These MLB pitchers got traded by their wives
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- One of the wildest trades in baseball history didn’t involve actual baseball teams: in 1972, Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson, two pitchers for the New York Yankees, moved out of their respective homes, and into each other’s. That’s right: the Kekich family and the Peterson family swapped husbands. After a night out at a party hosted by a mutual friend, these two close couples decided to try the kind of swinging that doesn’t take place on a baseball diamond, and the rest is history.
It’s a tale that involves strange dual press conferences, New Jersey diners, a couple of very confused dogs, and the type of free-wheeling love story that could have only happened in the early 70s.
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Hey y'all thanks for coming over, I forgot to put out snacks but while I whip up some potato skins why don't you snack on the time a switch-hitter faced off against a switch-pitcher and no one knew what to do - ua-cam.com/video/dzViy3ZsS0E/v-deo.html
I think Clara's cool ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The exact same thing happened with Brendan Shanahan and another player in the NHL, you guys should do a video about that
SB Nation should the lession be get to know the person before hangey pankey lol
Do a video on doc Ellis he pitched a no no while high on LSD
And Roids 😆
Imagine the kids reaction though
-Who is your dad?
-I have two dads, both play for the Yankees.
-Wait, so... The Yankees have gay players.
-Eh... No. It's a long story.
Why were they more hung up on the dogs and not the kids?!
Joao Felipe Siqueira imagine Payton manninng's kids woke up to be Tom Brady's dad
Seraphim121212 cuz they’re millennials
@@philcollinsvevo7106 ok boomer
I think the lesson is if you want your marriage to work, talk to each other in a diner for a while rather than basing it on bonkers, eye-rolling 2 and a half hour sex
BORING.
Seems like the other two realized their current SOs were trash
I’ll trade you my top prospect for your wife and 1st cousin
I EAT BATS Dude add two oxen and a goat and you have a deal.
And a child to be named later
In some states those are one in the same
You can have my second wife and the third eldest daughter with my fourth, as well as cows to be named later. I will need a few of your women in return plus the prospect tho
FJOJR sweet home Alabama
And everybody lived happily ever after. Even the children after years and years of therapy.
yeah, when I first heard about it, I thought, "What a selfish thing to do!" most assuredly, those boys did not know that looks don't matter!!! CHARACTER MATTERS!!!
@@samuelmoulds1016 Actually, the families spent so much time together---it was simply a matter of the wives getting exactly what each other wanted. And the guys didn't object to it.
Mike and Marilyn split up.
@@samuelmoulds1016 absolutely, its really stupid if they have no kids but becomes incredibly selfish with the kids involved
I remember, being a big Yankee fan, when this happened. I actually thought it was a joke. George Steinbrenner was not happy. The 70s were a trip, man.
I don't know why, but Seth being 100% dedicated to his dog feels completely on brand. Honestly, I'd have been more surprised if he didn't focus on the dog swap aspect.
The 70s were a strange time.
Kaminsod obscurity started with drugs and everybody gone crazy since the 30s and the peak of crazy was the 70s yes
DreamsIntoReality I thought the 80s were the craziest
TKD you have a valid point
80s were just cocaine, power ties, and punking Gorbachev.
Seth's disappointment that Ben and Matt didn't swap wives also is so funny 🤣
Baseball was infinitely better when everyone was on weed and LSD
Don't forget cocaine
Lazy Revolutionary baseball was better on steroids
What about crack cocaine, meth?
*Does cocaine make you awesome at baseball?*
Mustaches everywhere!
Clara is sooo tiny. They literally gave her a box to put her feet on.
Clara videos are awesome
The box is to help her climb on the couch.
100
They pulled a Lord of the Rings, they're actually not really looking at each others, it's a camera perspective trick
Clara dressed like a northern Maine grandmother that enjoys talking about LL bean's return policy and Mallards.
Alexander Raymond to be fair LL bean’s return policy is great.
I was more fixated on her box if she brought that along or something
She's cute and she has a sense of humor. That counts for a lot in my book.
