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According to the most popular version of the story, Pipp showed up at Yankee Stadium that day with a severe headache, and asked the team's trainer for two aspirin. Miller Huggins, the Yankees' manager, noticed this, and said "Wally, take the day off. We'll try that kid Gehrig at first today and get you back in there tomorrow." Gehrig played well and became the Yankees' new starting first baseman. This story first appeared in a 1939 New York World-Telegram on Gehrig's career, in which Pipp was interviewed. Pipp was later quoted to have said, "I took the two most expensive aspirin in history." But I know there are other stories out there, the bottom line is he took the day off for whatever reason, and the kid got his job.

Pipp is considered to be one of the best power hitters of the dead ball era.[1] Pipp is now best remembered as the man who lost his starting role to Lou Gehrig at the beginning of Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games. According to a popular legend, Pipp asked to sit due to a headache.

Or just felt like taking the day off.

Well you didn't get it

A Yankee traditionalist. I wonder how many people got that comment.

Fire Bowden and Impeach Trump LOL

But he has to learn how to signal a FAIR CATCH

But if Miami loses wed night then there is less of an issue. Any combination of a Zips win or OU loss gives us the title.

If we are all 5-3 then they have some formula for the tie breakers. We trump OU, Miami trumps us, OU trumps Miami.

I hope the refs lost a fortune on this game.

They seem to be disregarding Miami. They have three losses and the tie breaker over us, if they win out and we lose to Kent they get the Div if OU loses.

GOOD GRIEF. IF THEY DIDN'T STOP THE CLOCK GAME OVER.

The officials are fixed.

I'm telling you the refs are paid off.

WTF is with the penalties? Are we getting cheated on by the refs or are we really that stupid?

Never mind I thought OU had two MAC losses. We need to win out unless OU and Miami each lose another game.

Confused. If we win and Miami loses tomorrow, don't lock the East? The most we could have is 3 losses, same as OU, and we win the head to head. The talking heads say we have to beat Kent to clinch. If we win and Miami loses I don't think we need to beat Kent. Anyone?

Here we go again. Make sure they get the 1st down.

I DEMAND A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR BE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE THIS OFFICIATING TEAM.

He needs to keep feeding Smith. No one can keep up with him.

Dodged a giant bullet. But the refs have to cut the crap.

No way.

They are paid off to make sure we lose. UNREAL.

Just trying to keep us in for a while to boost the ratings. If we get too close they will call another unsportsmanlike on the QB and throw him out of the game. The Ref is really Bo Borowski in disguise.

Getting homered by the officials. Did not call the off sides, did not call the pass interference before the blocked punt.