<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by bamf909:
[qb]Isince there were no real "relief" pitchers or "specialty" pitchers, Ruth would always get a pitcher he was familiar with in almost EVERY at-bat.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Well, to be honest, I have no idea who I am responding to with all the quote blocks I just removed but here we go.
Yep, Ruth probably did encounter some pitchers who were tired at the end of the game but when they were tired they started throwing spit-balls. Also, those ball parks were not designed for hitters like they are today. Let's also look at the tools. The balls were probably not wrapped as tight. Owners hated expenses so more beat-up balls were probably kept in play giving an advantage to the pitcher. Plus, the weight of their bats was insane.
Despite all that, the one thing that separates him from the rest of the pack, imho, is the fact he out-homered teams.
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