How many homers

t_wil1 · 11-11-2004, 03:10 AM

How many homers would Babe Ruth have if he didn't spend the first three years as a pitcher!

I think it is crazy to think about it....... what do you guys think about it

Delgadodawg · 11-11-2004, 03:37 AM

It is too crazy for me to think about.

UngratefulDead · 11-11-2004, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Delgadodawg

It is too crazy for me to think about.

Me too.

Big Willis 16 · 11-11-2004, 04:01 AM

BRB, my head is spinning!!1!!1

Skipaway · 11-11-2004, 04:38 AM

Probably not much. His homerun rate was low early in the career.

Mycroft · 11-11-2004, 05:08 AM

I agree ^^^^

He would still have less than Hank Aaron.

And less than Barry Bonds will have at the end of this coming year.

Dagrims · 11-11-2004, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by t_wil1

How many homers would Babe Ruth have if he didn't spend the first three years as a pitcher!

I'll take a wild, bold guess and say 42 more. 14 per season sounds about right.

Let's think even more crazy thoughts! How many more wins would Babe Ruth have if he didn't waste all of those years as a batter? I think maybe five or six hundred!

Dargone · 11-11-2004, 06:47 AM

Here's some more crazy talk-How many would he have hit if he took better care of himself?

matskralc · 11-11-2004, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dargone

Here's some more crazy talk-How many would he have hit if he took better care of himself?

t_wil1 · 11-11-2004, 07:44 AM

sorry, I was just thinking out loud......... when I mess around with the game I think, what if they made the money of todays players....... the tools available to keep in shape and prolong careers.... wow

Eugene Church · 11-11-2004, 08:09 AM

I would have hired him a personal trainer, got several bodyguards to keep him away from women (castration would not have been ruled out) and food, blackmailed him to be faithful (would tell his wife, priest and the public if necessary) and played him both in the outfield and started him every fourth day. He would have hit 900 homers and won 400 games. Upon retirement, he would have led the Yankees to 10 World Series, then served as Baseball Commissioner. He would not have allowed the Giants and Dodgers to go west. He would have expanded Major League baseball using the PCL, American Association and International League. He would have allowed Markus to use MLB players and teams free of charge...but only if he improved play-by-play, let us steal with two strikes and added all the missing play results and a financial coefficient to the game (my favorite requests)...and although I am personally not interested...for all of you who are...add HTH.

Dagrims · 11-11-2004, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

I would have hired him a personal trainer, got several bodyguards to keep him away from women (castration would not have been ruled out) and food, blackmailed him to be faithful (would tell his wife, priest and the public if necessary) and played him both in the outfield and started him every fourth day. He would have hit 900 homers and won 400 games. Upon retirement, he would have led the Yankees to 10 World Series, then served as Baseball Commissioner. He would not have allowed the Giants and Dodgers to go west. He would have expanded Major League baseball using the PCL, American Association and International League. He would have allowed Markus to use MLB players and teams free of charge...but only if he improved play-by-play, let us steal with two strikes and added all the missing play results and a financial coefficient to the game (my favorite requests)...and although I am personally not interested...for all of you who are...add HTH.

That's the Babe for you. Always giving. Nicely done!

Gastric ReFlux · 11-11-2004, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

That's the Babe for you. Always giving. Nicely done!

I tried this in OOTP, and every freaking time he would get the career-ending Spontaneous Human Combustion injury! So the answer is 0. The only way to keep the Babe from exploding into flames is by having him as a pitcher early on.

Tib · 11-11-2004, 09:30 AM

What if he hadn't been in an orphanage and his parents raised him to become a well-adjusted hard-working young man who took over the bar from his dad and introduced spicy chicken wings to the American public and hired some good looking waitresses and put them in short shorts and called the place Bambino's Bar & Grill.....?

Eugene Church · 11-11-2004, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Tib

What if he hadn't been in an orphanage and his parents raised him to become a well-adjusted hard-working young man who took over the bar from his dad and introduced spicy chicken wings to the American public and hired some good looking waitresses and put them in short shorts and called the place Bambino's Bar & Grill.....?

