Say it ain't so, Joe!

March 20, 2019 7:57 PM

The myths and facts behind the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
posted by Chrysostom (5 comments total)

This is terrific information. My only knowledge of the scandal are/were from the Movie Eight Men Out. While I assumed they took some Hollywood liberties, I did not appreciate so much of what was portrayed was inaccurate.

Thanks for posting this. The baseball season is about to begin (or has begun for two games in Japan). My favorite time of the year. March Madness and the beginning of the baseball season. There is so much sports hope right now.
posted by AugustWest at 7:39 AM on March 21, 2019 [1 favorite]

An, ahem, "alternate telling" of the Black Sox Scandal: Jonathan Coulton - Kenesaw Mountain Landis
posted by namewithoutwords at 7:51 AM on March 21, 2019

Another myth is that the White Sox were overwhelming favorites to win the Series, a great team obviously throwing games when they lost. The Reds had ended the season at 96-54, while the Sox were at 88-52.
posted by Quindar Beep at 7:56 AM on March 21, 2019

Oof. I love that movie. Thanks for posting this. I learned a lot.

I enjoyed the brief 1965 interview with Eddie Cicotte that's referenced in one of the myths.
posted by chimpsonfilm at 9:45 AM on March 21, 2019

This was a part of my Baseball in Lit class in college.
posted by 922257033c4a0f3cecdbd819a46d626999d1af4a at 9:41 PM on March 21, 2019