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[Joe]

Direct link to mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/thedollop/Yankee_Pitcher_Switch.mp3

It's 34 minutes long and 23MB in size.

If you have never heard about this story and you have a half hour to kill then this is worth a listen. It's hysterical and interesting.

In the early 70's, Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich swapped wives for a little fun and then eventually they swapped lives entirely.

It's a crazy, weird, funny, and sad story told by comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds.

It also includes a bonus "John Terry is a monster" shout out.

About the podcast:

The Dollop is a weekly podcast hosted by Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. Each week one topic from American history is discussed at length.

http://thedollop.libsyn.com

 

[Joe]

 

[Goodstyle]

I will watch based on the answer to this question and this question alone:

Do they have sex with each other's wives?

 

[Draerf]

What kind of first post is this?

 

[Aselith]

Give er the slider, Fritz

I will watch based on the answer to this question and this question alone:

Do they have sex with each other's wives?

No they swapped clothes. What kind of sicko are you?

 

[androvsky]

I will watch based on the answer to this question and this question alone:

Do they have sex with each other's wives?

Pretty sure the OP said 1970's.

 

[AEREC]

What kind of first post is this?

I'm guessing he's inviting people to listen but nobody is coming along.

 

[Robot Pants]

That picture is so stupid and needlessly confusing.
Put the order of names OVER the person. It's set up so perfectly for it.

You know what?
Just because of that picture,
Fuck this thread.

 

[params7]

Swapped wives and then the couples stuck with their new partners? Looks like the original marriage had issues, lol. Interesting nonetheless.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

That picture is so stupid and needlessly confusing.
Put the order of names OVER the person. It's set up so perfectly for it.

You know what?
Just because of that picture,
Fuck this thread.

They all switched places with each other in real life. Thatsthejoke.gif

 

[Bodacious]

I miss just about everything from the 70's except the fabrics. But the wife-swapping thing wasn't an isolated phenomenon. I had a good friend who lived on the same street as me when I was a kid whose parents did this with their church's pastor and his wife. They'd find babysitting arrangements for their kids, then take off for a weekend, meet and trade off, then each 'couple' would check in to their own hotel. Of course none of that was known until after it all came out. One morning my mom woke me up, just freaking out - my friend's mom had killed herself by sitting in her (running) car in the garage. Took one of the dogs with her too.

Sorry, probably not in the spirit of the thread.


Also, pretty sure it was Mike Kekich, not Mike Keith.

 

[tim.mbp]

Must have been a little weird for their kids to have that story out there.

 

[Acorn]

Pretty sure the OP said 1970's.

I wish I was young in the 70s. Drugs and wife swapping. Nirvana.

 

[Sanjuro]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.

Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

 

[John Kowalski]

Nirvana.

No that was the 90's.

 

[Kingbrave]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.



Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

"Don't ask me...'

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Holy shit that's funny!

 

[rjc571]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.

Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

Ha ha, my respect for the Mick just went up by around 500 points.

 

[Rest]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.

Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

Real?

 

[rjc571]

Real?

Snopes says yes

 

[Sanjuro]

Real?

You know, I always assume it's fake, yet I don't think I've ever seen confirmation that it is. It also screams no fucks given. That is something Mantle is known for.

Either way at this point, that story will always be with me.

Snopes says yes

Outstanding!

 

[udiie]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.

Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

holy fuck thats hilarious lmao

 

[Chanser]

Amazing.

 

[Reverend Funk]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.

Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

Wowee thats a good one

 

[Skellig Gra]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.

Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

This is incredible.

 

[gdt]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.

Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

What a god

 

[idlewild_]

Just listened to this, the presentation was pretty good. story was weird af

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

lol that Mantle form fill-out. Funniest shit I've seen in weeks.

OT, so wife swapping was really a thing in the 70s? I'd hate to see how that fucks kids up adjusting to that situation. Will listen to later.

 

[Desean101]

Man Mike this what you get when you fuck another mans wife, you get your life destroyed cause she is happier being with the other guy than you, also Your sons likes this.

 

[Hero Prinny]

Christ fritz stole the other dudes life and feels literally no guilt from it. What a piece of shit. Its a hilarious story though, i also, like the guy whos is being told the story thought the "found god" was the worst part.

 

[Sanjuro]

Apparently Damon and Affleck are trying to make a movie about this as well according to the internets.

 

[Jintor]

In the early 70's, Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Keith swapped wives for a little fun

interesting

and then eventually they swapped lives entirely.

...now you've got my attention

 

[Beaulieu]

Apparently Damon and Affleck are trying to make a movie about this as well according to the internets.

they talk about this in the 30 minutes podcast linked in the OP.
more people should listen to it, its hilarious.

 

[Joe]

Also, pretty sure it was Mike Kekich, not Mike Keith.

Thanks!

 

[Hero Prinny]

Apparently Damon and Affleck are trying to make a movie about this as well according to the internets.

Yea the podcast mentioned it. If they have a heart they shouldnt, poor mike got fucked over and people finally forgot more or less, dont bring it back into the limelight 😕

 

[maomaoIYP]

Finished listening to it, was bloody hilarious. I don't even know the first thing about baseball.

 

[Vic]

The 50s sounded great at Yankee Stadium as well.

Going to have to queue this podcast up for the week! Thanks, OP.

That last line tho.

 

[Joe]

Finished listening to it, was bloody hilarious. I don't even know the first thing about baseball.

Yeah, it was really, really funny.

I totally forgot about the random "John Terry is a monster." line lol

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Wowwwwww this is just bizarre and hysterical and so sad. Jeez.

 

[Zekes!]

I think this thread has gotten me into this podcast. It's pretty funny