Babe Ruth BANNED FROM BASEBALL.... maybe.

[CardTarget]

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...red-babe-ruth/

Imagine what would have happened if Comiskey agrees to this. The possibilities are amazing.

Great read. Wow the turn of events that could have happened. Bet Ol Charles was kicking himself later

[irishdenny]

I'm a bit slow today... Could you explain why the BABE could be BANNED?
I just am not getting what he could of done that would of BANNED him?

Awesome History Unveiled!!! Very Cool...

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

I'm a bit slow today... Could you explain why the BABE could be BANNED?
I just am not getting what he could of done that would of BANNED him?

Awesome History Unveiled!!! Very Cool...

I believe the OP is wondering about the 1919 Black Sox scandal. If Ruth was on the team, he most certainly would have been approached by the gamblers.

[irishdenny]

Sure... Sure... Now I get!

That makes sense... Very slow today

"Thanks Mike!"

[sportscardpete]

Comiskey probably blamed his wife for that....

[Bocabirdman]

If they had been able to close this deal, the potential changes to history are mind-boggling. If Ruth had gone to Chicago, he would not have gone to Boston and, in turn, not have been sold to the Yankees. This scenario opens a litany of unanswerable questions. Here are a few.

1. What would Red Sox fans have used as an excuse for a century of World Series futility without the “Curse of the Bambino”?
2. What would Yankee Stadium have looked like without the short right field porch that was custom-made for the Babe?
3. What would have happened to the Yankee dynasty? Without Ruth’s contributions would they have won the World Series as often during his career in Chicago? Without those World Series victories, would as many ball players chased the dream of being a Yankee and perpetuating the Yankee dominance in the pre-draft era?
4. What would have happened in 1919 with Ruth in Chicago? What if the White Sox won the Series that year? Would “Shoeless Joe” have been one of the first class of H.O.F. inductees? Would all of the following generations of ballplayers have chased the White Sox dream? Would Chicago still be known as the “Second City”?
5. What if the gamblers bought Ruth, causing him to be blacklisted? Without the Babe, would the Deadball era have ended? What would the Baseball landscape have been like without his 714 homers?

I am sure that as I type this, somewhere, somebody is already putting together a first draft of a book based on these and who knows how many more “What-Ifs”. The possibilities are literally endless.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

If they had been able to close this deal, the potential changes to history are mind-boggling. If Ruth had gone to Chicago, he would not have gone to Boston and, in turn, not have been sold to the Yankees. This scenario opens a litany of unanswerable questions. Here are a few.

1. What would Red Sox fans have used as an excuse for a century of World Series futility without the “Curse of the Bambino”?
2. What would Yankee Stadium have looked like without the short right field porch that was custom-made for the Babe?
3. What would have happened to the Yankee dynasty? Without Ruth’s contributions would they have won the World Series as often during his career in Chicago? Without those World Series victories, would as many ball players chased the dream of being a Yankee and perpetuating the Yankee dominance in the pre-draft era?
4. What would have happened in 1919 with Ruth in Chicago? What if the White Sox won the Series that year? Would “Shoeless Joe” have been one of the first class of H.O.F. inductees? Would all of the following generations of ballplayers have chased the White Sox dream? Would Chicago still be known as the “Second City”?
5. What if the gamblers bought Ruth, causing him to be blacklisted? Without the Babe, would the Deadball era have ended? What would the Baseball landscape have been like without his 714 homers?

I am sure that as I type this, somewhere, somebody is already putting together a first draft of a book based on these and who knows how many more “What-Ifs”. The possibilities are literally endless.

Well, who knows if Boston would have been in that drought...would Ruth have even been made a hitter? Lots of differences...

[DerekMichael]

Had Ruth been on the White Sox, I think he would have been "taken care of" and been more on the Eddie Collins/ Ray Schalk side of the fence .... but who knows!!! Cool article.

[Texxxx]

Lou Gehrig would gotten to sign on the sweet spot instead of the side panel. LOL

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by Texxxx

Lou Gehrig would gotten to sign on the sweet spot instead of the side panel. LOL

HAHA nice!

[tedzan]

If I understand what is presented here, then I don't understand Comiskey's thought process in June 1914......

He thought $16,000 was too much for Ruth in 1914. But, in Aug. 1915, Comiskey paid Cleveland $31,500 for Joe Jackson ? ?


Hey guys,
Incidently, the overstated (or over-rated) "Ruth hex" on the Boston AL team all these years (prior to 2004) is really overshadowed by what occurred to Boston in 1904.
The New York Giants (NL Champs) and John McGraw refused to play Boston (AL Champs) in the World Series. So, there was no World Series in 1904 ....and, what I call
the "John McGraw hex" on Boston lasted for exactly 100 years.


TED Z