I wish I could have spoken to him. My Grandfather said he once called a park policeman to the dugout, and told him to throw this loudmouth out who kept riding the Babe. The cop said I'll take care of it, Babe. Love the story.
Nah bro bath Ruth sucks today he wouldn’t even make the Minor Leagues, he was playing in an all white league against guys who had part time jobs as cleaners, mechanics and other labour jobs
@@olliebeantown1206 You have your opinion, others have theirs. I think all you can do is compare someone to their peers. Babe was exceptional, for sure.
@@olliebeantown1206 I have always hated this argument. Yes a lot of tge players had second jobs back then, but they were the best players scouts could find. I also understand it was an all white league, but everyone in that league had the same level of competition and yet only Babe Ruth towered so much above his peers.
@@olliebeantown1206 What does shin color have to do with a ball travelling 550 feet in the air? No professional baseball player had time to work other jobs except in the off season, stop drinking kool aid
Steven Yourke those guys were stars but not super. Did those guys have the first double tier stadium built just to see him? The home run changed the game. The first 100,000 dollar contract. His pregame batting practice was sold out. He has multiple nick names. The players that preceded him were stars definitely but not super stars like the Babe.
MrSuperman2307 I disagree. Of course, Ruth occupies a unique status in the history of baseball because he was the first great slugger and ushered in the modern game. He was an almost mythical hero who transcended baseball and became a huge celebrity in much the way that Muhammad Ali did many years later. But baseball was the national pastime for many years before the Babe came on the scene and it had its superstars then, too, most notable of whom were the five players that I mentioned previously. Perhaps Tris Speaker and Joe Jackson should also be included among the superstars of the dead-ball era. They were not larger than life symbols of the age the way Ruth was but they were exceptionally good players. Cobb, for instance, won 12 batting titles, a feat no one else has even come close to matching and this in an era in which home runs and bases on balls were scarce and batting average was practically synonymous with a regular player’s value. He also set a total hits record that stood for around 60 years, and records for stolen bases that stood for nearly as long. Cy Young won 511 games, a record that will probably never be broken. These were the super stars of a long gone era .
@@syourke3 Steven- Ruth wasn’t mythic...his accomplishments speak for themselves. But you know this, yet somehow Ruth’s aura still sticks in your craw. Cobb, Speaker and other greats are recognized for their greatness and in the HOF deservingly so (save Jackson, which is stupid IMO). You’re a baseball purist...ironically much like the Red Sox ranks that thought his homers were ruining the strategic part of Baseball. Their elementary and very limited views not only opposed what the public wanted, but their organization paid for this delusion for 3 generations. Babe Ruth also benefitted by seizing the post war nationalist attitudes which fueled the Roaring Twenties adventure of freedom. The home run signified everything that Americans stood for...after a very debilitating decade of war, uncertainty and death. The home run was THE symbol strength, simply because few hit them, and distance was revered much like long football passes and singular team run accountability. Add to that Ruth’s charisma, confidence and social approachability...of which was the exact opposite of Cobbs very unlikeable persona, and Wagner’s very respectful yet low key shy demeanor. Ruth was loud but he walked his talk by hitting home runs, and being an excellent multi-faced star. His superior pitching records were well known yet intentionally ignored by the Yankees, further adding to his legendary creed. Babe Ruth was the first true American superstar that no others at the time compared. His salary, press and prestige set the precedent for the rest of any sport. His first year in the Polo Ground in 1920 the Yankees drew an unprecedented 1.3 million fans, just because of him alone. Your other players failed to draw anything to that level. As a result Rupport built Yankee Stadium with the enormous ~60k tiers grabbing the business opportunity offered. Saying that Ruth is a myth, is not only factually incorrect, but you are ignoring the reality of baseball history. He remains the highest standard to which all others are compared even today.
The weakest of them all, huh? They didn't even allow black talent to excel in the MLB in the Babe's era. So you tell me, what era is stronger? An era that allows everyone from around the world to compete or a league that allowed only white American-born talent to compete?
In the first two decades of the American League the Red Sox were the dominant team with occasional iterruptions by Connie Mack's Athletics. After selling Ruth the Sox became also-rans for decades. The infamous Bambino's Curse.
Babe Ruth got 729 homerun brillant major league baseball careers; mike trout might wanna sign 500 millions dollars contract from California angels ; laugh laugh maybe Japanese baseball league might wanna shohei ohtani ;; 2024
The Babe could play in any era.
Baseball genius& hitting genius ; : babe ruth
Ruth is the greatest ever.
I wish I could have spoken to him. My Grandfather said he once called a park policeman to the dugout, and told him to throw this loudmouth out who kept riding the Babe. The cop said I'll take care of it, Babe. Love the story.
Babe is the best of all time,bar none.
Nah bro bath Ruth sucks today he wouldn’t even make the Minor Leagues, he was playing in an all white league against guys who had part time jobs as cleaners, mechanics and other labour jobs
@@olliebeantown1206 You have your opinion, others have theirs. I think all you can do is compare someone to their peers. Babe was exceptional, for sure.
