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Friday, December 18, 2009

Baseball Picture of the day: Caption this image of the Babe

63 days, give or take.

So, I was able to pry myself away from the Iron Man 2 trailer to bring you this image of Babe Ruth knocked out cold after an apparent collision with a concrete wall.

This is from July 6th, 1924. He stayed in the game.

This image is in the Public Domain, from the Library of Congress.

My Caption of the image: “The things I do for a hot dog.”

Tomorrow: Another Image

Gamingboy Posted: December 18, 2009 at 02:51 PM | 50 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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1. dirk

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:00 PM (#3416801)

he'll be turning handsprings before you know it

2. Mike Webber Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:03 PM (#3416806)

"Soothing spas await ... With luxuriously tranquil surroundings, delights to refresh each sense, and intuitive care that takes on deeper meaning in the spa, your feeling of well-being lingers long after your farewell."

3. John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:09 PM (#3416813)

"Why did you do it, Babe?"

"I really thought I was the Behemoth of Bust for a minute there, kid, except the only thing that I busted was my head. Ouch!"

4. aleskel

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:10 PM (#3416816)

"Rub some dirt on it."

5. Joe Mauer Power Hour Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:23 PM (#3416831)

It's a shame no one wears hats like that anymore.

6. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:30 PM (#3416838)

Meanwhile, a young Lou Gehrig, realizing he's just a veteran's injury away from getting his shot, momentarily smells blood in the water.

7. ess eff Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:32 PM (#3416841)

And not just the hats -- lots of suitcoats, even in July.

And is the center guy tending to Ruth -- with the white hat -- just a vendor who has set down his tray of drinks on the bullpen bench?

8. Jose Canusee Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:37 PM (#3416845)

From Retrosheet:
6th inning:
Roy Hobbs replaced Whammer Whambold in RF, batting 3rd

9. RB in NYC (Now with New Running Goal!) Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:44 PM (#3416852)

Jeeze, not a lot of foul ground.

10. tl; dr (Voxter)

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:53 PM (#3416857)

"Gidge, Gidge, can you hear me?"

"I can hear yis, kid, and I can smell yis too. Question is, who's the guy in the hot dog suit and where's his relish?"

11. toratoratora Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:54 PM (#3416858)

The perils of bathtub gin.

12. Repoz

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 04:59 PM (#3416860)

"Yeah, he saw the Bendix trailer"

13. ess eff Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:01 PM (#3416865)

It also appears that the right-field corner at Griffith Stadium was a segregated seating session in 1924, although the enlarged photo shows a few exceptions.

14. Quiet Flows the Don Taussig Avenger (Edmundo)

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:06 PM (#3416869)

"Forget the headache powder, Doc, just get me one bourbon, one scotch and one beer."

15. Sam Hutcheson is the 'saur with the rainbow roar Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:10 PM (#3416872)

IM2 better not suck as bad as Revenge of the Fallen.

16. rlc Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:19 PM (#3416883)

"Damn, no wallet. But he's hardly made a dent in this knockwurst, and the cabbage leaf under his hat is still pretty fresh so I guess lunch is taken care of."

17. tfbg9 Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:30 PM (#3416889)

"I think the head would fit back on like this..."

18. RB in NYC (Now with New Running Goal!) Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:31 PM (#3416890)

"Young Bobby Abreu would never forget what he saw at the ballpark that day"

19. Quiet Flows the Don Taussig Avenger (Edmundo)

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:31 PM (#3416892)

Well played, RB.

20. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:33 PM (#3416893)

"Calvin Coolidge Jr. still lives."

21. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:35 PM (#3416894)

"Damndest dream ever: I dreamt I saw a hot dog chasin' a donut. Whaddya think it means?"

22. Gamingboy Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:39 PM (#3416897)

Ruth was told to take an Aspirin. He did. He thought it worked so well that later he recommended to Wally Pipp that he take it.

It didn't work.

23. Joe Dimino Posted: December 18, 2009 at 05:44 PM (#3416904)

How did Marberry give up 3 unearned runs in that game when he only had 2 BF?

24. villageidiom Posted: December 18, 2009 at 06:02 PM (#3416929)

And is the center guy tending to Ruth -- with the white hat -- just a vendor who has set down his tray of drinks on the bullpen bench?

Nah, he's a doctor. The tray of drinks, as it turns out, was what brought Ruth over to the wall in the first place.

25. The George Sherrill Selection Posted: December 18, 2009 at 06:03 PM (#3416930)

"Someone dropped their Rally Fries."

26. Sam Hutcheson is the 'saur with the rainbow roar Posted: December 18, 2009 at 06:04 PM (#3416931)

The Coca Cola in 1924 still had cocaine? That would explain a lot.

27. The elusive Robert Denby Posted: December 18, 2009 at 06:54 PM (#3417003)

"Actually guys, in the early innings, I prefer a bloody mary."

28. depletion Posted: December 18, 2009 at 07:04 PM (#3417020)

"The color barrier would not be broken down for another 22 years, despite the best efforts of men of good conscience."

29. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: December 18, 2009 at 07:16 PM (#3417033)

Reggie Sanders laughs at the Bambino's inability to absorb blows from a fan's Thunderstick.

