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100 Years Ago Today

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:46 pm
by silverscreenselect
The Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000 cash. Red Sox fans were highly supportive. Said one:
I admire [Red Sox owner Harry] Frazee's willingness to incur the enmity of the fans, at least temporarily, in his efforts to produce a happy, winning team.
I wonder how that trade worked out.

https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/12/26/ba ... tury-later

Re: 100 Years Ago Today

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:07 pm
by Bob78164
silverscreenselect wrote:
Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:46 pm
The Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000 cash. Red Sox fans were highly supportive. Said one:
I admire [Red Sox owner Harry] Frazee's willingness to incur the enmity of the fans, at least temporarily, in his efforts to produce a happy, winning team.
I wonder how that trade worked out.

https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/12/26/ba ... tury-later
Doesn't this quote suggest that most fans were not highly supportive of the deal? --Bob