Posted By:
Brian Weisner
Hi David
None of the other 95 players in the set was the best player of all time. Ruth was a giant at the time, he had more endorsements than Michael Jordan could ever dream of. Maybe Goudey wanted someone different, so they chose the next most popular player
who just happened to be his teammate. Its' also
important to remmember that at this time Gehrig and Ruth were not as close as they had once been. They had
started out as friends, grew apart, and then seemed to come back together as Gehrig struggled with ALS.
I don't know the reason Goudey chose Gehrig as the Host of the set, or why they left Ruth out, but this theory has been floated for many years, and I think it makes sense. Later Brian