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madbomber31 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 474) |
posted August 06, 2000 03:51 PM
  here are some key stats for the two... i am shocked people can think hank aaron was even to be mentioned in the same breath as the babe. babe avg. 342 HR 714 RBI 2210 K's 1330 BB 2056 2b 506 3b 136 Hits 2873 on base .473 Slg .690 games played 2503 now for hank oh, and as a pitcher.. babe played in 800 less games.... the man could have had 1000 homers if he played as many games as aaron... babe also had 600 more walks, a looser wound ball... bigger parks... its just no comparison IP: Logged |
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Dirk Diggler Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 85) |
posted August 06, 2000 04:09 PM
babe ruth also played when there was less competition IP: Logged |
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Kwai-Chang Caine Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 52) |
posted August 06, 2000 06:54 PM
Hank Aaron can suck it! He is a bitter quasi-racist man who disrespected the game and the homerun record by hanging around way longer than he should have. I think he was a great player in his prime and definitely worthy of the hall of fame, but there is no way that he deserves that record. He was washed up way before 714 and he stuck around and driped his way to that record to make a political statement. That and the fact that he is incredibly apathetic towards white players, makes me hate the guy. IP: Logged |
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MattTheSkywalker Moderator (Total posts: 1281) |
posted August 06, 2000 10:20 PM
Hank Aaron has the home run record not because he is washed up and played too long, but because he hit the most home runs. Babe Ruth dominated baseball like it will probably never be dominated again. When comparing him to the players of his day, he was clearly far superior. Baseball in 2000 is very different than it was in 1925. It is not that different than it was in the 1960s when Hank was doing his thing. It is not really a fair comparison. Having said that, Aaron has set a a HR record that only two players (Ruth and Mays) are within 150 HRs of. McGwire will probably get there soon (600 HRs)if he gets healthy. We will probably never see a player like Babe Ruth ever again. Can't say the same for Hammerin Hank. Still, Aaron must rank as one of the game's all-time greats. Matt PS Am I the only one enjoying Griffey Jr batting under .250, while the Reds are 10 games out of the wild card? IP: Logged |
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MUSTANG_18 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 66) |
posted August 07, 2000 12:05 AM
I AM GLAD TO SEE SEATTLE DOING SO GOOD. I BET GRIFFY IS KICKIN HIMSELF IN THE ASS NOW. M18 IP: Logged |
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macdaddy Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 2) |
posted August 07, 2000 02:59 AM
i respectfully disagree. ruth was clearly the best player of his era, but the competition was substandard. the game was segregated, not only were african americans prohibited from playing, there were no hispanics or asians playing in the league at the time. what do you think the nba and nfl would be like if the only eligible players were white? DULL!! segregation watered the talent pool down more than expansion has in the last thirty years in pro sports. baseball is not as competitive as it was in the 50's, 60's and 70's, but the talent pool is larger. also, the stadiums were not smaller. ruth was a pull hitter and hit alot of his home runs over a 286 foot right field wall. i grew up in philadelphia when mike schmidt was playing and if there was a 286 foot right field wall at the vet, he would have easily hit another 250 to 300 home runs. he hit many deep opposite field fly balls that were caught at or near the warning track, which was about 320 feet. i know that center field at yankee stadium was a hike, but most of his home runs were not hit ther guys. look it up. ruth did not have tremendous speed either, nor did he have a great arm from the outfield. he was a junkball pitcher in a watered down league. bets player ever? willie mays IP: Logged |
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Kwai-Chang Caine Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 52) |
posted August 07, 2000 03:35 AM
Willie Mays was a stud player. I think I'm in agreement on that one. That guy could do it all. I think in the end Bonds could have given him some competition for that honorary title, but he can be such an ass sometimes. IP: Logged |
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