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1	Chicago Cubs	82	50	.621	C1
2	Philadelphia	73	59	.553	E1
3	Arizona	68	64	.515	W1
4	Milwaukee	77	55	.583	C2
5T	St. Louis	73	60	.549	C3
5T	New York Mets	73	60	.549	E2
7	Florida	67	65	.508	E3
8	Houston	66	66	.5	C4
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	65	67	.492	W2
10	Colorado	62	71	.466	W3
11	San Francisco	58	73	.443	W4
12T	Cincinnati	58	74	.439	C5
12T	Atlanta	58	74	.439	E4
14	Pittsburgh	57	75	.432	C6
15	San Diego	50	82	.379	W5
16	Washington	47	85	.356	E5

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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	80	51	.611	W1
2	Tampa Bay	79	51	.608	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	76	56	.576	C1
4	Boston	76	55	.58	E2
5	Minnesota	74	58	.561	C2
6	New York Yankees	70	61	.534	E3
7	Toronto	68	63	.519	E4
8T	Texas	65	68	.489	W2
8T	Cleveland	64	67	.489	C3
10	Detroit	64	68	.485	C4
11	Baltimore	62	70	.47	E5
12	Oakland	60	72	.455	W3
13	Kansas City	56	76	.424	C5
14	Seattle	50	82	.379	W4

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A headline that seemed witty 90 years ago

2008-05-14 20:02

by Bob Timmermann

But now it just sounds downright creepy.

From the May 23, 1918 Sporting News article about the suicide of former player and manager Patsy Tebeau.

Patsy Tebeau Acts as His Own Umpire

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Comments

2008-05-14 20:25:52

1. Daniel Zappala

Obviously a different sense of taste and tact back then.

2008-05-14 20:48:30

2. gpellamjr

I like it!

2008-05-14 21:50:27

3. Greg Brock

Those guys were the guys that gave birth to the guys that were the gretest generation. Some of them were the actual guys that created the greatest generation.

These guys just beat the Kaiser. No honor in that.

2008-05-14 22:06:54

4. Bob Timmermann

These guys wouldn't beat the Kaiser for a few more months.

2008-05-14 22:11:25

5. Greg Brock

4 Did they really beat the Kaiser?

Some would contend they never lost. Some would go so far as to say they were stabbed in the back.

I'll stop.

2008-05-14 22:15:48

6. Eric Stephen

It's better than the subheadline just below: "Tebeau tells self, 'You're out!'"

2008-05-14 22:23:57

7. Bob Timmermann

There is another headline on the page that reads "Blewett's League is a Most Lively Corpse."

2008-05-15 01:36:57

8. Eric Enders

Baseball player suicides are a lot rarer now than they used to be. I wonder if it's the money.

There's what appears to be a fairly comprehensive list at this site:
http://www.thedeadballera.com/suicides.html

It's kind of depressing. Most players shot themselves, or hung themselves, or used carbon monoxide, but there were some pretty unusual methods too:

Opium Overdose
Slit His Throat After Killing His Wife And Two Children
JUMPED FROM A STEAMER INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
SLIT HIS THROAT WITH A HUNTING KNIFE AFTER AN OPERATION FAILED TO RESTORE HIS PITCHING ARM
SHOT HIMSELF IN A POLICE STATION
SHOT HIMSELF AFTER KILLING HIS WIFE
HUNG HIMSELF IN JAIL AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH RAPE
DROVE HIS CAR OVER A CLIFF

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