Let's Re-Visit The Great Debate

[molenick]

I don't recall how Burns addressed the Doubleday issue, and I didn't mean to start another "great debate", but the factuality of the letter was discredited well before the Burns documentary. Even the Hall of Fame (whose site was selected because of the connection to the story) acknowledges it is a myth.

I was just giving it as an example of a legend living on long past its refutation.

[BabyRuth]

The rivals meet again........................

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by molenick

I don't recall how Burns addressed the Doubleday issue, and I didn't mean to start another "great debate", but the factuality of the letter was discredited well before the Burns documentary. Even the Hall of Fame (whose site was selected because of the connection to the story) acknowledges it is a myth.

I was just giving it as an example of a legend living on long past its refutation.

After having finally visited Cooperstown, I can say with great authority () that I really am not a fan of the Doubleday narrative. I really wish the HOF was somewhere more accessible. Speaking as someone who was born, raised, and still lives in Montana, Cooperstown is in the middle of nowhere and not at all easy to access.

[Peter_Spaeth]

And we still have Doubleday Field.

[BabyRuth]

The rivals meet for a second time......................

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by molenick

I don't recall how Burns addressed the Doubleday issue, and I didn't mean to start another "great debate", but the factuality of the letter was discredited well before the Burns documentary. Even the Hall of Fame (whose site was selected because of the connection to the story) acknowledges it is a myth.

I was just giving it as an example of a legend living on long past its refutation.

Burns acknowledged, within the documentary, that the letter was not accurate. I was just trying to shed light on what may have colored the Mills Commission's opinion on the matter.

So, no great debate with me. We were saying the same thing. When I saw that you said it much better, I (more or less) deleted my post; it was redundant...and it was also redundant.