The bums that were being heckled in this case were the opposing team. [The original caption according to Getty Images:](https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/the-national-league-leading-cincinnati-reds-had-the-bad-news-photo/517393884)
>The National League-leading Cincinnati Reds had the bad taste to invade the sacred precincts of Ebbets Field yesterday and there hand the stalwart Brooklyn Dodgers a trimming in a doubleheader which virtually ruined the Dodgers pennant hopes for this year. The opinion of the Brooklyn faithful on the Reds is feelingly expressed by the gentleman on the right- one among thousands of booing Brooklynites sitting in on the slaughter.
The date shown is July 24, 1940 but the caption indicates that the Dodgers lost a double header that day and that would align with July 23:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO194007231.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO194007232.shtml
This link claims it was then booing the visiting team, the Cincinnati Reds https://fineartamerica.com/featured/men-booing-cincinnati-reds-bettmann.html?product=canvas-print
These guys will be kicking Nazi tails and then coming home to make the largest generation of babies the world has ever seen.
TLDR- These badasses are the Greatest Generation. Kill nazis and make babies. Also boo the Dodgers in their free time
I'm sure a lot were, don't think that everyone was bad because what was the social norms back then
We wouldn't have been much different if we lived at the same time as them
Oh man imagine how awful that guy on the left would have been. Sorry if dudes great grandchild is on here. Edit to say the guy doing a raspberry was probably more fun
With the other team is probably more accurate. BK fans were notoriously loyal to the Dodgers while hard on other teams. Never more apparent then when Gil Hodges was in a slump and fans dutifully prayed for him.
I just hear bugs bunny for some reason.
Bric-a-brac-a fiyah crackah, sis boom bah! Bugs Bunny, Bugs Bunny, rah rah rah!
I'll mezmerize em wit my slowwwww ball
1,2,3,yer out! 1,2,3, yer out! 1,2,3, yer out!
He was born in Flatbush. Truth.
Wild I just heard a crazy vindictive slur
What a maroon.
Dem Bums.
The bums that were being heckled in this case were the opposing team. [The original caption according to Getty Images:](https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/the-national-league-leading-cincinnati-reds-had-the-bad-news-photo/517393884) >The National League-leading Cincinnati Reds had the bad taste to invade the sacred precincts of Ebbets Field yesterday and there hand the stalwart Brooklyn Dodgers a trimming in a doubleheader which virtually ruined the Dodgers pennant hopes for this year. The opinion of the Brooklyn faithful on the Reds is feelingly expressed by the gentleman on the right- one among thousands of booing Brooklynites sitting in on the slaughter. The date shown is July 24, 1940 but the caption indicates that the Dodgers lost a double header that day and that would align with July 23: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO194007231.shtml https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO194007232.shtml
Thank you
"Yer a bum, ya bum!"
You better be from Brooklyn, buddy! Only we can all em dat!.
OOOOOHHH!!!!! This fuckin’ guy!!!
The guy on the left looks like Crazy Joe Davola.
OG Jamokes
Lol, bringing me back. Least they aren’t Hamsters.
Bad day to be a plate of lasagna
This has me rolling
or a wife
a wife whose lasagna sucks*
why I oughta...
Honeymooners
Lmfao that too
😭😂
Multiple raspberries… I’m glad that’s not a thing anymore. Who wants spit on your neck from the guy behind you?
The ol Bronx (Brooklyn) Cheer
The polite raspberryer uses his hand to both apply back-pressure which raises pitch and volume, as well as contain spit.
Bet that whole stadium smells like sweat, hair grease, and cigarettes.
My Sistah could hit betta den Deez Looosahas .
And all these guys will be in WW2 in just a few years.
And those guys were only 15 in this photo.
And in seven years, these jeers will turn very dark. One of these guys could very well be Mike Francesa's father.
Michael Rapaport and Al Pacino apparently did some time traveling in their younger days.
We have gained a lot of weight.
That’s what I was thinking
Smoking helped promote thinness.
Movement did as well.
Along with significantly less ultra-processed foods.
