We Salute You, 19th-Century Man!

Lest you think, even for a second, that George Radbourn (no relation to Old Hoss) was not a man of his century, please inspect the image above (salient points noted) and then think again.
Image taken from the very useful BR Bullpen.
Carson Cistulli has published a book of aphorisms called Spirited Ejaculations of a New Enthusiast.
Dropsy? Is that the same affliction that affects outfielders Manny Ramirez, Adam Dunn, Delmon Young, Hideki Matsui, etc?
It’s certainly a possibility. I always thought that the correct medical terminology was “Oopsy Daisy”. Perhaps I had the wrong -opsy.