30. ess eff Posted: December 18, 2009 at 08:01 PM (#3417102)

According to this link, this is from the game of July 5 -- not July 6. It quotes the New York Times of July 6:

[It] happened in the fourth inning, when Babe made a valiant effort for a long foul from Joe Judge’s bat, which just sailed over the wall into the crowded seats. The Babe ran into the pavilion parapet with the full force of his body, and dropped unconscious to the grass. Uniformed policemen ran to his assistance and kept back the crowd that seemed disposed to leave the chairs and get a close-up of the injured warrior. Several photographers happened to be on the spot and snapped the Babe as Trainer Doc Woods ran up with the water bucket and the little black bag of first aid preparations.

At first it was thought that Ruth had been knocked out by a blow from the concrete on his chin, but it was soon discovered that he had been knocked out by a jolt in the solar plexus. His left leg was also hurt at the hip.

[Yankee manager Miller] Huggins wanted Ruth to quit, but he insisted upon staying in, and got a double in the sixth…

31. Morty Causa Posted: December 18, 2009 at 08:09 PM (#3417119)

Ruth's first words upon regaining consciousness: "Son of a diddley."

32. Who wants Teixeira dessert? Posted: December 18, 2009 at 08:42 PM (#3417168)

No - I'M THE TOUGHEST GUY HERE.

33. Posada Posse Posted: December 18, 2009 at 08:43 PM (#3417170)

Box score for the July 5, 1924 game.

Babe went 3 for 3. Pretty good matchup too, Pennock against Johnson.

34. Lassus: Posted: December 18, 2009 at 09:12 PM (#3417219)

Babe went 3 for 3. Pretty good matchup too, Pennock against Johnson.

Nine innings each, only one K between the two of them, for Johnson.

35. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes Posted: December 18, 2009 at 09:22 PM (#3417233)

Ruth-Pipp DP, too. Did somebody have a Jayson Werth Moment?

36. John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy Posted: December 18, 2009 at 09:24 PM (#3417235)

Ruth's first words upon regaining consciousness: "Son of a diddley."

At least that's what the young Ford Frick said the Bambino said.

37. Misirlou's got a busy day, he's wearing a vest Posted: December 18, 2009 at 09:34 PM (#3417240)

How did Marberry give up 3 unearned runs in that game when he only had 2 BF?

Damn good question.

38. God Posted: December 18, 2009 at 09:39 PM (#3417242)

"Rosebud."

39. Dale Sams Posted: December 18, 2009 at 09:49 PM (#3417247)

"Fortunatly a young Peter Heimlich was selling popcorn down the right field line that day."

40. Swedish Chef Posted: December 18, 2009 at 09:56 PM (#3417253)

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

41. Jolly Old St. Neck Wound, Moral Idiot

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 10:18 PM (#3417268)

[Yankee manager Miller] Huggins wanted Ruth to quit, but he insisted upon staying in, and got a double in the sixth…

What always impresses me about those old-time newspaper accounts is the way that they're so matter-of-fact about this, even when it involves a superstar like The Babe. It's hard to believe that this wouldn't have rated a much, much bigger play today, with about 100 hours worth of ESPN replays in the bargain. By comparison, think of that Jeter catch against the Red Sox where he crashed into the stands. I don't think that a month will ever pass by where we don't see that one again.

42. ess eff Posted: December 18, 2009 at 10:35 PM (#3417275)

How did Marberry give up 3 unearned runs in that game when he only had 2 BF?

Damn good question.

And how was he not the losing pitcher?

43. God Posted: December 18, 2009 at 10:41 PM (#3417279)

The rules for getting a win/loss were slightly different then, in ways that I am too lazy to look up. Of course, that doesn't answer the question about the 3 UER.

44. TerpNats Posted: December 18, 2009 at 10:49 PM (#3417282)

The Nats took a 4-3 lead into the ninth before blowing it, and committed five errors during the game (shades of 2009). And yet, they beat out the Yankees for the pennant, then beat the Giants in one of the great Game 7 in Series history. As that kid in the Little Rascals shorts used to say, re-mark-a-ble..

45. God Posted: December 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM (#3417284)

It looks like Meusel made the last out of the game, which would mean that 40 Yankee hitters batted in the game:

27 who eventually made outs, plus
10 who got hits, plus
2 who walked, minus
1 who got caught stealing, and
1 who got erased on a DP.

That adds up to 39 hitters. There were no HBP, so that leaves one plate appearance still unaccounted for. That missing PA was almost certainly one of the five Washington errors and came while Marberry was pitching -- otherwise, how would Marberry's runs be unearned, since his two batters faced were an out and a hit?

It seems obvious that whoever compiled the box score probably just neglected to count the reached-on-error as a batter faced for Marberry.

46. asinwreck Posted: December 18, 2009 at 10:52 PM (#3417285)

"Shoulda worn a condom."

47. God Posted: December 18, 2009 at 10:54 PM (#3417287)

That's a good one, but I wonder, did the word condom even exist in 1924? I'm under the impression they were "rubbers" back then or maybe "sheepskins."

And while we're on the subject, officially, Babe Ruth did not have any biological children. But I wonder how many he really had?

48. Morty Causa Posted: December 18, 2009 at 11:02 PM (#3417291)

"Shoulda worn a condom."

Headline: "Ruth Proves Where Rubber Meets Road" [see pic]

49. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: December 18, 2009 at 11:04 PM (#3417293)

After all, the man was the Sultan of Twat.

50. Sexy Lizard Posted: December 18, 2009 at 11:13 PM (#3417297)

That's a good one, but I wonder, did the word condom even exist in 1924? I'm under the impression they were "rubbers" back then or maybe "sheepskins."

The oldest known written use of the word "condom" comes from an English government commission report published in 1666. My guess is that there have always been slang terms used as or more commonly for them, however.

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