Oeditpus Rex
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Tue May-13-08 08:34 PM
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7. Why Cicotte and Williams? |
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They were just participants. Chick Gandil engineered the "Black Sox" scandal through his connection with professional gambler Sport Sullivan.
Why Kekich and Peterson? Their wife-swapping harmed no one except baseball's poorly hidden reputation for purity.
And why Mantle? Ballplayers have been drinking and carousing since the game was introduced in America. Asa Brainerd, the ace of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was well-known as a hell-raiser.
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