Anyone want to swap lives?

[manchild98]

I've never heard this story before.


Former New York Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson died, the team announced on Friday. 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 2,200 innings.

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.

"It wasn't a wife swap. It was a life swap," Kekich said in an interview, via The New York Times. "We're not saying we're right and everyone else who thinks we're wrong are wrong. It's just the way we felt."

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.

In 2010, actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon intended to develop the wife swap story into a feature film. Director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents) was hired for the project with David Mandel (Veep, Seinfeld) set to write the screenplay.

As of 2015, the film was still in the works, though Kekich threatened to sue if it went forward. However, once schedules prevented Affleck and Damon from being able to star in the film, it appears to have fallen through.

[Havlicekstealsit]

Of course Ben & Matt tried making it into a film.

[CleveTown™]

abomination.

[_Vcsgrizzfan_]

abomination.

You would switch lives with almost anyone born in similar circumstances. You're just too dumb to realize how much you've fucked up your life and legacy.

[rileymartin]

abomination.

You would switch lives with almost anyone born in similar circumstances. You're just too dumb to realize how much you've fucked up your life and legacy.

What? You mean eating your own cum and cavorting with feral cats in a foreign country that smells worse that anywhere else in the world doesn’t sound great to you?