The Last Big Baseball Scandal-- Part 1: "Say It Ain't So, Joe"

From the August 11, 2013, Chucago Tribune Chicago Flashback "Benchmark Scandal" by Ron Grossman.

The week previous, Alex Rodriguez of the (hated) NY Yankees and 12 other major leaguers were suspended for using ability-enhancing drugs, most of them for fifty games, but Rodriguez for 211. All forfeit their salaries during that time (for A-Rod that is $31 million).

But, this is not the first big MLB scandal. Unfortunately, the first one involved my team, the Chicago White Sox back in 1919, when they were on the cusp of having a dynasty like the one the Yankees started in the 1920s.

That team became known as the Chicago Black Sox and involved one of the greatest players the game has ever known, the A-Rod of his day, one Joe Jackson, also referred to as "Shoeless" Joe Jackson for his country upbringing.

Say It, Joe. --DaCoot