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Worst Trade in Baseball History?
That was the headlines today on the front page of Sport Magazine (hope it was okay to take this liberty). Rough Bill, who was one of the finest men and ball players of his day, made one of the most lopsided trades in the fine history of orgainzed baseball. He traded the best player ever to suit up, the same man who hit 71 homers this year (need I say a record), for players that have so far been marginal at best. Does it really matter who you get when you trade a guy like Ruth? When asked for this story how he felt about the trade, he replied, "There is still a team in that city?". Of course Ruth was only joking, but should Bill Carrigan be fired? How long can he keep the job? This writer thinks me might surivive the trade if 1b prospect Lou Gehrig can turn into a very good player...Anything less might cost the manager his job.
*Big six, I took liberties with this. I hope you don't mind and upon your request, I'll delete the entire thing.
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