Saturday, February 22, 2020

Curt Gowdy, Casey Stengel, and Beer

Hall of Fame broadcaster Curt Gowdy once told Esquire the story of the night during the 1949 season when he went out for a cold one with manager Casey Stengel, when both were in their first year with the New York Yankees. "He ordered a draft beer and knocked it down in one gulp," Gowdy told the magazine, then described the ensuing conversation: "Jeezus, Casey, why do you drink your beer so fast?" "I drink it like that ever since the accident." "You were in an accident?" "Yeah, somebody knocked over my beer."

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