Trade's
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:23 am
Today, the Oakland Athletics traded Jake Fox to the Orioles.
In return the Athletics get Ross Wolf.
Fox-Wolf trade? Awesome.
The strangest trade at the Major League level did not come between two ballclubs. It came between two players.
Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich met in 1969 when Kekich made the Yankees roster. They became best friends and were inseparable. They were both married, had kids the same age, and both resided in the same area. It was only natural that their friendship carried over to the off season with dual family outings and trips.
After three years, Peterson and Kekich were more enamored with each other's spouse than they were with their own. Wife swapping was a rage in the early 70's. Peterson and Kekich took wife swapping to another level. They swapped families.
Peterson moved into the Kekich house, Kekich into the Peterson house. Each assumed the others role.
They kept it from the public for the winter.
When word got out before spring training, the tabloids had a field day. The story, itself, became larger than the players. The story got more headlines than the Yankees being bought by some guy from Cleveland named Steinbrenner and was bigger than Ron Blomberg becoming the first designated hitter a month later.
Peterson had a better career and more talent than Kekich, but was never the same after the swap. Peterson, actually, ended up with the lowest E.R.A. of any Yankee pitcher at Yankee Stadium. A record he will always have considering that Yankee Stadium is long gone. Peterson was booed from ballpark to ballpark. Both Peterson and Kekich were out of baseball four years after their swap.
On the swap side, Peterson had the better of it. He and Kekich former wife are still married, while Kekich marriage with Peterson's ex was short lived and lasted only months.
In return the Athletics get Ross Wolf.
Fox-Wolf trade? Awesome.
The strangest trade at the Major League level did not come between two ballclubs. It came between two players.
Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich met in 1969 when Kekich made the Yankees roster. They became best friends and were inseparable. They were both married, had kids the same age, and both resided in the same area. It was only natural that their friendship carried over to the off season with dual family outings and trips.
After three years, Peterson and Kekich were more enamored with each other's spouse than they were with their own. Wife swapping was a rage in the early 70's. Peterson and Kekich took wife swapping to another level. They swapped families.
Peterson moved into the Kekich house, Kekich into the Peterson house. Each assumed the others role.
They kept it from the public for the winter.
When word got out before spring training, the tabloids had a field day. The story, itself, became larger than the players. The story got more headlines than the Yankees being bought by some guy from Cleveland named Steinbrenner and was bigger than Ron Blomberg becoming the first designated hitter a month later.
Peterson had a better career and more talent than Kekich, but was never the same after the swap. Peterson, actually, ended up with the lowest E.R.A. of any Yankee pitcher at Yankee Stadium. A record he will always have considering that Yankee Stadium is long gone. Peterson was booed from ballpark to ballpark. Both Peterson and Kekich were out of baseball four years after their swap.
On the swap side, Peterson had the better of it. He and Kekich former wife are still married, while Kekich marriage with Peterson's ex was short lived and lasted only months.