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Miguel is one of the best hitters in my opinion ever ... It's still pitching. You still have to go out and make your pitches whether you're facing Miguel Cabrera or Babe Ruth or whoever.
Batting ninth ... Babe Ruth.
People keep asking him if he thinks he can break Babe Ruth's lifetime home-run record. What do they expect him to say? I'll tell you that I don't think he can do it. He came into this season 150 home runs behind Ruth. He's 37 now. Say he plays three or more years. Even if he plays four more, he must average more than 35 home runs a year, and that's a lot. But I hope he does it.More quotes »
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This Date in Baseball
-- Babe Ruth of the Red Sox allowed two hits as he outdueled Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators 1-0. Ruth knocked in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.1922 -- Jesse Barnes of the New York Giants pitched the only no-hitter of the year, beating the Read more »
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Baseball 101: The best 101 numbers in baseball history
Jeter , a Yankees record. 1/8 : Uniform number worn by 3-foot-7 Eddie Gaedel as a stunt pinch-hitter for the 1951 Browns. 3 : Babe Ruth's uniform number, which some people believe should be retired throughout baseball. 3,000 : Gold standard for hits . Roberto Read more »
Around the web
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Correction: Rays-Orioles Story
set by Cy Young winner David Price, he's performing at a level that's drawing comparisons to a pretty good southpaw named Babe Ruth. Moore pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to stay unbeaten, Luke Scott and Matt Joyce homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat 5/21/13 from ABC News Read more »
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Raps want to hit a home run? They've got Babe Ruth here now
So, what next? Well, I hear were going to get the full gory details of whatever new role Bryan Colangelo has coming to him sometime this morning – was still no official word on what precisely it was when a long day came to end last night – but that’s about from Toronto Star Blogs Read more »
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American Sports Fanaticism Was Born in the Great Gatsby Era
following him from hole to hole. But the man who drew crowds that dwarfed those of Bobby Jones or even Red Grange and Babe Ruth was a part-Irish, part-Jewish, and part-Cherokee former miner and hobo who, like Gatsby, hailed from the West: William Harrison from The Atlantic Read more »
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Tailgating With The Rays: Talking Matt Moore, Babe Ruth, And A Player Born In The 90s
a semi-limited sample-size. The Rays would be a laughing stalk of the entire baseball world if they make that move. I’ve seen Matt Moore swing..He’s no Babe Ruth…but he IS the Rays Best pitcher, Him ad Corn have 50% of the wins…Price and Noname about 2% from Rays Index Read more »
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The man who no longer matters
RBIs, 1,273 runs, 83.7 WAR. Albert Pujols: .331/.426/.624 with 426 doubles, 408 homers, 1,230 RBIs, 1186 runs, 81.1 WAR. Babe Ruth: .346/.477/.701 with 271 doubles, 305 homers, 932 RBIs, 969 runs, 78.8 WAR. Stan Musial: .347/.431/.584 with 373 doubles, 206 from MSNBC Sports Read more »
