If Babe Ruth played today's baseball, would he be a substandard player?
Question:Back then, pitches were easier to hit because the balls were HIGH UP in the strike zone. Today, I think that Ruth would be a struggling player if he played as he did back then.
Don't you agree?
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he wouldnt be as good as he was back then but would still be very good according to baseball prospectusWhy does Minnesota Twins team wears military hat yesterday?
He wouldn't even make the majors!NO!! I DON'T! waht kind of idiot says that? babe ruth was greatest player of all time and could still hit 60 in todays game!! barry bonds is a punk compared to ruth! who else could go out, get drunk every night, eat poorly, and still! hit these monster homers? nobody?
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Do not under estimate his swing, he was not the Sultan of Swat for nothing. While he would struggle today given his lifestyle from back then (beer, hotdogs and cigars), I think he would make a great DH today. Today's athletes are in much better shape physically and mentally, it has become a year round job in sports. Back when Babe was killing them, baseball was more fun and laid back, now it is a business.Would you rather be a HR king or a Avg. God?
yep, thats true. todays baseball is a lot more physical as well. the babe of then will not make a good player now.How many different leagues do exist in Baseball?
If he was the same person then he probably would be struggling.But he too would be different. He would have access to all the best trainers and teachers. He would also have access to all the best steroids in the game so he might be even better.
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I'm not sure if he would be struggling, but he wouldn't hit as many home runs. Not only where the pitches easyer, but the old fields where smaller too. Plus he would have harder competition considering modern baseball players are better then they where during Babe Ruths time.I want to wear a black armband when Bonds breaks the record. Any idea where I could find one?
baseball players today are all pretty muscular and they're in very good shape.. if you saw Babe Ruth walking down the street and you didn't know who he was, you probably wouldn't think of him as even being an athlete.. if Babe Ruth had modern-day training, he might do well.. but if you took him exactly the way he was back then, I don't think he'd be very good in the major leagues of this day and age..How many homeruns will sammy sosa hit this year?
NO he hit all those home runs without the use of steroids!He would never be able to play in today's MLB. He was just too out of shape. Today's atheletes take care of their bodies. he wouldn't even have a chance
his off field antics would allow him to fit right in
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i don't think he would do as well, i think a lot of the record makers wouldn't, players develope better skills over the years to be more competitive, in any sport hockey,football,baseball,swimi... after the babe they looked for someone better then they find him and so on and so on, look how many 500 home run hitters there are today in 10 years the 756 record could be a new standard. and in 20 years ?Tips from one pitcher to another?
No he would still be Babe Ruth. The strike zone was bigger and pitches weren't afraid to throw inside like they are now. Today's ballparks are smaller, not bigger, with 360 ft. power alleys because everyone wants to see the long ball. Bat technology has improved, they are lighter and harder today. Ruth swung what, 44-48 oz. bat? Like to see someone try that in today's game. Probably have to take steriods just to lift the bat!!!As far as competition, you mean the watered down competition of today because there are many more teams, where career .240 hitters make a million dollars? Where Paul Mirabelli has a job just because he can catch a knuckleball? When Ruth played, you faced better players because there were fewer openings. You had to be good.
Kevin B., not to be rude but you said he wouldn't be as good. According to the link you provided, his adjusted career HR total would be 1,074( give or take)... How in the world is that not as good?
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If Babe Ruth played today, we would not a substandard player. Ruth lived in a era were the pitching was different. The home-run rise cannot be attributed to people just getting Herculean strength out of the blue. Although steroids has its parts, there are home run hitters out there who do not use enhancing drugs. Also, back then, when a person hit a walk-off homerun with runners in scoring position, he would be merely granted a single, one rbi, and no runs granted to the other men, as only one run was needed to win the game. Therefore, the rise in home runs has to be the result of a mix of pitching, rules, and smaller fields.Babe Ruth, along with being a great home run hitter, had excellent contact with a .342 career batting average, second only to Ty Cobb's .366. Although the pitching differences can also be accounted for in batting (for example, why doesn't any one bat .400 anymore?), there is no doubt that he was excellent hitter. He was also one of the greatest pitchers of his time, with playoff records only recently broken and one of the top lifetime ERA's 2.28.
In the end, Babe Ruth needs to can only be compared to his peers to analyze how he would do in today's game. He lived in a time were home runs were rare, yet achieved the second (discounting steroidsters mcgwire, sosa, and bonds) highest home run total for a season, and the second highest lifetime HR count. He was not known for his fielding, but that is simply because he was a pitcher. If he played in today's game we would surely be extremely dominant. He would not back .340 but definately .310 or .320, he would probably hit just as many home runs, and, possibly, be an average (he didn't face home run hitters either) to above-average hitter.
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Haha nope. He would hit around .310-.320, with 40-50 homers a year.it hard to say,,,but i think he would have been a good player.
No, I don't agree. There are a lot of speculation in that statement. First off, if ruth played today maybe he would have a different work ethic. Maybe the availability of todays technology would turn Ruth into crazy machine like athlete guy. Who knows? What we do know is he was the TOP of the sport back then, hit the HELL out of the ball swinging one of the biggest bats (the size bat he used was pretty crazy, saw it in the HOF) AND could pitch. All that while not taking it too seriously (in terms of a healthy athlete standpoint). Do you really think he would be substandard, whatever that is supposed to mean? He may not be the #1 all star, but substandard?
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Babe Ruth will be more like A-Rod with Tony Gwynn's body style, power and skill. He would also be a great pitcher and keep his HOF status.How many baseball stadiums have you been to and which is your favorite?
I'll disagree. When Ruth played the ball was dead and the fields bigger. Also when he played there was a rule that when a ball was a homerun it had to still land fair. Now this wasn't his whole career but would of added about 70 more homers on his career.Should Anaheim bring in a football team?
If Ruth played today he would be just as dominant if not more so because the pitching is watered down today due to excess teams. Ruth is the best baseball player ever to play 80 years ago or today.Has a relief pitcher ever came in and allowed the cycle in the same inning he relieved.?
There is a new book out that is entitled "The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Homeruns", and it asks that very same question. The projections show Ruth as being a very Barry Bonds like player (hopefully with out any steriods). He would hit 60-70 homers each year while batting in the 330-350 range. With the lack of quality pitching today it is very likely he would put up better numbers than he ever did. Keep in mind he would probably play longer due to the DH.How do we obtain a tax id for a non profit organization?
Considering Ruth would be 112 years old and dead for the past 59, yeah, he probably would not be a very good player.But since he was a southpaw pitcher, and a pretty good one, some team would sign him. Never enough lefty pitching.
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