rufralf
Chris Sabo
Retired to beach town Mexico
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Post by rufralf on Mar 10, 2014 18:17:14 GMT -5
The Reds once made a single trade which landed 3 HOFers in Reds uniform. First one was a cousin of Reds pitcher Jack Billingham. Second one threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the last game ever played at Crosley Field. I cannot give any clues as to the identity of the third party as any clue would be a dead give away. Name all three.
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Post by schellis on Mar 10, 2014 22:02:43 GMT -5
Edd Roush Christy Mattewson Bill mcKechinie
Unfortunately for the Reds they only got the pre-great and post great Matty
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rufralf
Chris Sabo
Retired to beach town Mexico
Posts: 235
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Post by rufralf on Mar 11, 2014 10:16:19 GMT -5
Cannot believe the Reds traded Matthewson for Amos Rusie-The Hoosier Thunderbold. Rusie hadn't pitched for two years due to arm trouble. His record before retiring as a Red was 0-1. This has to be the worst trade in Reds history!
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Post by psuhistory on Mar 11, 2014 17:58:46 GMT -5
Giants cleaned up after the Federal League folded, including Roush and several others. At the time, Mathewson leaving New York was the big deal: McGraw and Roush didn't get along...
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Post by schellis on Mar 12, 2014 11:53:37 GMT -5
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Post by psuhistory on Mar 12, 2014 12:33:11 GMT -5
John Brush? Collusion?
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Post by psuhistory on Mar 12, 2014 12:36:02 GMT -5
In a smaller league, syndicate ownership can work to enhance the competition. Disastrous for the NL in the 1890s though...
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Post by schellis on Mar 12, 2014 12:40:56 GMT -5
In a smaller league, syndicate ownership can work to enhance the competition. Disastrous for the NL in the 1890s though... Believe that is what lead to the Cleveland Spiders being horrific. I think the owner owned the Spiders and I want to say St. Louis Browns
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Post by psuhistory on Mar 12, 2014 13:14:41 GMT -5
In a smaller league, syndicate ownership can work to enhance the competition. Disastrous for the NL in the 1890s though... Believe that is what lead to the Cleveland Spiders being horrific. I think the owner owned the Spiders and I want to say St. Louis Browns Yeah, it's an interesting case in business history. In the National League, it seems like the practice of syndicate ownership coexisted with a strong identification with individual franchises and very little loyalty to the League as an ongoing business concern. As a result, the Spiders, the Orioles, and others declined when owners used them to strengthen preferred franchises. By way of comparison, after 1900 the Cuban League often included only three, four, or five franchises, with the Havana businessman Linares owning shares in each. He would often stock the clubs with talent in order to create a more balanced, competitive, entertaining League over the course of the season, because the League was his business, rather than the individual clubs...
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