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Former Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert elected to Hall of Fame

Former Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert has been elected to the Hall of Fame by the Pre-Integration Committee, the Hall announced. Ruppert owned the club from 1915-1939, so he was at the helm for the Babe Ruth acquisition and the construction of the original Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won nine pennants and six World Series championships under his watch.

Categories : Asides, Days of Yore

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Need Pitching & Hitting says:

December 3, 2012 at 10:15 pm

Ruppert would have financed Jeffrey Loria’s production of Les Miserables in return for Giancarlo Stanton.

Yet another instance where Hank/Hal have let Yankee fans down.

Bastards.

Pat D says:

December 3, 2012 at 10:22 pm

I thought Loria was an art dealer. So Col. Ruppert would have financed his purchases of “Whistler’s Mother,” “The Last Supper,” “The Mona Lisa,” etc…

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MannyGeee (189M or bust, bitches!) says:

December 4, 2012 at 9:42 am

this… except I imagine it would have been “Wicked” or something less masculine than Les Miserables

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