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Originally Posted by earlywynnfan
I think you have this backwards. The Dago was a sonofabitch to everyone who didn't kiss his royal arse. If that team wasn't stacked, they would have thrown him overboard. Would you want to share a clubhouse with a guy who wouldn't sign a baseball for your kid?? There are players who talked to someone DiMag didn't like, so he gave them the silent treatment for the rest of their life!
TSW was loud, obnoxious, and decidedly anti-establishment, but I don't recall hearing his teammates say they wouldn't want him on the team. Sure, Joe's teammates wouldn't say that, either, but that's because they enjoyed those WS checks.
While we're on the topic, can someone explain to me how "DiMaggio never had to dive for a ball" is a positive thing. Sure, I understand positioning and speed, but I'm supposed to believe that a ball never dropped just out of his reach? Think of all those fantastic diving plays Jim Edmonds used to make; are you telling me Joe would've gotten those without diving just because of his "positioning"??
TSW, for the sheer offense he provided, plus he might actually make you laugh in the dugout.
Ken
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After reading books on both, have to agree with much of this statement. Ted had the bad rep, yes always at war with the "Knights of the Keyboards" and Dimaggio was untouchable in NYC. After learning more about both men I too learned I`d had Ted all wrong. When maybe the best hitter of all time says, the proudest moment of my life was the time I spent flying missions in service of my country, it makes a sports fan take notice. Lastly, my father who saw both and knew his baseball always told me "hands down Williams" really sealed the deal for me. As mentioned by a previous poster, After Ruth Stan the Man has to be in this equation. My 2 cents..