[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by conor912

"This being 1924, they splashed cold water on Ruth's face to wake him up. Manager Miller Huggins wanted to take him out, but Ruth refused, finishing the game 3-for-3—and playing the second game of the double-header, despite a noticeable limp. Ruth would start every game that season."

Nowadays they would have sent him for x-rays, a ct scan and an mri and then 15 day DLed him at the slightest hint of a limp.

Advances in medical care are a good thing.