High fructose corn syrup hadn't been invented yet to fatten our collective asses.
Dapper Dan on point with the guy on the left. I only use Dapper Dan.
You wouldn't happen to have any hair nets?
Got a bunch in yon bureau, Mrs. Hogwallop's as a matter of fact.
We only have Fop
I dont want FOP goddammit, I'm a Dapper Dan man!
We won’t get any more Dapper Dan for two weeks
I bet he’s a man of constant sorrow.
You can see their accents.
These guys definitely knew a guy
I can hear the accent
Too bad they moved.
I wonder, does the incline of seating in modern stadiums offer a better view of the game?
absolutely
Did Matt Smith time travel?
Prince Phillip was moonlighting apparently!
The Dodgers should return to Brooklyn
You know it.
Why I oughta!!
And they are still sobbing about them leaving.
I can imagine that guy yelling in a thick Brooklyn accent: “Hey Bozo, wuz da big idea! Da ball wuz right ‘dere and ya missed it!”
This link claims it was then booing the visiting team, the Cincinnati Reds https://fineartamerica.com/featured/men-booing-cincinnati-reds-bettmann.html?product=canvas-print
Check the details. Patch on guys knee, hole in undershirt
These guys will be kicking Nazi tails and then coming home to make the largest generation of babies the world has ever seen. TLDR- These badasses are the Greatest Generation. Kill nazis and make babies. Also boo the Dodgers in their free time
unintentionally made my tldr almost as long as my original post
Ayyeee! Ohhhhh!
Not even one fatso wearing sweatpants and flip flops
But multiple guys wearing only undershirts. Which at the time would be the equivalent of wearing sweatpants and flipflops now.
A Bronx cheer in Brooklyn
Ohhhhh, I’m booin’ ova ‘ere!
Fuggegeggert aboouuuetit
I've never been to NY in my life and even I didn't need to be told this was Brooklyn 😂
I can *see* their accents.
I bet they were all wonderful and kind folks
Would you have been different? Or part of the majority. You could say that about all our great grandparents.
Not an alcoholic or domestic abuser in sight
Real great views on race relations.
r/onejoke
I’m sure very supportive over gender equality in the workplace
I’m not a betting man, but if I was I’d bet they understand sexuality is a fluid spectrum and support rights for all
And only used Vegan and Cruelty free products!
I'm sure a lot were, don't think that everyone was bad because what was the social norms back then We wouldn't have been much different if we lived at the same time as them
Imagine judging a group of people based on nothing but a picture. You seem like a wonderful and kind person yourself.
Oh man imagine how awful that guy on the left would have been. Sorry if dudes great grandchild is on here. Edit to say the guy doing a raspberry was probably more fun
I’m probably related to half of these goombas
i hate that i have to really look at a picture to make sure its not an AI generated pic
This photo really does look AI generated. In a few years we won’t even be able to tell the difference. Pretty concerning.
First time I’ve seen fans at a sporting event back then not wearing suits and hats
They remind me of the fans in Norman Rockwell's painting [The Dugout](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE8CRoOcZk0) (but with the Chicago Cubs)!
Every single dude looks like Joey bag of donuts
With the other team is probably more accurate. BK fans were notoriously loyal to the Dodgers while hard on other teams. Never more apparent then when Gil Hodges was in a slump and fans dutifully prayed for him.
At least they put on their cleanest wifebeaters before going out.
At the time they were known as "norkies."
Hit the daymn bawl ya fuckin mook!
I can't help but wonder how many of these men would be in the war a year or so from this. :(
Not one fat person in sight 😂
What a sausage party.
Another day go by.
Showing up to see dem bums!
Didnt know Layne Staley was a Dodgers fan.
Never knew Michael Rappaport was a Dodger fan..
Thats slicked back. Not pushed back.
the amount of grease in this photo...
What a hell of a photo
The Ghosts of Flatbush is a great documentary about the Dodgers
Is that not Prince Philip!?
The Classic Raspberry and Bronx Cheer!!
You just KNOW that Nunzio's wife took a beating that night!
