Poor Buck Weaver - Hunt Auctions Content

slidekellyslide · #1 10-20-2009, 10:02 AM

Called a "Deviant" and credited with being the mastermind behind the throwing of the 1919 World Series.

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barrysloate · #2 10-20-2009, 10:14 AM

"Deviant" is a bit harsh. Perhaps "miscreant" would be more appropriate.

slidekellyslide · #3 10-20-2009, 10:19 AM

I can accept "not so innocent bystander", but to credit him as the "mastermind" is taking the flowery auction description a bit too far.

Rich Klein · #4 10-20-2009, 10:21 AM

Who knew?

I guess Chick Gandil was just the innocent man in the whole 8 men out scheme.

History rewritten courtesy of Hunt Auctions and Louisville Sluggers Files.

And in all seriousness; if they have documentation to prove that; I guarantee you that the various committee members of the SABR Black Sox Scandal (I'm one but one of the least active) would love to get ahold of those papers for their research. We could have some real fun with that.

Regards
Rich

packs · #5 10-20-2009, 11:49 AM

In for a penny in for a dollar. Still don't know why people defend the guy. Whether he played well or not, the issue is whether or not he took money and knew the fix was on.

slidekellyslide · #6 10-20-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

In for a penny in for a dollar. Still don't know why people defend the guy. Whether he played well or not, the issue is whether or not he took money and knew the fix was on.

He knew the fix was on, but took no money. It is beyond belief to say that no other players on the team besides the 8 accused knew that the fix was on. You think Ray Schalk didn't know the games were being fixed? Also I'm not so sure any player of the day would have notified authorities of a fixed game...Don't think they had a witness protection plan in 1919. Game fixing was not rare in those days...tattling on game fixers was very rare and I'm sure there was a reason for that.

barrysloate · #7 10-20-2009, 12:14 PM

Rob- if he were a centurion the book would have been called "One Hundred Men Out."

Rob D. · #8 10-20-2009, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barrysloate

"Deviant" is a bit harsh. Perhaps "miscreant" would be more appropriate.

How about centurion?

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