Great post...I love it.

rogmax11 · 11-11-2004, 12:43 PM

The waitresses would, of course, be "Bambino's Babes", and Ruth no doubt would be reverently recalled as the Sultan of Twat.

Jason Moyer · 11-11-2004, 01:32 PM

How many would he have hit if he had played against blacks, asians, and latinos?

Melo · 11-11-2004, 01:37 PM

What if Babe Ruth never existed and it was Babe Zaharias Didrickson who set the home run record?

Chappy · 11-11-2004, 01:47 PM

Then my favorite candy bar would be the Baby Zhahrias Didrickson'.

Dagrims · 11-11-2004, 02:59 PM

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Then my favorite candy bar would be the Baby Zhahrias Didrickson'.

I think it's great that the manufacturer of the Baby Ruth candy bar lied, claiming the bar wasn't named after Babe Ruth.

Baby Ruth named after President's daughter?

11-11-2004, 03:10 AM	#1
t_wil1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 2,407	How many homers How many homers would Babe Ruth have if he didn't spend the first three years as a pitcher! I think it is crazy to think about it....... what do you guys think about it

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Delgadodawg All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Vancouver Posts: 800	It is too crazy for me to think about. Last edited by Delgadodawg; 11-11-2004 at 03:44 AM.

11-11-2004, 04:38 AM	#5
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Probably not much. His homerun rate was low early in the career. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

11-11-2004, 06:47 AM	#8
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Here's some more crazy talk-How many would he have hit if he took better care of himself? __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

11-11-2004, 07:44 AM	#10
t_wil1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 2,407	I didn't relize what I had started sorry, I was just thinking out loud......... when I mess around with the game I think, what if they made the money of todays players....... the tools available to keep in shape and prolong careers.... wow

11-11-2004, 04:01 AM	#4
Big Willis 16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,616	BRB, my head is spinning!!1!!1

11-11-2004, 05:08 AM	#6
Mycroft Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 193	I agree ^^^^ He would still have less than Hank Aaron. And less than Barry Bonds will have at the end of this coming year.

11-11-2004, 08:09 AM	#11
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,212	I would have hired him a personal trainer, got several bodyguards to keep him away from women (castration would not have been ruled out) and food, blackmailed him to be faithful (would tell his wife, priest and the public if necessary) and played him both in the outfield and started him every fourth day. He would have hit 900 homers and won 400 games. Upon retirement, he would have led the Yankees to 10 World Series, then served as Baseball Commissioner. He would not have allowed the Giants and Dodgers to go west. He would have expanded Major League baseball using the PCL, American Association and International League. He would have allowed Markus to use MLB players and teams free of charge...but only if he improved play-by-play, let us steal with two strikes and added all the missing play results and a financial coefficient to the game (my favorite requests)...and although I am personally not interested...for all of you who are...add HTH. Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-11-2004 at 08:11 AM.

11-11-2004, 09:30 AM	#14
Tib All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Paso Robles, CA Posts: 995	What if he hadn't been in an orphanage and his parents raised him to become a well-adjusted hard-working young man who took over the bar from his dad and introduced spicy chicken wings to the American public and hired some good looking waitresses and put them in short shorts and called the place Bambino's Bar & Grill.....?

11-11-2004, 12:43 PM	#16
rogmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,320	The waitresses would, of course, be "Bambino's Babes", and Ruth no doubt would be reverently recalled as the Sultan of Twat.

11-11-2004, 01:32 PM	#17
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,106	How many would he have hit if he had played against blacks, asians, and latinos? __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

11-11-2004, 01:37 PM	#18
Melo All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the baned reside Posts: 1,428	What if Babe Ruth never existed and it was Babe Zaharias Didrickson who set the home run record?

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Chappy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,721	Then my favorite candy bar would be the Baby Zhahrias Didrickson'. __________________ NPBL - Pennsylvania Freedom AFBL - North Carolina Aviators MLB-Pro - Kansas City Royals