Show I Baseball And Jokes Eddie came close to winning a pennant last year as I manager of the Chicago White Sox At least his team led the i ii I league most of the season But I Ithe baseball writers never did think the Sox could win and sure enough they came unglued in inthe inthe the stretch I i THE TIlE SOX began the 1968 season season season sea sea- i son with still at the i helm They lost ten straight recovered and played creditable I baseball But bogged down far I out of it it deep in the second di di- vision resigned under fire in m July A few days ago Leo Durocher manager of the Chicago Cubs reportedly offered him a job I Reporters in talking to him about it asked whether he was I bitter at the White Sox manage manage- ment pot Pepper-pot Eddies Eddie's reply as was vas a literary gem containing i much truth I II I I WAS IN ninth place when I left Very few managers can remain when they're in ninth j i place unless they can tell a lot lotof lotof lotof of jokes And I cant can't tell teU a lot lotof lotof lotof of jokes I |