Barry Bonds disses the Babe

[burnedout]

For comparison's sake regarding the pitching of the era:

A sampling of Babe Ruth's HRs and the AL Runner Up in this category

1919: 29 HR, Runner Up-Frank Baker, 10 HR
1920: 54 HR, Runner Up-George Sisler, 19 HR
1921: 59 HR, Runner Up-Bob Meusel, 24 HR
1922: 35 HR, Ken Williams was AL HR champ with 35 HR*(1)
1923: 41 HR, Runner Up-Ken Williams, 29 HR
1924: 46 HR, Runner Up-Joe Hauser, 27 HR
1925: 25 HR, Bob Meusel was AL HR champ with 33 HR*(2)
1926: 47 HR, Runner Up-Al Simmons, 19 HR
1927: 60 HR, Runner Up-Lou Gehrig, 47 HR*(3)
1928: 54 HR, Runner Up-Lou Gehrig, 27 HR
1929: 46 HR, Runner Up-Lou Gehrig, 35 HR

and of course, the list goes on until 1935

(1) Ruth played in 110 games. Williams played in 153
(2) Ruth played in 98 games. Meusel played in 156
(3) Third highest AL HR hitter in 1927 was Tony Lazzeri with 18 HR

 

[Lucky]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Where did you get the idea that old time pitchers only threw at 80 mph?

As I recall, Bob Feller had a 100 mph+ fastball.

edit: Actually 107 mph: Bob Feller

haha, oh what an excellent way to judge how fast it was. Against a motorcyle.

 

[LAUST]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Originally posted by: HotChic

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
who played when pitchers barely threw over 80 miles an hour.

Haven't they since changed the design of baseballs so that they can be thrown faster? So it would then be in part the technical part of the game that's speeded up, not necessarily the talent.

and just what could they have done to the ball to make it THROW faster??

they can make the ball so that it can be HIT farther, but technology won't make the ball throw faster.

I already posted how they do junior.