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Originally Posted by ullmandds
Ohtani is 100% "a modern day babe ruth" for his pitching/hitting prowess. The ball just sounds different coming off his bat...like ruth. Ohtani has a mania attached to him...worldwide...kinda like ruth had later in his career. Ohtani...like ruth has controversy attached with the gambling thing. All the greats are flawed.
Ruth's legacy is cemented. If ohtani can complete a whole career approaching 150-200 wins and over 4-500 hr's...he will be in his own league.
Comparisons from diff eras are fun...but are imprecise.
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He has 39 wins thru his age 30 season. That's a big IF. Home runs, much more realistic.
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Last edited by Peter_Spaeth; 10-24-2025 at 09:32 AM.
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