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In response to "this is why Babe Ruth is the best hitter of all time. he could come straight from some hooker's hotel room, drunk out of his mind" by sherlock homie

against shitty pitchers -- nm

Posted by psilotum May 12 '10, 15:35

relatively speaking.

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When did the pitchers get good so this argument falls apart? - Will Hunting May 12, 15:50
Not really, there were some great pitchers and no one else was able to to do what he did. - Krusty May 12, 15:46
i'll assume they were equally good/bad against every other hitter of the time - sherlock homie May 12, 15:39 6
- there were fewer types of pitches in Ruth's time, too ... -- nm - Beryllium May 12, 15:41 5
  - Not true. The pitcher was able to mess with the ball, the spit ball was still a legal pitch for instance. - Krusty May 12, 15:49 4
    - Plus they didn't bring out new, shiny, bright-white balls all the time during the game. They were scuffed and dirty much of the time during gameplay -- nm - mara May 12, 15:57 3
      - Yup, yet another advantage for the pitcher. - Krusty May 12, 16:02
      - good point, mara! -- nm - sherlock homie May 12, 15:59 1
        
        this makes them harder to see in flight, meaning the batter would need even more skill. -- nm - Beryllium May 12, 16:00

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