04-16-2013, 09:06 AM
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Tom Feargal Hagen
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: The hearts and minds of Sox fans on 10-26-05
Posts: 27,059
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Originally Posted by spawn
Yeah, but that couldn't have been foreseen. He had stroke in '43 and was hospitalized in '44. That said, the guy battled drugs and alcohol his adult life. Players like Babe Ruth, who the media covered for, could get away with that. The first black player since the game was segregated wouldn't be so lucky, as everyone would be trying to find a reason integrating the game wouldn't be a good idea. Gibson was one of the best to play the game, but would not have been a good choice for breaking the color barrier.
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Understatement. Gibson makes Bench and Piazza look like Tyler Flowers.
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This just in from the newswires: The Anti-Trust Division of the US Department of Justice has announced that whenever Sale take The Bump, it is unfair competition in violation of various federal and state laws. However, he is not being prosecuted because it is so ****in awesome to watch him do his craft.
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