Babe Ruth

[Hamburgerpimp]

He had 714 Home Runs in 22 seasons. But more impressive, he batted for an insane .342 batting average.

 

[TheShiz]

what is this, random statistic day?

Number of chemical elements in the universe: 104

In a glass of New Jersey tap water: 98

 

[Leetman]

yessssss.

 

[Feldenak]

So he failed about 7 times out of every 10?

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
So he failed about 7 times out of every 10?

no, 6.58 out of over 10 tries. get it right.

 

[TheShiz]

A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!

 

[AthlonXP]

he was pitched too, if bonds was pitched he would shatter that record.

 

[tranceport]

Originally posted by: TheShiz
what is this, random statistic day?

Number of chemical elements in the universe: 104

In a glass of New Jersey tap water: 98

No way.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: TheShiz
what is this, random statistic day?

Number of chemical elements in the universe: 104

In a glass of New Jersey tap water: 98

Hehe 🙂

The best thing about Babe Ruth is that he made his records w/out steroids and all the fuss that pro athletes have today 🙂

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: AthlonXP
he was pitched too, if bonds was pitched he would shatter that record.

uhhhh no.

walks dont' impact batting average. AVERAGE.

 

[TheShiz]

The billionth digit of pi is the number 9.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Originally posted by: AthlonXP
he was pitched too, if bonds was pitched he would shatter that record.

I forgot to add, Ruth had 2062 walks. Or, maybe he just had a good eye!

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Originally posted by: Feldenak
So he failed about 7 times out of every 10?

no, 6.58 out of over 10 tries. get it right.

I would consider 6.58 to be "about 7" considering 6.58 would normally round up to 7.

 

[TheShiz]

The average human will eat 8 spiders while asleep in thier lifetime.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

I think we have 4 discussions in one thread.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: TheShiz
The average human will eat 8 spiders while asleep in thier lifetime.

Yay! I'm an above average human 😛

 

[TheShiz]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: TheShiz
The average human will eat 8 spiders while asleep in thier lifetime.

Yay! I'm an above average human 😛

this one is kind of funny, last night I saw a small spider on my wall before I went to bed so I threw it outside, good thing it was in view or I might have eaten it during the night.

 

[madogvt]

The best thing about Babe Ruth is that he made his records w/out steroids and all the fuss that pro athletes have today 🙂

And he partied like it was 1999 in 1929.....He knew how to live. He also was an outstanding pitcher, too.

 

[TheShiz]

Vegetarians are 69% less likely to have a wild social life than meat eaters.

 

[TheChort]

The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: madogvt

The best thing about Babe Ruth is that he made his records w/out steroids and all the fuss that pro athletes have today 🙂

And he partied like it was 1999 in 1929.....He knew how to live. He also was an outstanding pitcher, too.

the pitching aspect of his game is SOOO overrated. It's not a big deal that he could pitch. A lot of outfielders have good enough arms to pitch if they practiced it a bit. theres a reason they don't, NO manager in his right mind would take a good OFer with POWER to all fields and make him a pitcher. that would be LUDICROUS.

Which manager in their right mind would want Barry Bonds to start pitching? would the fact that he COULD pitch make him ANY better a player? NO, at best it would just be an asterisk a meaningless asterisk.

the analogy in football would be like saying Dan Marino was the best QB of all time OH and he could kick field goals too. Would anyone give a flying fvck?

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Originally posted by: madogvt

The best thing about Babe Ruth is that he made his records w/out steroids and all the fuss that pro athletes have today 🙂

And he partied like it was 1999 in 1929.....He knew how to live. He also was an outstanding pitcher, too.

the pitching aspect of his game is SOOO overrated.

Right, all he did was lead the league in shutouts (9) and ERA (1.75) one year, and pitched a 14 inning complete game in a World Series. He was a damn GREAT pitcher, and they'd probably have an award named after him today if he remained one.

The ONLY reason he ever became a hitter was of World War I, when teams didn't have enough players to fill their rosters, and the Sox needed an everyday player.

It's not a big deal that he could pitch. A lot of outfielders have good enough arms to pitch if they practiced it a bit. theres a reason they don't, NO manager in his right mind would take a good OFer with POWER to all fields and make him a pitcher. that would be LUDICROUS.

Uh yeah, OFers don't pitch because they CAN'T.

Which manager in their right mind would want Barry Bonds to start pitching?

No, because he can't.

would the fact that he COULD pitch make him ANY better a player? NO, at best it would just be an asterisk a meaningless asterisk.

the analogy in football would be like saying Dan Marino was the best QB of all time OH and he could kick field goals too. Would anyone give a flying fvck?

That would be pretty damn awesome. Do you know how much work it takes to become a good kicker?

Another interesting fact is that prior to 1918, before Ruth left the Sox, the Red Sox had won 5 out of 18 World Series, while the Yankees had none. And of course we all know what happened after that..Yankees have won about 27 (?), Sox..0.