11/05/24
September 26, 2006
"Oh, we had good times.": But as Simmons held that old sepia photo of the 1913 Homestead Grays for those long 20 seconds, he gradually decided that one face did ring a bell. He fixed on it and pointed his weathered hand at the player sitting in the middle row, second from the right. He said nothing as he pointed. Who is that? he was asked. "That's Si Simmons," he said. Really? Was he sure? "That’s me," he declared. "Oh, we had good times."
(Psst - Si Simmons used amphetamines.) No wonder they had such good times! I tend to like hearing about the old baseball days myself.
posted by jojomfd1 at 09:36 AM on September 26, 2006
Si Simmons used amphetamines Source for that claim, Weedy? Great article. Thanks. Even worth dealing with annoying NYT.
posted by scully at 09:55 AM on September 26, 2006
Si Simmons used amphetamines My so-called friends tell me that I'm old enough to have sold the amphetamines to him. Seriously, though, the title says a lot. Playing the game at any level was once thought of as fun. If this article were to be written in another 75 years about a present-day major league player, it would have to be titled "Oh, we made a lot of money." It sounds like Si Simmons truly had some "good, old days".
posted by Howard_T at 10:58 AM on September 26, 2006
I'm glad they found him before he died, regardless of how much information he was still able to impart (or what he was on at the time; it was 1913, they were playing for meal money and bus fare, big whoop if he was juicing). And it's excellent that he remembers his baseball years well, and that he's lived a pretty good (not to mention extremely long) life. May we all have that kind of luck. What a really nice article.
posted by chicobangs at 11:08 AM on September 26, 2006
Thanks Jojomfd1, I really enjoyed this story!
posted by directpressure at 11:23 AM on September 26, 2006
Awesome Story... he played for the Cuban stars So did my grand daddy!
posted by Robb Dubbs at 12:40 PM on September 26, 2006
Even worth dealing with annoying NYT. Sorry, I even used the free link generator in the locker room.
posted by jojomfd1 at 01:06 PM on September 26, 2006
jojo: no. The link was fine. It's the annoying multimedia ads and the auto-start video. You did nothing wrong. I was just grousing. Sorry.
posted by scully at 01:12 PM on September 26, 2006
Good, I have never used that before and was hoping it worked. Thank you.
posted by jojomfd1 at 01:17 PM on September 26, 2006
Source for that claim, Weedy? I looked it up in my gut. And if you look that up, you'll find the truth. That's where the truth lies, right down here in the gut. Do you know you have more nerve endings in your gut than you have in your head? You can look it up. I know some of you are going to say 'I did look it up, and that's not true.' That's 'cause you looked it up in a book. Next time, look it up in your gut.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:32 PM on September 26, 2006
Well, that's as truthy as anything I've heard all day.
posted by chicobangs at 02:51 PM on September 26, 2006
Maybe someone should punch weedy in the gut and ask him how it feels.
posted by LaKeR4LiFe at 03:42 PM on September 26, 2006
Weedy, I looked in my gut, but only found a half-digested pizza and a couple of ulcers. Apparently, the technique takes some practice. Oh, and the post was a cool read. Thanks.
posted by cybermac at 04:48 PM on September 26, 2006
I nominate Weedy for Comment of the Year, Empiricism as Philosophy category.
posted by owlhouse at 05:43 PM on September 26, 2006
Thanks for that jojo. Nice link. I love the ol' timey baseball links. (Psst - Si Simmons used amphetamines.)