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6/30/2025, 6:41:47 AM
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Too easy.
Rube Wadell
led AL in strikeouts 6 straight seasons
>once struck out 349 in a year — stood for over 60 years
>also completely unhinged
>got distracted mid-game by puppies and fire trucks
>fans learned to wave shiny objects to throw him off
>would leave in the middle of games to chase fire engines
>once vanished from spring training, found weeks later wrestling alligators in Florida
>brought a pet monkey to the dugout once
>talked to himself, sang on the mound, ignored catchers
>called his own pitches because he didn't trust anyone else
>stopped pitching once to admire a woman’s brooch in the stands
>missed a start because he was out fishing and forgot what day it was
>one time hypnotized at a carnival and didn’t show up
>team tried to pay him in installments so he wouldn’t spend it all at the bar
>contract included a bonus for not drinking — never collected it
>once fought a lion in a circus act
>got bit, kept pitching anyway
>saved people from a burning building, carried out furniture
>helped sandbag a flooded town, caught pneumonia, likely led to his early death
>once barked at a batter after striking him out
>married multiple women, sometimes simultaneously
>disappeared for days at a time and no one asked because "that’s just Rube"
>threw only fastballs one game because a kid in the crowd asked him to
>described as baseball’s first true showman and first true maniac
>once knocked out a heckler in the stands and then tipped his cap
>struck out side on 9 pitches just to prove he could
>died at 37 from tuberculosis
>baseball’s original Florida Man
>GOAT-level chaos goblin
>pitching legend and certified lunatic
Too easy.
Rube Wadell
led AL in strikeouts 6 straight seasons
>once struck out 349 in a year — stood for over 60 years
>also completely unhinged
>got distracted mid-game by puppies and fire trucks
>fans learned to wave shiny objects to throw him off
>would leave in the middle of games to chase fire engines
>once vanished from spring training, found weeks later wrestling alligators in Florida
>brought a pet monkey to the dugout once
>talked to himself, sang on the mound, ignored catchers
>called his own pitches because he didn't trust anyone else
>stopped pitching once to admire a woman’s brooch in the stands
>missed a start because he was out fishing and forgot what day it was
>one time hypnotized at a carnival and didn’t show up
>team tried to pay him in installments so he wouldn’t spend it all at the bar
>contract included a bonus for not drinking — never collected it
>once fought a lion in a circus act
>got bit, kept pitching anyway
>saved people from a burning building, carried out furniture
>helped sandbag a flooded town, caught pneumonia, likely led to his early death
>once barked at a batter after striking him out
>married multiple women, sometimes simultaneously
>disappeared for days at a time and no one asked because "that’s just Rube"
>threw only fastballs one game because a kid in the crowd asked him to
>described as baseball’s first true showman and first true maniac
>once knocked out a heckler in the stands and then tipped his cap
>struck out side on 9 pitches just to prove he could
>died at 37 from tuberculosis
>baseball’s original Florida Man
>GOAT-level chaos goblin
>pitching legend and certified lunatic
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