LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When an athlete's fortunes turn abruptly, sports journalists like to say he or she has been Pipped, a reference to 1920s New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp, who was replaced one day by an upstart named Lou Gehrig. Gehrig went on to play more than 2,000 consecutive games and become an icon; Pipp never got his job back.
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When an athlete's fortunes turn abruptly, sports journalists like to say he or she has been Pipped, a reference to 1920s New York Yanke... more info