@@JonPITBZN ok Homer SIMPson
you know she drove home in a subaru legacy wagon
And I thought the weirdest trade in MLB history was when Dave Winfield was traded for dinner.
How about George Costanza for some fermented chicken beverage
The cynic in me wants to say that it was Susanne who made out the best from this swap, because Fritz was also considerably more handsome than Mike
The takeaway from this is that either Mike or Marilyn is unbearable to be married to. I'm leaning towards Marilyn, since homeboy literally changed his identity and became a recluse rather than stay with her.
Could be both
On the flip side: Mike was not only willing to swap his wife a couple months in, but ran away and swapped identities. A man willing to make big changes on a dime.
Bruh, Mike Kekich was my old land lord.
How nice is Mike Kekich?
@@NuryPPanaligan He is very nice even everything hes gone through
@@bmg50cal80 poor lad
home boi cared more about his dog than his wife lmao
Matthew M i mean....
What about their kids?
To be fair, it's much more common for you to lose your love for a spouse than for your pet, so it makes sense.
Lock your dog and your wife in a trunk. Tell me who's happier to see you when you open it and I can tell you the one that loves you more.
So yeah Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, two hardcore Boston guys making a movie about wife swapping Yankees? What could go wrong there? 😅
Yea I was wondering how that was gonna work, considering that Affleck halted production on Gone Girl because he refused to wear a Yankees cap
@@nvmfirezactaylor6035 ???? For real ????
@@frostywasp1743 yea this channel has a video on it
m.ua-cam.com/video/ahuGGLtOZs8/v-deo.html
Forget the dogs, I want to know how the KIDS handled this. How much therapy did they need?
It was the 70’s....we didn’t need therapy back then, or Prozac or ridilan and weeee liked it.
We grew up tough!
@@chrisdher65 that's stupid as hell. "bravery" and "toughness" shouldn't replace intelligence
@@avinashreji60 and we didn’t have gender studies degrees either
@@chrisdher65 Nice dodge you loser
@@chrisdher65 boooooooooooooooo
Imagine the kids when they got home from school
“ Oh hey Da- wait who the hell are you?”
I like this series, it should definitely keep going
"I just wanted to say to my wife, if you're watching this, please let our dog know that I would never trade her for anything."
I think the lesson of this story is that only half of everyone should swap spouses. The logistics get a bit hairy at this point, maybe an extra husband or wife or dog here and there, but the other half of y'all need to just stay where you are and enjoy having an extra dog.
This is a Dollop Podcast Episode (Episode 123) and I will always recommend this story.
The Rube would also be a great topic for a That's Weird episode.
Let's be honest, if they we're into the whole family swap plan at the start, their original marriages probably wouldn't have lasted much longer.
7:38 "If my dog is watching..."
I agree, but I wouldn't say it somewhere that my wife would hear it.
7:07 He sure made a big SWING.
Wait, so Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were going to play Yankees? Did he realize he'd probably have to wear a Yankee hat? and possibly a whole uniform?
The callback!
maybe they would rewrite it with another team
I'm with Seth, the dog's coming to swing with me.
@@PotatoeSnow lmao
@@PotatoeSnow had to be
That sounds illegal.
This could be a drunk history story
A bit ironic that the couple that actually got to know each other lasted while the couple that banged in secret fell apart. It's almost as if sex isn't the only thing for a long-lasting relationship. HMMMMMM
Long lasting relationships are for lesbians
I was also like "wait... the dogs too? I'm not cool with this."
Someone please help Jon Bois he is locked in the broom closet and they're feeding him exclusively stale ham and green beans please help him
Jon Bois makes such high quality video , that this is just painful by comparison
@Skiles actually he was chronicling the pain and glory of Mariners fandom but yeah it's been a minute.
@@nabii5951 as a mariners fan, I can say its roughly equivalent to being trapped in a small space with your own farts.
My biggest takeaway from this is that Ryan is apparently 8 ft tall.
