Comments on: The Rube’s Dilemma

By: jarvisloop

jarvisloop — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:20:51 +0000

How can it be that I had never heard of Waddell?

By: John

John — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 07:15:50 +0000

He seemed more concerned with having a good time rather than money. And he couldn’t do basic math ($500 check vs a bunch of $1’s). It seems odd that such a person could be bribed.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 03:36:33 +0000

What a guy! I’m sure if he lived today they’d diagnose him with plenty of three-letter conditions and medicate him.

By: winedson

winedson — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:43:06 +0000

Thank you Jennifer for taking us on that journey! Although I’m a baseball fan, I had never heard of Rube Waddell.

I especially like all of the historic detail included, such as when you wrote about the Milwaukee Brewers who later moved on to become another club- therefore had no relation to the current Brewers, who knew!!

But I do want to ask this, did any other readers try and figure out a diagnosis for old Rube? I mean, was it severe ADHD? He kind’ve acted like a kid who couldn’t really take care of himself, but on the other hand, risked his life to save others! And that’s what makes him damn interesting!

By: Jennifer Lee Noonan

Jennifer Lee Noonan — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:35:07 +0000

@Chris – At that point, Rube’s parents reportedly lived in San Antonio, along with (I believe) one of his sisters. There were a few other times in his career where he went to stay with his parents for some length of time while he tried to get his life back under control, so it probably made the most sense for him to be close to family near the end as well. Thanks for reading!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:23:06 +0000

What a wild ride that was! After all his dedication to the game and to the Athletics for so many years, why was San Antonio selected as his final resting place? I’m going to visit him soon.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 22:48:35 +0000

@Jody

It being specifically the temperature of cold water is an old wives’ tale, but unpurified water has a high risk of carrying the virus that causes pneumonia, I believe.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:10:35 +0000

I can’t stand baseball, don’t live somewhere where baseball is popular and have no idea about any of its references or even rules. Somehow you’ve managed to make an entire article on baseball be damn interesting, well done.

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:17:18 +0000

I am confused about how one contracts pneumonia from cold water.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:44:42 +0000

Thanks for the damn interesting story! I learned several things, and enjoyed the light-hearted tone in keeping with DI.