Thread: Babe Ruth $$$
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Old 09-21-2021, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Snapolit1 View Post
If Babe Ruth signed a million balls, guys not named Babe Ruth signed about 500,000 Babe Ruth balls.

Would be interesting to know what Babe was really like. In my experience, guys who drink as heavily as he reportedly did generally are a little difficult to be around fulltime and sustain relationships with. And combined with his huge ego, Babe was no doubt a difficult guy, despite all the rosy stories about how "fun" and generous he was. I suspect Babe fell somewhere on the spectrum near Jackie Gleason.
Check out "Babe, the legend comes to life" by Robert Creamer. Might give you a better feel for what he was like.
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