That brings a whole new meaning to the term “switch hitter”
The lesson is that there is always a winner in a trade
Seth’s wife watching this: 😐
A real-life version of Wife swap. It worked for one person, while the other one failed.
Is Clara teeny tiny or are Seth and Ryan just really tall, or is it both?
New husband moves in.
Dog: 🤔
The poor children were like WTF!!!!
I was hoping you were gonna mention that both players were a year apart from playing on the same team after getting traded late in their careers
"Idk...and I have a wife"
Comes home to a note.
What about when my NBA 2k player got traded for sandwiches?
I forgot about this Micheal rapoport would probably do it again too
Actually found this out through vintage card curator's vintage card of the week
WOW!!! WHAT CARD!!!! was it signed by BOUTON!!!
I remember hearing about this the first time in the mid-80s from one of Jay Johnstone's books. I don't remember if it was Temporary Insanity or Over The Edge.
Pretty funny that the dog thing bothered me more than the leaving your wives and children. It's like, that's man's best friend, that's YOUR best friend, that's an intrinsically loyal beast that LOVES you no matter how much you love or don't love it. You don't just up and LEAVE your dog. The kids can get therapy, plus they all have 2 dads that are professional athletes. Doggo doesn't understand! 😭
Kekich had a career year in 72 with 10 wins and a 3.70 era in 72..... The next year has era went above 7 and he was traded to Cleveland...... He lost everything it seems after the swap....... Peterson's era also went up by a full point but stayed in the mid fours for a while, coincidentally or not he was also traded to Cleveland the following year in 74
The two MLB players who were traded for each other in the break between games in a doubleheader.
Former New York Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson, a winner of 109 games for the Bronx Bombers, has died (April 2024). He was 82 years old. Peterson pitched nine seasons for the Yankees from 1966 through 1974, notching a 20-win season in 1970, when he was also named to the American League All-Star team. He also pitched for Cleveland and the Texas Rangers during his career. Altogether, Peterson compiled a 3.30 ERA and 133-131 record, throwing over 2200 innings. Control was Peterson's best trait as a pitcher. He had a career walk rate of 1.7 per nine innings and averaged the lowest walks per nine in the AL for a five-season stretch from 1968 through 1972. However, Peterson is perhaps best known for more infamous reasons. During spring training of 1973, he and teammate Mike Kekich revealed that they had traded families and homes. Kekich's wife and two daughters moved in with Peterson, while Peterson's wife and two sons lived with Kekich. Peterson and Susanne Kekich went on to get married in 1974, and stayed together until his death. However, Mike Kekich and Marilyn Peterson ended their relationship shortly after the trade became public. Kekich was traded to Cleveland later that season.
What about when a guy was traded for himself
aaaah.....actually, it has happened more than a couple times. (being traded and it turns out to be for yourself)
I agree. No dog swapping. That just crosses a line.
expected the time when the Tigers and Indians traded managers, but this is just beyond anything I'd have imagined...
The last I heard Mike Kekich was a dentist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He wound up there because he went into dentistry at the University of New Mexico.
Now it sounds like Fritz Peterson and Susan Kekich got to know each other where the other two went for last. Lust doesn't last where love does. Let that be a lesson.
Right. The wildest of circumstances. “My husband whom you work with is definitely banging your wife right now” “yea, yea he is” “hey you know you seem pretty cool” “yea I wouldn’t mind spend the rest of my life with you”
😂😂😂
@@richardtherichard26 those were the Swinging sixties I guess. Remember they swapped. It wasn't just one spouse having an affair with another. Wife swapping is what was said to have broken up Swedish group ABBA to break up. Look at the videos The Name of the game and Take a chance n me. See how they're not paying attention to their own spouse.
They can take our wife’s, but they will never take ... our dogs!!!!
**The kids, houses, and dogs stayed and the Husbands swapped**
SB Nation: “Oh no, imagine the DOGS reaction!”
