BBTF's Sox Therapy Discussion :: 45 Years Ago Today: Ted Williams announced his retirement

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1. philly Posted: August 10, 2005 at 08:34 PM (#1536914)

Ted Williams is a big part of the reason that it's always been cooler to be a Sox fan than a Yankee fan.

I know, I know... take your 26 ####### rings and shove them up your ####### ass.

2. Guapo Posted: August 10, 2005 at 08:38 PM (#1536930)

I know, I know... take your 26 #### rings and shove them up your #### ####.

Not physically possible, at least for a Yankees fan. Now, for a Red Sox fan (assuming they *had* 26 rings), maybe. Most of them did have their heads up their #### #### for 86 years.

3. Mister High Standards Posted: August 10, 2005 at 09:05 PM (#1537008)

Williams much cooler than Joe D.

4. Halofan Posted: August 10, 2005 at 09:12 PM (#1537034)

I don't have a horse in this race, but banging Marilyn Monroe is a pretty tough trout for a fisherman to hook.

5. Flynn Posted: August 10, 2005 at 09:35 PM (#1537069)

Joe D. then also told her to get out of his house.

Ted banged a few models in his day, too.

And he also didn't insist on being called the greatest living ballplayer at public introductions.

6. 185/456(GGC) Posted: August 10, 2005 at 09:49 PM (#1537087)

Williams was what John Wayne tried to play in the movies.

BTW, Montville's book on him is great.

7. Joel W Posted: August 11, 2005 at 02:45 AM (#1537728)

and, you know, as far as we know Ted Williams didn't beat his wife.

8. schuey Posted: August 11, 2005 at 03:21 AM (#1537797)

Joe D did not hit .200 in the 10 biggest games of his life.

9. Phil Coorey. Posted: August 11, 2005 at 06:07 AM (#1538034)

Here we go, here we go, here we go....

Williams/DiMaggio...DiMaggio/Williams...Finkle/Einhorn...Einhorn and Finkle...

10. Famous Original Joe C Posted: August 11, 2005 at 01:54 PM (#1538278)

Joe DiMaggio ate at Dinky Donuts...Teddy would never have done that.

Therefore, Ted is better. See? This is easy.

11. Scoriano Flitcraft Posted: August 11, 2005 at 11:32 PM (#1540224)

Williams much cooler than Joe D.

In perpetuity it would seem (at least above the shoulders.)

Underappreciated Joe D nuggest, his teams went 9-1 in World Series play.

12. 185/456(GGC) Posted: August 12, 2005 at 12:01 AM (#1540293)

Underappreciated Joe D nuggest, his teams went 9-1 in World Series play.

That was Barra's argument for DiMag in one of his books.

But I'm glad that drunken Yawkey trade never took place.

13. Rough Carrigan

Posted: August 12, 2005 at 12:23 AM (#1540362)

Ted Williams taught flying in WWII and flew a jet in Korea.

Joe DiMaggio, for 3 years left waitresses in greater Honolulu wondering why they hadn't gotten a tip and then played the classic jealous jerk when his wife told him about her USO appearances in Korea.

Point, Ted.

14. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) Posted: August 12, 2005 at 03:56 AM (#1540970)

15. The Original SJ Posted: August 13, 2005 at 11:38 PM (#1544315)

Williams much cooler than Joe D.

This is true, but Mickey Mantle is much cooler than both.

16. Darren

Posted: August 15, 2005 at 02:16 AM (#1546248)

Ted Williams aspired to have people call him the "greatest hitter who ever lived." Joe D made contractual arrangements for such things to happen for himself.

Also: folgers.

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