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I loved this speech in 'The Pride of the Yankees'...but I never realized it was given on the 4th of July. The heart of this country AND of baseball all in one day; what a gift. Thanks Lou.
PinkInklingz 2 years ago
Columbia Lou was an incredible player but even more importantly an amazing Man! A Hero to me and many other Baseball fans... RIP #4..
kirbycol3 3 years ago
Agree about his stats.There's no doubt- he was an absolute BEAST.when Ripkin was chasing the game streak to read about games Gehrig only played a couple of innings in to keep the record going. I mean, come on, that was 70 years time span...my gosh- did they even have tylenol then, let alone cortizone, anti inflamitories, and B12 shots- let alone supplements, speed, and the juice.
As much as I love Ripkin, I always thought the classy thing to do would be to tie the record, then sit out a game.
partigus 3 years ago 2
@partigus I agree wit tying, but sitting out. Gehrig accomplished this record in 14 seasons and ONLY came out of the line up because he was dying otherwise he would still be playing today...lol
Prouddadof2010 1 year ago
great book,I'm reading it as it is now.Alot I did not know about Gehrig in there,and the Yanks & Babe also.Gehrigs probably the 2nd greatest player of all time but gets overlooked so constantly.Look at his stats from 27-38,incredible!
Bobby65NY 3 years ago
Great Tribute Thank you for posting..
Me, i believe he still has the Record,
Ripkin and the other Went on Strike..
So Lou still has the most Games played
in a Row !!!!
dryapples 3 years ago
awesome. love Lou...but why in the "pride of the yankees" film did they mix his speech up?
Ender5645 3 years ago
Thats Hollywood...dramatic license.
Bobby65NY 3 years ago
thank you
Chessman743 4 years ago
google Shirley Povich Gehrig for the definitaive first hand account of this great day.
notphilivey 4 years ago
Great, great, GREAT video. Thanks for posting this.
Gehrig is one of my true heroes. Greatest first baseman of all time.
Piantanida31 4 years ago 5
Lou truly was the best. And this book IS great (I'm reading it right now). thanks so much for posting this!
ShiksaWithChutzpah1 4 years ago 2