Comments on: Gone Fishin’: The Sobering Case of “Shufflin’ Phil” Douglas http://seamheads.com/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:40:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Clark http://seamheads.com/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/comment-page-1/#comment-20946 Tom Clark Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:15:30 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/#comment-20946 Credit due for a fine piece on a forgotten hero who was badly mistreated by the "Grand Old Game" to which he gave the better part of his life. My research convinced me that in the South there were many people who respected Phil in his later days; a certain small justice in that, though the efforts of his surviving kinfolk to have his name officially cleared by Major League baseball were sadly unavailing. (I appealed on their behalf to a Sports Illustrated editor and noted Babe Ruth biographer, who replied curtly that not only was he unwilling to help, but he thought Douglas had deserved the punishment he got.)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('20946','Tom Clark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('20946','Tom Clark','Credit due for a fine piece on a forgotten hero who was badly mistreated by the \"Grand Old Game\" to which he gave the better part of his life. My research convinced me that in the South there were many people who respected Phil in his later days; a certain small justice in that, though the efforts of his surviving kinfolk to have his name officially cleared by Major League baseball were sadly unavailing.\r\n\r\n(I appealed on their behalf to a Sports Illustrated editor and noted Babe Ruth biographer, who replied curtly that not only was he unwilling to help, but he thought Douglas had deserved the punishment he got.)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Credit due for a fine piece on a forgotten hero who was badly mistreated by the “Grand Old Game” to which he gave the better part of his life. My research convinced me that in the South there were many people who respected Phil in his later days; a certain small justice in that, though the efforts of his surviving kinfolk to have his name officially cleared by Major League baseball were sadly unavailing.

(I appealed on their behalf to a Sports Illustrated editor and noted Babe Ruth biographer, who replied curtly that not only was he unwilling to help, but he thought Douglas had deserved the punishment he got.)

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]]> By: Greg Douglas http://seamheads.com/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/comment-page-1/#comment-20699 Greg Douglas Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:11:36 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/#comment-20699 My Father told me stories of listening to Saturday afternoon baseball games with Phil in Whitwell and how my grandmother and Phil sang in the choir together at the local Methodist church. He also told me how he was banned fom baseball for trying to get traded to another team. Obviously, not quite the entire story but it was Phil's chosen version to a young boy. My grandfather was Phil's first cousin and I have always been proud that my family once had a major league pitcher that pitched in the World Series and struck the Babe out. I am sad to read the whole story. Almost in tears as I think of the wasted talent and the troubled life that was filled with tragedy. Yet part of me wonders, did Phil tarnish the game more than Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Mark McGwire, Lonnie Smith, Tim Raines,Roger Clemens.....<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('20699','Greg Douglas'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('20699','Greg Douglas','My Father told me stories of listening to Saturday afternoon baseball games with Phil in Whitwell and how my grandmother and Phil sang in the choir together at the local Methodist church. He also told me how he was banned fom baseball for trying to get traded to another team. Obviously, not quite the entire story but it was Phil\'s chosen version to a young boy. My grandfather was Phil\'s first cousin and I have always been proud that my family once had a major league pitcher that pitched in the World Series and struck the Babe out. I am sad to read the whole story. Almost in tears as I think of the wasted talent and the troubled life that was filled with tragedy. Yet part of me wonders, did Phil tarnish the game more than Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Mark McGwire, Lonnie Smith, Tim Raines,Roger Clemens.....'); return false;">Quote</a></div> My Father told me stories of listening to Saturday afternoon baseball games with Phil in Whitwell and how my grandmother and Phil sang in the choir together at the local Methodist church. He also told me how he was banned fom baseball for trying to get traded to another team. Obviously, not quite the entire story but it was Phil’s chosen version to a young boy. My grandfather was Phil’s first cousin and I have always been proud that my family once had a major league pitcher that pitched in the World Series and struck the Babe out. I am sad to read the whole story. Almost in tears as I think of the wasted talent and the troubled life that was filled with tragedy. Yet part of me wonders, did Phil tarnish the game more than Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Mark McGwire, Lonnie Smith, Tim Raines,Roger Clemens…..
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]]> By: Mike http://seamheads.com/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/comment-page-1/#comment-14691 Mike Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:43:49 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/#comment-14691 Phil Douglas is buried near wher I live. I am writing a series of articles for a local paper about him. Any comments or things you would like to share with the readers? Thanks Mike Oliverm3@k12tn.net<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14691','Mike'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14691','Mike','Phil Douglas is buried near wher I live. I am writing a series of articles for a local paper about him. Any comments or things you would like to share with the readers?\r\nThanks\r\nMike\r\nOliverm3@k12tn.net'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Phil Douglas is buried near wher I live. I am writing a series of articles for a local paper about him. Any comments or things you would like to share with the readers?
Thanks
Mike
Oliverm3@k12tn.net
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]]> By: Mike Lynch http://seamheads.com/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/comment-page-1/#comment-13031 Mike Lynch Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:59:37 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/#comment-13031 Thanks, Jeff. If not a movie, at least a segment in a compelling HBO mini-series. ;-)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('13031','Mike Lynch'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('13031','Mike Lynch','Thanks, Jeff. If not a movie, at least a segment in a compelling HBO mini-series. ;-)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks, Jeff. If not a movie, at least a segment in a compelling HBO mini-series. ;-)
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]]> By: Jeff Polman http://seamheads.com/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/comment-page-1/#comment-13029 Jeff Polman Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:32:52 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/06/23/gone-fishin-the-sobering-case-of-shufflin-phil-douglas/#comment-13029 Fabulous article. Sounds like there's a movie in this...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('13029','Jeff Polman'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('13029','Jeff Polman','Fabulous article. Sounds like there\'s a movie in this...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Fabulous article. Sounds like there’s a movie in this…
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