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Posted By: Judge Dred

It's difficult to compare different eras. Cobb was before Ruth and in a different style of play. I realize that their careers overlapped but Cobb started in the dead ball era and was the greatest during that time. Ruth was without a doubt the greatest in his era and if you count his overall abilities as a player (pitching and hitting) is probably the greatest ever.

Bonds is putting up phenomenal numbers but I wonder what kind of numbers Aaron or Mays would have put up if they "juiced" it up a bit. Give Bonds his due because he is one of the most feared sluggers of this era (the number of intentional walks says it all). I watched him play in college and he was a wirey kid that had a bit of pop in his bat but the homerun numbers weren't quite what they are now. I wonder just how much the juice has helped him, we'll never know.

Overall, Ruth gets my vote.