The Roaring Twenties - Page 4

Questdog · 01-29-2011, 09:27 PM

PhillieFever · 01-30-2011, 01:02 PM

Jeesh. The Southern League has complaints about two hour games, if they'd a had to sit through some of today's Red Sox/Yankees games they'd faint!

Questdog · 01-30-2011, 11:39 PM

EMSoccerCoach · 01-30-2011, 11:41 PM

That's a lot of writing...nicely done!

Questdog · 01-31-2011, 12:43 AM

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Questdog · 01-31-2011, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

That's a lot of writing...nicely done!

Wait! There's more!....

Terpripken · 01-31-2011, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

That's a lot of writing...nicely done!

I start getting tired after a few paragraphs. Next time, I'll use this thread for inspiration. Its truly awesome.

Questdog · 01-31-2011, 12:55 AM

.....and, yes, I know, PhillieFever, that the Reds were swept by the Phillies....

(did some cussin' during that series)

captaincarl · 01-31-2011, 11:59 AM

Poor Buck Weaver. That was a nice piece on him. I found another picture of him with Charles "Swede" Risberg taken the following year.

Notice the different spelling of Risberg on the left hand side.

David Ball · 01-31-2011, 12:26 PM

That spelling seems to imply it's pronounced RICE-berg, not RIZ-berg, as I've always heard it in my mind's ear.

Questdog · 01-31-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by David Ball

That spelling seems to imply it's pronounced RICE-berg, not RIZ-berg, as I've always heard it in my mind's ear.

I always thought it was REEZ-berg....

PhillieFever · 01-31-2011, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

.....and, yes, I know, PhillieFever, that the Reds were swept by the Phillies....

(did some cussin' during that series)

That was my next post! LOL. Between the Phillies and Athletics, there may be 175 losses or more in Philadelphia tis season.

captaincarl · 02-02-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

I always thought it was REEZ-berg....

As far as I know, that's the pronunciation of it. I think that is how it was pronounced in "Eight Men Out" and also in Ken Burns' "Baseball" series.

Questdog · 02-03-2011, 12:37 AM

Questdog · 02-04-2011, 04:15 PM

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PhillieFever · 02-04-2011, 06:52 PM

Whadda know, another Hall Of Famer that the Phillies sent to the Cubs, Ol' Pete. That now makes three, that has to be a record LOL.

CatKnight · 02-05-2011, 02:27 AM

That's right....during this era it's considered 'proper' (at least by the owners) for spectators to return balls hit foul or over the fence.

The last serious case I remember hearing about this was in 1923. Here's the writeup from one site:

The Baker Bowl left a different sort of legacy for baseball fans in 1923. Back then, owners would force fans to return baseballs that were hit foul into the stands - this often led to fan resentment and not a few incidents between ushers and spectators. But in 1923, a brave 11-year-old named Reuben Berman decided to keep his foul ball. The Phillies pressed charges, detaining him overnight; their legal case was strong, but the reviewing judge sided with Berman - he argued that the lad was just following his instincts and couldn't be blamed for wanting to keep a souvenir.

From what I remember hearing elsewhere, the Phils didn't really want the bad publicity and this policy simply faded away after that.

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captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	Poor Buck Weaver. That was a nice piece on him. I found another picture of him with Charles "Swede" Risberg taken the following year. Notice the different spelling of Risberg on the left hand side. Last edited by captaincarl; 02-02-2011 at 01:40 PM.

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PhillieFever Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Elk Twp. NJ Posts: 6,763	Jeesh. The Southern League has complaints about two hour games, if they'd a had to sit through some of today's Red Sox/Yankees games they'd faint!

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Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	.....and, yes, I know, PhillieFever, that the Reds were swept by the Phillies.... (did some cussin' during that series)

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David Ball Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 281	That spelling seems to imply it's pronounced RICE-berg, not RIZ-berg, as I've always heard it in my mind's ear.

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CatKnight All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,199	That's right....during this era it's considered 'proper' (at least by the owners) for spectators to return balls hit foul or over the fence. The last serious case I remember hearing about this was in 1923. Here's the writeup from one site: The Baker Bowl left a different sort of legacy for baseball fans in 1923. Back then, owners would force fans to return baseballs that were hit foul into the stands - this often led to fan resentment and not a few incidents between ushers and spectators. But in 1923, a brave 11-year-old named Reuben Berman decided to keep his foul ball. The Phillies pressed charges, detaining him overnight; their legal case was strong, but the reviewing judge sided with Berman - he argued that the lad was just following his instincts and couldn't be blamed for wanting to keep a souvenir. From what I remember hearing elsewhere, the Phils didn't really want the bad publicity and this policy simply faded away after that.

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