The Silent Natural - Dummy Hoy

[perezfan]

What about Rube (as in Foster and Waddell?) Is it still acceptable to call them that, or is that name cancelled as well?

[BobC]

Originally Posted by perezfan

What about Rube (as in Foster and Waddell?) Is it still acceptable to call them that, or is that name cancelled as well?

Oh, there is a much worse nickname than that that more than just a few late 19th/early 20th century athletes and ballplayers had.

[dmyhoy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

What about Rube (as in Foster and Waddell?) Is it still acceptable to call them that, or is that name cancelled as well?

You might have to ask who is an expert in Rube. But if you are talking about Rube, then I would believe its alright unless otherwise instructed.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by dmyhoy

You might have to ask who is an expert in Rube. But if you are talking about Rube, then I would believe its alright unless otherwise instructed.

Rube is definitely OK and has plenty of uses other than the potentially offensive version - see Rube Goldberg, for example.

[jingram058]

I watched the movie, and it's quite good. I don't understand the negative or less than flattering reviews. The acting, the periodicity correctness all seem spot on, and it was made on a shoestring budget. It takes a rightful place alongside all the other baseball films of note, in my opinion.