I love how small Clara looks in the wide shots 🤣
This is raw B. 💯
Has that crate always been there or did they bring it out so her little baby legs won't hang?
My wife left me
Should have traded her before she walked in free agency.
Kofie Why...why?
Go on a final cruise to celebrate what you had... then at night when she’s drunk push her off the back of the ship. Fall should knock her out and the ships so massive it’s not turning around anyway. ALOT of people die on cruise ships, it’s suppressed for marketing and business reasons.
opticalwinter found the MGTOW serial killer
nobody gon' talk about the kids tho?
Wife: "hey lil johnny, remember Dad's friend Mike/Fritz. well, he's your Dad now. No further questions."
Mike/ Fritz: "look at me, look at me.. I am the Captain now."
kid: "that movie hasn't come out yet."
gets caught up on the dog thing
meanwhile: the kids
Fritz Peterson traded his wife and kids for a future 1st round draft pick and cash considerations.
7:38 was actually super sweet❤
Great episode! Glad to see more Clara. Can you guys do a weird rules episode on Hockey's David Leggio rule? I think that's a fun one.
This is already Ben Affleck’s second appearance on this show
So Seth phone disappears at one point, it is magic
He put it on his lap.
Do one on the time where a fumble during a UK-UT football game was recovered by Tennessee because a bucket of balls had spilled during the scramble for the ball and UT players got the ball because they recovered 9 balls and UK recovered 8
The lesson is... do more of these stories.
Great story and all, but what is the deal with that guy's pants???
So "Ben Affleck and Matt Damon had to be talked out of producing a movie about Yankees players" isn't the strangest thing in this story, because this is a story all about how some lives got flipped, turned upside down.
My fiancé asked me to give up my dog so we could get married and live together in Australia.
So now we’re living happily, just the two of us, me and my dog.
When you need a box
Someone should do "the creation of SB nation deserves a deep rewind"
This is literally commented on every video. The joke is very stale at this point.
@@armadillolover99 yes
Well it happened lmao
Nice jobs,thanks share
My dad used to go to White Sox games that year when the Yankees were in town to heckle them before the game.
Apparently Thurman Munson thought it was hilarious
Seth's wife after this: "So I saw your video and... is Jon Bois married and if so what do you think of his spouse (No assumptions)?"
The 70's....
Clara is like 3 feet tall.
A podcast called The Dollop covered this a while back(ep. 123), it's so funny
I am now convinced that Clara is Velma in real life.
The original Dennis Eckersley and Rick Manning
aaaah.....actually, ESK'S wife did it behind his back! but Manning did live with her after the DIVORCE!!!
How is this not referenced in Seinfeld or something?
Seth, those pants - No. Just ... No. But I approve of your fidelity to your dog.
His pants are fine.
"The Big Swing" what a movie that would have been.
It was the 70’s🤷🏾♂️
Now that’s confusing
Dogs are family, as all Animals are. Not at all weird to feel that way with the Dog. You can divorce a Wife/Husband or fall out with them. Never so with a Dog, they are family. They are the same as the kids.
Hey SB Nation. Do a rewind for Joe Carter's world series home run!
Weird rules: at a football soccer game there was a ref injured so a guy in the crowd was the 4th official
are you KIDDING me!!?! that happens all the time in elementary school age soccer games!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!
the lesson here is: The grass is not always green on the other side
This reminds one of a quote:
“An even swap ain’t a swindle”
Seths reaction when he said trade dogs
Umm.....old guy here. 5:25 Potato skins as appetizers weren't a thing in 1972.
Damn this would make a good movie.
Here is the lesson...work on your own marriage. And never trade with anyone associated with the Yankees.
So I'll take Seth's wife and he can keep the dog, everyone is happy. 🤣🤣
Now that’s a good trade
My UA-cam recommendations in 2025: *IM JUST GONNA LEAVE THIS HERE*
Collapse of the 60s packers or 70s steelers
I love how short Clara is. Lady needs a box to stand on while sitting.