Who would you pick?

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Graig- A quick story about that 1936 World Series. My Grandfather who died in 1968 was a huge Giants fan, he loved King Carl.

During the series he was on jury duty. The jury was hung with one lady refusing to go along with the others. My Grandfather liked to bet a little and was anxious to get to the local cigar store where his buddies were to listen to the game and drink some beer.

At some point early into game time he stood up and shouted and the woman to "bleep or get off the pot." The foreman reported him to the judge who dismissed him from the case with a $5.00 fine. You have to respect a man with priorities!

[campyfan39]

55 Dodgers
19 Blacksox

[GKreindler]

Mike,

Now THAT'S an awesome story - thanks for sharing it. Interestingly enough, it sounds like an awesome way to get out of jury duty World Series game or not. Though I can't say that I'd want to try it myself. Either way, it just goes to show how much the game was such a huge part of people's lives in this country. I feel like there isn't much like that anymore, especially in sports. Then again, the World Series is no longer played in sunlight. I guess things were just really different back then...

Any idea what game it was that he almost missed? Was Hubbell pitching, perhaps?

Graig

[mcgwirecom]

The 1928 A's had a great HOF team! You had Cobb, Collins and Speaker at the end of their careers. Plus Foxx, Grove, Cochrane, Simmons & manager Mack!

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Graig- I just had dinner and watched the end of the Cubs-Cardinals game with my 93 year old Dad. He said he could not remember any facts about the game but he did start laughing thinking about it.

By the way just before Hubbell died Dad asked me to find his address and he sent him get well wishes in the hospital.

He then started talking about rushing out of school on World Series afternoons to stand in front of the local newspaper office in the early '30s to watch the big board with the replays.

He also added that since his Braves were fading a little bit he was anxious to watch a little football this weekend. I think he misses Bobby Cox.