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Originally Posted by rats60
I would just like to add one thing about Koufax. He never pitched on Jewish holy days through out his career. This wasn't just a one time thing, but was part of who he was. He also had the full support of Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley. So, the question of would this have been different had it been game 7 or 1 is no. I don't think the Dodger fan base would have treated Koufax any different. There are things more important than a baseball game. I have nothing but respect for Koufax.
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I would like to think you are right. But a lot of people in this country, especially today, don't have a lot of respect for religion and I think there would have been a very mixed historical legacy. One side being what you eloquently stated above, the other being that a guy, the highest paid player on the team, who was 100% healthy, chose to sit at the very time his team and fans needed him the most.
It's been an interesting discussion (at least I think so.)