Black Sox Collecting

[quinnsryche]

James, I understand that Comiskey was a jerk and cheapskate but that doesn't excuse what the players did. Just because my boss is a cheapskate doesn't give me the right to steal from the company. Those players signed contracts to play for a certain amount of money, if they didn't like it, they could go back to working in the mines or carrying ice etc. I get a tad tired of the "oh poor players" excuse as most made 100X what the average worker of those days made. We're they paid and treated like the players of today? No, but they didn't suffer much either considering the alternative.
Just my opinion, take it or leave it.

[JamesGallo]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

James, I understand that Comiskey was a jerk and cheapskate but that doesn't excuse what the players did. Just because my boss is a cheapskate doesn't give me the right to steal from the company. Those players signed contracts to play for a certain amount of money, if they didn't like it, they could go back to working in the mines or carrying ice etc. I get a tad tired of the "oh poor players" excuse as most made 100X what the average worker of those days made. We're they paid and treated like the players of today? No, but they didn't suffer much either considering the alternative.
Just my opinion, take it or leave it.

It was more then just being a jerk and a cheapskate. He did whatever he wanted to that was in his best interest. That including not talking to Jackson, benching Cicotte so he wouldn't get his bonus and god know what else. Sure they were treated better then coal workers but they were still taken advantage of to a high degree.

My point is that if you love the team and hate what the players did that you have to hate the owner as well, which IMO makes it tough to love the team when Comiskey pretty much made the team. I just feel that if commy wasn't so selfish this might not have occured.

Anyway to keep up with the nature of the post, here are some of my goodies.















Some of these photos are a bit out of date as I have upgraded many of these and added others that aren't shown.

James G

[E93]

Tony,
Nice BL T207 with Lionel Carter prov!!!


There are so many other amazing cards and photos here.
JimB

Here is one of my favorite CJs:

[E93]

One more CJ

[wonkaticket]

Wow guys great stuff!

Jim when I grow up which my wife says is doubtful I wan't to be you!

Nice cards.

[tbob]

Judge Landis didn't bring integrity to the game IMHO. He was a self-serving, overblown and overbearing, arrogant racist who made sure African-Americans didn't get in to MLB until after he was no longer commissioner. He also turned a blind eye to Speaker, Cobb and other players yet crucified the Black Sox. He was appointed commissioner because he sold out to the owners in a previous case. Granted he told the owners he was the sole power and made them subservient but that was probably due to his arrogant attitude more than anything else.
Babe Ruth saved baseball. Period.