The Scoundrel HOF

[Section103]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Well I am glad I am not alone in believing slaughtering your 3 year old son, 6 year old daughter, and your spouse with an ax is a worse offense than using PEDs or being rude to fans.

The instance is, of course, worse than anything else listed here. But to me, the situation is far more sad and tragic than it is scandalous. The guy was very clearly not in his right mind and very far from it. We don't treat mental illness well today. I can only imagine how poorly it was handled then. I do fault the guy for not taking his meds (that's his responsibility) but somebody should have stepped in and institutionalized this guy way before anything like this happened. Its a failure on so many fronts.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Section103

The instance is, of course, worse than anything else listed here. But to me, the situation is far more sad and tragic than it is scandalous. The guy was very clearly not in his right mind and very far from it. We don't treat mental illness well today. I can only imagine how poorly it was handled then. I do fault the guy for not taking his meds (that's his responsibility) but somebody should have stepped in and institutionalized this guy way before anything like this happened. Its a failure on so many fronts.

What meds were available in the 1890s?

[Section103]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

What meds were available in the 1890s?

Im no expert, to say the least, but bromides were what was prescribed for Bergen if we are to believe Wikipedia.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Section103

Im no expert, to say the least, but bromides were what was prescribed for Bergen if we are to believe Wikipedia.

Ah the good old days. I bet Burkett wrote a lot of those prescriptions in the day.

[frankbmd]

Peter, take your bromides and keep the doctor-patient relationship confidential.

[earlywynnfan]

I'm not surprised at how many picked Cobb, although I don't think he was nearly as bad as most believe. But why hasn't anyone named a player/manager that actually PRIDED himself on being an SOB??

I present to you: John J. Mugsy McGraw!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Peter, take your bromides and keep the doctor-patient relationship confidential.

The malpractice suit will be very public. I expected better from a doctor with 100 years of experience.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The malpractice suit will be very public. I expected better from a doctor with 100 years of experience.

101 years and I have an experienced attorney.