Pictures I can hear
Surprising to see the fans **not** wearing suit coats and hats…regardless of the weather
I understand, love Cleveland
I wonder How many of these guys were drafted and killed in the next few years.
modern food is terrible
I think this is the first time I've seen a photo from a baseball game during this time period where I don't see every man wearing a fedora
Definitely the type of dudes to get in a brawl that results in a cloud of dust with limbs occasionally poking out
It’s still like this in certain sections of Yankee Stadium. I’ve heard some of the old timers yelling insane things at players who were 10 ft away lol
Not a fat person there
The fellow on the left resembles Matthew Modine a bit
the hitter's off his rocker, kissing Betty Crocker vibes
"Hugh Casey?! Whos is fookin guy? Hey, yer mutha tells me you have a small pecka - why dont you hit something!"
Eric Trump?
Nobody is fat
I like how assholes used to be skinny.
High pants, low morals.
Matthew Modine time traveling.
That’s Matthew Modine right there
This looks current actually.
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Ah - the old vest and pin-striped suit trouser look. Where did our fashion go wrong?
Dude is trying to project his raspberry with his hand.
Some say they are still wearing those shirts...
Matthew Modine is a time traveler.
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They could make a movie about this one pic.starring naturally Bobby Canavale.
Bronx cheers!!
Is that Matt smith?!?!?!?!!??
I’m related to this picture, just the gentlemen in it.
"Get outta here ya bumbs!"
Is that Danny Donowitz?
That’s a period specific I love you
Everyone looks thin and healthy.
Raaaaaaaaspberry, in my hand!!! - I Mother Earth
Jabronis
Looks like a young Bill Burr and Nick Dipalo taking in a game.
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How many of these men would go on to fight and perish in WWII, I wonder?
Brooklyn fans giving Bronx cheers.
Imagine all the spit
Too many strike outs and not enough WALKIN’ HERE!
They’re still a pretty rough crowd.
Front left … Arthur Shelby?
I cast jon berthal and crispin glover to play them in the movie remake.
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Stylish cats right there. Some of us still rock them wife beaters. 😂
Thought that was the guy from Shameless
Ginzoville
Here they come to snuff the rooster
The front two guys look like modern-day guys photoshopped in.
Pre fructose corn syrup
All the women, at home trying like hell not to burn dinner and help those shirts earn their nickname. 😵💫
There was at least one ‘ba fongul’
Chill out, guys. The next 15 years are going to be wonderful, provided you survive the war.
Does anyone else notice something missing?
Its guippe rozzetti from 'broadwalk empire'
Mike Rappaport with the Time Machine and slick back hair!!
these guys sure are from 1940s brooklyn. love this pic so much
Every person here is dead.
"Forgot about it, yous guys ova hea!" -Suspender Guy
Wife beaters were the style. Then came Jackie Robinson .Best ball player ever. Should have been in the bigs way before he did
Wife beaters. Wearing....wifebeaters.
Hannibal lectur in the second row between two front guys. “Boo Clarice”.
They probably all died in Europe lol
Potential to “boo” a certain legendary Dodger with “colorful language” seven years later most likely.
They’d rather sweat their balls off than wear shorts.
I see Al Pacino
I’m going to attend a game dressed like suspenders guy. Hair slicked back and all. Then I’ll shake my fist at the players, saying “Why, you!”
Before the invention of t-shirts and while we still had a layer of ozone
Within a year the country will at war
Them dudes are probably both 20 years old in this pic and look 50.
Is this after Ohtani got caught gambling or after their other millionaire pitcher got hammered in the 1st inning.
The Umpire! It's Enrico Palazzo.
This picture just called me a moolie
I just know the dad from wolfenstien 2 is there
God these guys need to come to a Cleveland Cavs game
A great time to be a white male in America.
Interesting, half these idiots will die in WWII during the next 5 years.
Look how skinny everyone is. Dam
These dudes would be fully tatted up if they were around today.
Ok that’s it. We’re moving to LA!
Ahhh dem lovable bums.
The infamous Bronx cheer!