of sports scandals, but there have been many.
Author:  Caller Bob [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:31 am ]
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Panarin's Racism
Author:  Ogie Oglethorpe [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:35 am ]
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Black Sox is clearly the biggest sports scandal of all-time.

If we are talking scandals that impact sports coverage, then we have to go to a more modern one.
Author:  Hawg Ass [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:36 am ]
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The Russians stealing the gold medal in basketball from the U.S. in the 72 games.
Author:  Walt Williams Neck [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:45 am ]
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Not even close


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Author:  Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:48 am ]
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The Yankees offered Comiskey to give him use of their team?

What does that even mean? The players would be temporary White Sox?
Author:  Ogie Oglethorpe [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:52 am ]
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The thing that has always pissed me off on the Black Sox scandal is that Buck Weaver got screwed. He took no money, threw no games, and still got banned for life.

Fuck Landis. (who was an awful person in just about every way)
Author:  Drake LaRrieta [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:55 am ]
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Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
Lance Armstrong.
Author:  sjboyd0137 [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:57 am ]
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Drake LaRrieta wrote:
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
Lance Armstrong.


No one cares about cycling.
Author:  JORR [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:58 am ]
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
The Yankees offered Comiskey to give him use of their team?

What does that even mean? The players would be temporary White Sox?



I'm not 100% sure about this, but I assume it means he was offering his players if the Sox won the pennant and were going to face the NL in the World Series. At the time the Sox were in a heated pennant race with Cleveland and the Yankees. After the Sox players were suspended Cleveland took the AL.

One thing that doesn't get much play is that the event that brought the heat down on MLB at the time was a bad game in August between the Cubs and I think the Phillies that was so obviously fixed that people started flipping out.
Author:  JORR [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:04 am ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
The Yankees offered Comiskey to give him use of their team?

What does that even mean? The players would be temporary White Sox?



I'm not 100% sure about this, but I assume it means he was offering his players if the Sox won the pennant and were going to face the NL in the World Series. At the time the Sox were in a heated pennant race with Cleveland and the Yankees. After the Sox players were suspended Cleveland took the AL.

One thing that doesn't get much play is that the event that brought the heat down on MLB at the time was a bad game in August between the Cubs and I think the Phillies that was so obviously fixed that people started flipping out.



Here's the box from that Cub game. You can't really tell much from it, but I have to believe the suspected culprits were Herzog and Flack, two guys who had less than stellar reputations.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 8310.shtml
Author:  sjboyd0137 [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:05 am ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
The Yankees offered Comiskey to give him use of their team?

What does that even mean? The players would be temporary White Sox?



I'm not 100% sure about this, but I assume it means he was offering his players if the Sox won the pennant and were going to face the NL in the World Series. At the time the Sox were in a heated pennant race with Cleveland and the Yankees. After the Sox players were suspended Cleveland took the AL.

One thing that doesn't get much play is that the event that brought the heat down on MLB at the time was a bad game in August between the Cubs and I think the Phillies that was so obviously fixed that people started flipping out.


Aren't there a ton of stories out about how crooked the 1918 World Series was, too?
Author:  Chus [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:13 am ]
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Boobgate. That changed WSCR forever.
Author:  JORR [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:16 am ]
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sjboyd0137 wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
The Yankees offered Comiskey to give him use of their team?

What does that even mean? The players would be temporary White Sox?



I'm not 100% sure about this, but I assume it means he was offering his players if the Sox won the pennant and were going to face the NL in the World Series. At the time the Sox were in a heated pennant race with Cleveland and the Yankees. After the Sox players were suspended Cleveland took the AL.

One thing that doesn't get much play is that the event that brought the heat down on MLB at the time was a bad game in August between the Cubs and I think the Phillies that was so obviously fixed that people started flipping out.


Aren't there a ton of stories out about how crooked the 1918 World Series was, too?


Yeah, there was a lot of gambling throughout baseball at the time. There's little doubt the Cubs threw the '18 Series too. Max Flack's specialty was getting picked off whenever he got on.
Author:  Drake LaRrieta [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:20 am ]
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sjboyd0137 wrote:
Drake LaRrieta wrote:
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
Lance Armstrong.


No one cares about cycling.


He was the only cycler that most people have ever heard of. He won the Tour De France 5 times. The scandal was how he lied about everyone who outed him.

I would throw the Tiger Woods scandal in there too.
Author:  sjboyd0137 [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:21 am ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
sjboyd0137 wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
The Yankees offered Comiskey to give him use of their team?

What does that even mean? The players would be temporary White Sox?



I'm not 100% sure about this, but I assume it means he was offering his players if the Sox won the pennant and were going to face the NL in the World Series. At the time the Sox were in a heated pennant race with Cleveland and the Yankees. After the Sox players were suspended Cleveland took the AL.

One thing that doesn't get much play is that the event that brought the heat down on MLB at the time was a bad game in August between the Cubs and I think the Phillies that was so obviously fixed that people started flipping out.


Aren't there a ton of stories out about how crooked the 1918 World Series was, too?


Yeah, there was a lot of gambling throughout baseball at the time. There's little doubt the Cubs threw the '18 Series too. Max Flack's specialty was getting picked off whenever he got on.


So was Podsednek's
Author:  Walt Williams Neck [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:21 am ]
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Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
The thing that has always pissed me off on the Black Sox scandal is that Buck Weaver got screwed. He took no money, threw no games, and still got banned for life.

Fuck Landis. (who was an awful person in just about every way)


My Dad how played Semi-Pro ball...told me his team was playing a game in Willow Springs and a guy came up and hit a ball in the Des Plaines River which was quit a poke....The next time he came up same results......they had a meeting at the mound wondering who the fuck was the guy and one guy said ain't that Buck Weaver? Sure enough it was on leaving the mound my old man said let's not pitch to him anymore!
Author:  jimmypasta [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:21 am ]
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Jim McMahon calling the women of New Orleans whores.
Author:  Hatchetman [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:33 am ]
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i think black sox biggest but steroids most effect on today's coverage.
Author:  Brick [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:35 am ]
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Donaghy should have been up there but Stern somehow got that one to mostly go away.
Author:  sjboyd0137 [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:48 am ]
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What about Michael Jordan's year long "retirement"?
Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:54 am ]
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Drake LaRrieta wrote:
sjboyd0137 wrote:
Drake LaRrieta wrote:
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
Lance Armstrong.


No one cares about cycling.
He was the only cycler that most people have ever heard of. He won the Tour De France 5 times. The scandal was how he lied about everyone who outed him.

I would throw the Tiger Woods scandal in there too.
Tiger Woods cheated on his wife, he did not cheat at golf you fuckin idiot.
Author:  Seacrest [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:57 am ]
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Frank Coztansa wrote:
Drake LaRrieta wrote:
sjboyd0137 wrote:
Drake LaRrieta wrote:
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
Lance Armstrong.


No one cares about cycling.
He was the only cycler that most people have ever heard of. He won the Tour De France 5 times. The scandal was how he lied about everyone who outed him.

I would throw the Tiger Woods scandal in there too.
Tiger Woods cheated on his wife, he did not cheat at golf you fuckin idiot.


Really Frank?

Did OJ cheat at football? Why didn't you go after Ugie the way you did Drake?
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