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Pennsylvania TedSince when....do we judge the overall performance of a baseball player by a "consensus" vote ?
I will reiterate what I have previously posted here....you can have eight Cobb's on your team and pick your best Pitcher.
I will take one Babe Ruth....and, my team will beat yours everytime....he is a winner and he motivates his teammates to
be winners. You don't need me to tell you this, look it up......the numbers don't lie. Check this out......
Ruth's teams' records
1915.....BOS.....AL Champs
1916.....BOS.....World Champs
1917.....BOS.....2nd place
1918.....BOS.....World Champs
1920.....NYY.....2nd place
1921.....NYY.....AL Champs
1922.....NYY.....AL Champs
1923.....NYY.....World Champs
1924.....NYY.....2nd place
1926.....NYY.....AL Champs
1927.....NYY.....World Champs
1928.....NYY.....World Champs
1929.....NYY.....2nd place
1930.....NYY.....3rd place
1931.....NYY.....2nd place
1932.....NYY.....World Champs
1933.....NYY.....2nd place
1934.....NYY.....2nd place
Finally, JEFF......these words by Ruth says it all......
A sportswriter pointed out to Ruth "that Cobb was the better hitter, since he batted .367". To which Ruth replied with....
"You know, I could bat .370 if I wanted to, but you see all these people sitting in the stands, they didn't come out here
to see me hit Singles....they came here to see me hit Home Runs".
Regards buddy,
T-Rex TED