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Originally Posted by the 'stache
Maybe Babe being one of the best pitchers in his day and the best power hitter says more about the lack of overall talent in Ruth's day than it does about his abilities.
Could you see somebody doing that today? Or hell, back in 1960, would you even entertain the possibility that Whitey Ford could pick up a bat, and immediately be the best power hitter in the game?
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Or maybe Babe Ruth was simply that GREAT and a "once in a lifetime" ballplayer". I think you are OVERANALYZING this scenario, and based on your sentiment towards Lou Gehrig I completely understand. NO player BEFORE, DURING or AFTER will depict the combined hitting/pitching skills sets exhibited by Ruth. It is unfathomable that a player could dominate at such a pinnacle level on the mound and in the batter's box, and there is ZERO hedging for tipping your cap to Ruth. There were thousands of pre-1930 pitchers that didn't even come close to Ruth's coupled talent base, and the FACT that no pitcher has reflected such a talent since says it ALL!!!