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holyroller · 01-29-2004, 04:26 AM

Actually, Gehrig, Cobb, Hornsby and the like were as close to Ruth as contempararies are to Bonds. If you look solely at home runs, then no one could touch Ruth at the beginning of his career. However, other players of the time had value in other ways that came close to Ruth's value. Later in Ruth's career, others began to close the home run gap. I'm actually on the side of Ruth being the best ever, but the argument that no one came even remotely close to him is largely a myth.

01-29-2004, 04:26 AM	#17
holyroller Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: OTBL Forums Posts: 3,532	Actually, Gehrig, Cobb, Hornsby and the like were as close to Ruth as contempararies are to Bonds. If you look solely at home runs, then no one could touch Ruth at the beginning of his career. However, other players of the time had value in other ways that came close to Ruth's value. Later in Ruth's career, others began to close the home run gap. I'm actually on the side of Ruth being the best ever, but the argument that no one came even remotely close to him is largely a myth. __________________ Back to work, but not drawing a paycheck. TonyJ et. al.'s alias “I confused it with the chicken’s neck,” Mocanu, who was admitted to the emergency hospital in Galati, was quoted as saying. “I cut it ... and the dog rushed and ate it.”