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1898 "Special Instructions to Players"

The Web site BoingBoing.net today presents professional baseball's very eye-opening 1898 "Special Instructions to Players" document that's possibly up for auction through the Robert Edward Auctions house.

Self-explanatory, boingboing.net's story can be viewed here and Robert Edward Auctions' link (with viewable image) here.

WARNING: Just make sure small children, grandmothers, and persons with heart conditions aren't present within 20 feet of your monitor.

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Re: Pro Baseball's 1898 "Special Instructions
Man, Sheffield has been playing a looooooooong time.

by NickFantana on Dec 4, 2007 7:19 PM EST reply actions  

Re: 1898 "Special
Saw it on DS the other day and thought it had to be a hoax. It does, right? The language is way too 21st century methinks.

by afh4 on Dec 4, 2007 11:25 PM EST reply actions  

Re: 1898 "Special
I'll make you suck my @ss if you say that again.

We can all agree that's the best one, right?

by nickjs21 on Dec 4, 2007 11:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Re: 1898 "Special
I'm not so sure. I mean, you'd think so, but I've read other suprisingly modern expletives in historical documents.

I mean, it could easily be a fake, but the language isn't a giveaway. In my uneducated opinion.

by Voltaire on Dec 5, 2007 1:08 AM EST up reply actions  

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