“I’m not saying that Ruth wasn’t a great baseball player”

Thanks for clearing that up because I wasn’t certain of his greatness.

I am saying he was not only a great player, but the greatest player of all time. The rest of your argument is simply ludicrous as you are making assertions against points I haven’t made or stated, or simply wrong factually.

Babe Ruth invented the home run. He would out homer the entire league, won the home run crown not once but over and over for nearly two decades. He not only set the home run record, he doubled it. He averaged 40 a year for 17 years. He conquered the previous career home run record of 136 in just his first few seasons, BEFORE GEHRIG. (go figure)Just maybe his success is because of him??

Once you understand this, come back and we will talk.

In addition to your Gehrig assignment I recommend the following readings.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr.....stripbooks

BJ

Babe Ruth is Babe Ruth. The guy’s name will echo for eternity. However, to act like Gehrig’s presence in the lineup protecting him during seasons like 27′ isn’t very important to Ruth’s career totals is sheer lunacy.

“Hey BJ, learn the facts.

If Ruth didn’t hit in front of Gehrig, he wouldn’t have seen half of the good pitches that he did that allowed him to hit 700 home runs.”

Here are the facts, not the claptrap you offered me. Gehrig didn’t play in earnest for the yanks until 1925. Ruth had already amassed almost 900 rbis and almost 300 home runs without Gehrig’s “protection”. I almost rolled over on the floor by this comment btw. This included arguably his best season in 1921 when he hit 59 home runs and 171 rbis, both career high season totals. All without Gehrigs “protection.”

Thanks for the laugh.

BJ

Those were all done in 154 game seasons.

If Ruth didn’t hit in front of Gehrig, he wouldn’t have seen half of the good pitches that he did that allowed him to hit 700 home runs. At the tail end of his career, they were pitching more and more to Ruth than Gehrig because they feared Gehrig’s bat more.

BJ

but yeh Alex has been unbelievable this season, I have always said this leave him alone, he’s been my favorite Yankee after Tino left, I love this guy and hope he retires a Yankee.