@@olliebeantown1206 I have always hated this argument. Yes a lot of tge players had second jobs back then, but they were the best players scouts could find. I also understand it was an all white league, but everyone in that league had the same level of competition and yet only Babe Ruth towered so much above his peers.
@@olliebeantown1206 What does shin color have to do with a ball travelling 550 feet in the air? No professional baseball player had time to work other jobs except in the off season, stop drinking kool aid
Ruth was the best ever!
He never lived in an orphanage. It was a reform school. His mother lived until he was 18 and his father much longer
Most experts say Ruth would be a great super star even in today's game. Quite something!
Ruth was not the “first superstar” in baseball. Ty Cobb, Hong’s Wagner, Chrissy Mathewson, Cuba Young and Walter Johnson all preceded Ruth.
Steven Yourke those guys were stars but not super. Did those guys have the first double tier stadium built just to see him? The home run changed the game. The first 100,000 dollar contract. His pregame batting practice was sold out. He has multiple nick names. The players that preceded him were stars definitely but not super stars like the Babe.
MrSuperman2307 I disagree. Of course, Ruth occupies a unique status in the history of baseball because he was the first great slugger and ushered in the modern game. He was an almost mythical hero who transcended baseball and became a huge celebrity in much the way that Muhammad Ali did many years later. But baseball was the national pastime for many years before the Babe came on the scene and it had its superstars then, too, most notable of whom were the five players that I mentioned previously. Perhaps Tris Speaker and Joe Jackson should also be included among the superstars of the dead-ball era. They were not larger than life symbols of the age the way Ruth was but they were exceptionally good players. Cobb, for instance, won 12 batting titles, a feat no one else has even come close to matching and this in an era in which home runs and bases on balls were scarce and batting average was practically synonymous with a regular player’s value. He also set a total hits record that stood for around 60 years, and records for stolen bases that stood for nearly as long. Cy Young won 511 games, a record that will probably never be broken. These were the super stars of a long gone era .
Ruth was the first modern American supercelebrity. It can be argued, the very edifice of celebrity in our age is the House that Ruth Built.
Anonymike Ruth is mythic.
@@syourke3 Steven- Ruth wasn’t mythic...his accomplishments speak for themselves. But you know this, yet somehow Ruth’s aura still sticks in your craw.
Cobb, Speaker and other greats are recognized for their greatness and in the HOF deservingly so (save Jackson, which is stupid IMO). You’re a baseball purist...ironically much like the Red Sox ranks that thought his homers were ruining the strategic part of Baseball. Their elementary and very limited views not only opposed what the public wanted, but their organization paid for this delusion for 3 generations.
Babe Ruth also benefitted by seizing the post war nationalist attitudes which fueled the Roaring Twenties adventure of freedom. The home run signified everything that Americans stood for...after a very debilitating decade of war, uncertainty and death. The home run was THE symbol strength, simply because few hit them, and distance was revered much like long football passes and singular team run accountability.
Add to that Ruth’s charisma, confidence and social approachability...of which was the exact opposite of Cobbs very unlikeable persona, and Wagner’s very respectful yet low key shy demeanor. Ruth was loud but he walked his talk by hitting home runs, and being an excellent multi-faced star. His superior pitching records were well known yet intentionally ignored by the Yankees, further adding to his legendary creed.
Babe Ruth was the first true American superstar that no others at the time compared. His salary, press and prestige set the precedent for the rest of any sport. His first year in the Polo Ground in 1920 the Yankees drew an unprecedented 1.3 million fans, just because of him alone. Your other players failed to draw anything to that level. As a result Rupport built Yankee Stadium with the enormous ~60k tiers grabbing the business opportunity offered.
Saying that Ruth is a myth, is not only factually incorrect, but you are ignoring the reality of baseball history. He remains the highest standard to which all others are compared even today.
The GOAT!
Ruth is the perfect star!
Babe Ruth would excel in any era,especially this one today,the worst and weakest of them all.
The weakest of them all, huh? They didn't even allow black talent to excel in the MLB in the Babe's era. So you tell me, what era is stronger? An era that allows everyone from around the world to compete or a league that allowed only white American-born talent to compete?
Babe ruth; master hotter & hitting genius
The Babe-The Best!
In the first two decades of the American League the Red Sox were the dominant team with occasional iterruptions by Connie Mack's Athletics. After selling Ruth the Sox became also-rans for decades. The infamous Bambino's Curse.
When he would do battling practice everybody would stop & watch him.
Ohtani is much better
Shohei ohtani won't pitch of season because of torn ligament in right elbow : 2023:: no more 500 millions 💸 💵 dollars contract talks ; laugh laugh
@@loydkline Ruth will pitch again?
Babe Ruth got 729 homerun brillant major league baseball careers; mike trout might wanna sign 500 millions dollars contract from California angels ; laugh laugh maybe Japanese baseball league might wanna shohei ohtani ;; 2024
@@loydkline dude is dead ha