Lou Gehrig on the Babe's called shot.

jaytftwofive

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I have a heard a different version from Charlie Root the pitcher. He said when the first strike was called Ruth said "You got 2 left" and pointed to him with two fingers. When it was strike two Ruth said "All right you got one left" and pointed one finger with his right hand towards the outfield. Then he hit the Home Run. I heard that from a baseball writer on a PBS baseball show in the late 70's or early 80's who had interviewed him. Root passed in 1970. He is still the Cubs all time leader in wins with 201. Roots daughter talks about it on one of the You Tube posted videos at the end of the video. The sad thing is the day before he died his daughter said Root said to her....."I was a pretty damn good pitcher, but I'm only going to be known for one thing" Sort of like Bill Buckner, a damn good ball player.
 
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jaytftwofive

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I noticed a fairly strong New York accent in 1932. By 1939 he seemed to have lost a lot of it. Still my favorite all time Yankee if I had to pick one. What a great player and hitter.
 

brandonchristensen

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Back then, it probably was rehearsed. Certainly scripted. They didn't do a lot of extemporaneous speaking in radio shows back then.
Yeah - it’s just different in that they aren’t trying to be casual like we do now. Not surprising, just interesting to hear a personal story like that.