tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post7244233461875361885..comments2022-03-25T01:42:31.175-07:00Comments on Baseball Eras Blog: Rivalries: Matthewson vs BrownBaseball Eras Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330284249952707771noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post-90593774360244002392013-11-14T21:03:46.745-08:002013-11-14T21:03:46.745-08:00The rivalry was definitely played out in the press...The rivalry was definitely played out in the press. The Cubs-Giants rivalry sold papers like crazy. The Cubs-Giants rivalry was essentially the birth of the sports news industry. The Merkle incident and the aftermath of that game sold papers for months.Baseball Eras Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330284249952707771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post-68885860628666468372013-11-14T18:52:51.476-08:002013-11-14T18:52:51.476-08:00Interesting read! As far as you know, was this riv...Interesting read! As far as you know, was this rivarly also heavily played out in the press? You wrote that they had a bitter but respectful rivalry, but I'm just wondering if the press took advantage for that to sell papers.<br /><br />I'm going to guess that the relationship Christy and Hal was that they're related or that they share a birthday.Hope at Disneyland https://www.blogger.com/profile/02370611078115502407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post-33623458206870083592013-11-11T21:23:04.208-08:002013-11-11T21:23:04.208-08:00I think the Cubs and Giants dominated the league f...I think the Cubs and Giants dominated the league for a little bit of each of the above reasons. The players didn't get along off the field but they were a cohesive unit on the field. McGraw and Chance were definitely the great managers of the day and they clearly had the best talent. As the two teams rebuilt and sent players off to other teams, those players began to play a major part in the success of the teams they went to. Johnny Evers was a big reason the Miracle Braves of 1914 won the World Series. Fred merkle, Chief Meyers and Rube Marquard played a major part in the 1916 Brooklyn Robins NL Championship and Merkle helped the Cubs reach the World Series in 1918. The A's of the first decade also had the same success and their players certainly contributed to other teams successes when they moved on. Jack Coombs went on to help the 1916 Robins. Eddie Collins helped the White Sox to the 1917 and 1919 World Series (as did Joe Jackson). Jack Barry helped the Red Sox to several World Series wins. Herb Pennock helped the Red Sox in seeral years and then the Yankees. Frank "Home Run" Baker helped the Yankees win their first few AL Championships. As these great Hall of Fame players moved from team to team the championships moved with them.Baseball Eras Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330284249952707771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412223823984646516.post-86022945421421736932013-11-10T13:15:28.109-08:002013-11-10T13:15:28.109-08:00Thank you for the great lesson in baseball history...Thank you for the great lesson in baseball history. It is really something how the Giants and Cubs dominated the first decade of the NL. What is your theory on why they were so dominating? Was it the ability to identify talent? Was it a good manager? Did the players get along? (Well maybe not the Cubs infield).<br />I have no idea to the trivia question. Were they traded for each other? Did they both go to Bucknell. Did Matthewson take all his money to the Chase Bank?<br /><br />TJDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com