I’ll add my own report that was way off. When the Indians brought up José Ramirez I considered him to be just another good utility glove guy who wasn’t going to be much of a hitter lol! Then one day he flipped a switch and never looked back!
Some clowns think that Japanese players from the los angels Dodgers is better than Babe ruth. That has to be the most dumbest thing anyone could ever say. Even when that Japanese player retires from baseball, he still won't be nowhere near Babe ruth, not even under his feet Babe Ruth became the greatest baseball player ever while being the most unhealthy player ever GOAT
It amazes me that baseball fans - so obsessed with numbers that their favorite stat is a composite of multiple hypotheticals and fluctuating importance - could ever believe that any man could consume 107 cans of anything on a 4 hour flight. 😂
I think he would have hit a ton of homers if he hadn't played in an era where even slugger stacked AL teams played a ton of small ball. Unlike Ichiro and a lot of swing for contact guys he still had the strength in that contact swing to drive the ball where he wanted to, effectively turning slap singles into slap doubles and triples.
Babe Ruth was the greatest player of all time. Even people like Barry Bonds didn't accomplish all of the things Babe did, and Babe didn't need steroids to do it.
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@@deepcosmiclove Pretty much. And the differences today make it harder on the Babe. Today, the fences aren't as deep, the pitcher's mound is lower to decrease the fastballs, the seasons are longer. Back then, the strike zone was much bigger--shoulder to knee--and the pitchers threw chest-high where it's hardest to hit, and back then, a home run that went foul after the foul pole was called a foul ball, today it's a dinger. Babe Ruth went yard 53 times that went foul past the fence. Add 53 to 714 and the Babe went "see ya" 767 times. That beats Boot'em Bonds and Hammerin' Hank. Add 3 more quadruples for the times--once in 1918 and twice in 1919--that the home run forced the winning run in ahead of the Babe so the winning run ended the game while Babe was running the bases, and it didn't count as a run, they channged the rule in 1920. Now the Babe got 767 + 3 = 770.
Everything is different. Smaller field, fat players. Pitched only fast ball and curve. Ruth didn't and couldn't run. Everything was pathetic back then.
@@ZionismFailure You should stop eating used dogfood. The fields were much bigger, there were no fat players, there were spitballs, screwballs, emery balls, monkey balls and chooch balls. Ruth stole home 10 times and had 25 stolen bases per season. You know dingle.
You might have mentioned that they stored the batting cage on the field of play in center field during games. I always thought that was pretty unusual. Of course, it was 457' to the wall out there, so I'm not sure how often this affected play?
"Rickeys getting ready to go". Still hilarious he spoke in the 3rd person and all the stories of him hyping himself up. Could have an entire video series of those stories alone.
Would u rather have a line up full of Rickey Hendersons or one full of Barry Bonds? Ultimately those two players are prob the best two at creating runs
For the sake of argument- I’d have to go with Bench at catcher, Robbie Alomar at 2nd, and I could make an argument for Griffey Jr in CF. Not saying I’m right and you’re wrong, just saying that a strong case could be made for these three. I can’t really argue against your choices on the other positions enough to offer up compelling suggestions, so I’d have to concede on those. The three I listed above would be debate-worthy enough for me to make a case for but not so much that I’d be willing to say definitely that they would “trump” your choices- only that I would offer them up as worthy of debate. All, all-time great players for sure! No argument on that whatsoever!! Edit- After thinking, I would like to offer one other compelling argument for 2B....... Brandon Phillips. He played on some bad teams, but man he was one slick fielder. He was a wizard and had tremendous range. Had he played on winning teams, I believe he would warrant serious consideration.
I like most of your choices, but I'd definitely go with Willie Mays in center, and I might challenge you with Steve Garvey at first. Garvey had a weak arm, but he could field his position with the best of them.
Barry definitely has the MLB record for weakest ego. Imagine being HOF caliber and on a 500hr/500stl pace while being a gold glove OF and deciding you're not getting an amount of attention and respect that suits you so you risk health issues, legal trouble, and infamy for more. I get the feeling Bobby and Willie loved that boy enough for this to not happen.
Stuart was just terrible @ 1st base....consistently terrible...but remember Chuck Knobloch ? The 2nd baseman who ...about 6 yrs into his career...mysteriously forgot how to throw a baseball ??? It was amazing to see.... The shortest throw in the infield and he would actually throw the ball away once or twice a game in one stretch !
Still not as impressive as Dock Ellis throwing a no hitter on LSD. The umpire is an orangutang, the bat is a vape and the grass is lava. For nine innings.
I think Tris Speaker deserves more love at center. Mays was great (and better overall), but Speaker still holds the AL record for putouts and the MLB record for assists by an outfielder. He played shallow in an era when fields were much bigger and had the speed to get back.
Jim Bouton related an absolutely hysterical story about Radatz in his follow up to Ball Four, entitled "I'm glad you didn't take it personally". Seems like some guy hired Radatz to throw actual "Oranges" at his bare ass in some hotel room!
You know, as a former baseball junkie, I cannot disagree with your choices. I do think that Dwight Evans in Right (BTW one of the most underrated players ever) should be considered. And lastly, the catcher's game calling skills are always overlooked, think of Jason Varitek.
Willie Mays is the greatest center fielder in baseball history. Look how many put out he had. Nobody compared to him. At first base you may be too young to remember or know about him but there was a guy named Vic Power. Look him up he played partially before the gold glove was initiated but he is the greatest defensive first baseman ever.
