Rube Marquard's HOF case is a little puzzling in retrospect.
Jake Daubert was a star 1b for Brooklyn. Mays was breaking out to become one of the best pitchers in the game for a few years.
Wheezer Dell is new to me; I wonder if he was a "lunger."
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 October 2018 11:44 (five years ago) link
I expected to see a piece like this. The Boston games were played at Braves Field (because of its larger capacity).
https://www.mlb.com/news/fun-facts-red-sox-dodgers-1916-world-series/c-299432728
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 October 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link
Bill James pointed out that Marquard's selection came after the publication of The Glory of Their Times. Marquard is the first piece in that book and a very memorable one.
― timellison, Monday, 22 October 2018 23:03 (five years ago) link
It's a good thing the Braves left Boston. Can you imagine Massholes being protective of the cultural appropriation and go on about their fabulous 'wig wam'?
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 22 October 2018 23:51 (five years ago) link
sure, i bet i used to know that about Marquard
a Boston-Milwaukee WS wd've been a "had the sense to let the Braves leave" faceoff
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 23 October 2018 01:04 (five years ago) link