04-10-2002, 09:03 PM
The fact that Ruth, an overweight, drunken load was so immensely dominating pitching and hitting shows how thin the talent was at that time.
In high school and college, the best athletes are head and shoulders above everyone else. I remember Darren Driefort being like that. He was the best hitter and best pitcher in college. But that was a level below pros. Back in the 20s, the caliber of play was so much less than it is now. There were much few people who played, and an even smaller percentage who made it their livelyhoods and spent their entire lives fine-tuning their craft.
Ruth is definately up there. His career numbers are astounding, and better than Bonds. He was so far ahead of anyone who played with him in the early 20s that it was like an adult on the little league field.
But no matter what numbers anyone throws, or what argument anyone says, I will never sway from my opinion that if you magically whisked Barry Bonds back in time to the 1920s, he would put up numbers that would absolutely dwarf Babe Ruth's in every category.
In high school and college, the best athletes are head and shoulders above everyone else. I remember Darren Driefort being like that. He was the best hitter and best pitcher in college. But that was a level below pros. Back in the 20s, the caliber of play was so much less than it is now. There were much few people who played, and an even smaller percentage who made it their livelyhoods and spent their entire lives fine-tuning their craft.
Ruth is definately up there. His career numbers are astounding, and better than Bonds. He was so far ahead of anyone who played with him in the early 20s that it was like an adult on the little league field.
But no matter what numbers anyone throws, or what argument anyone says, I will never sway from my opinion that if you magically whisked Barry Bonds back in time to the 1920s, he would put up numbers that would absolutely dwarf Babe Ruth's in every category.