"Worst player in MLB today is 500x better than Babe Ruth" - MLB Twitter makes laughable claims that Babe Ruth would struggle in the modern game
It's been 75 years since Babe Ruth passed away, and many Boston Red Sox fans are still feeling salty about "The Great Bambino."
Ruth, who was infamously sold by then-Red Sox owner Harry Frazee to the Yankees just over 103 years ago, went on to become widely known as the greatest player to ever play the game.
But according to some Boston fans, he was just a fat man hitting home runs against poor pitching.
Babe Ruth played his entire career seeing nothing but dick balls. The worst player in MLB today is 500x better than Babe Ruth. twitter.com/billjamesonlin…
@billjamesonline Babe Ruth at his absolute best in modern baseball would be Adam Dunn
The Red Sox won four World Series with Ruth. After the sale, Boston didn't win another championship until finally breaking the "Curse of the Bambino" in 2004.
New York had not been to a World Series until acquiring Ruth. They've won 27 championships since.
Some Boston fans still haven't forgiven Babe Ruth for being sold to the Yankees. New York fans drink their tears like champagne.
@Jared_Carrabis Still mad about that curse after the Babe Ruth trade?
@Jared_Carrabis Damn, that’s cold. He was the best player the 1920’s and ‘30’s had to offer. King of the game. He’s the reason today why chicks dig the long ball. Hot take saying the game was garbage back then though. Dude was smashing dingers and beers all through prohibition.
@Jared_Carrabis Horrible take...
1. If guys threw 'Dick balls' at 60mph that means to hit the ball 350 feet would require an exit velo of 140mph
2. He played in a era were guys could spit on the ball, add shoe polish, etc. Causing crazy movement
3. Ruth also won 94 games with an ERA of 2.28
Ruth's record of 714 career home runs stood as a record for 39 years until he was passed by Hammerin' Hank Aaron in 1974. Barry Bonds went on to become MLB's all-time home run king in 2001 and owns the current record with 762 round-trippers.
Boston fans still carry a grudge, and everyone knows it.
@Jared_Carrabis He dominated in the same era as Lou Gehrig, and no sane individual would ever say a bad word about The Iron Horse.
Luka Doncic is the Babe Ruth of basketball. Fat and jolly, dominates his peers, and 100 years from now he’ll be called a plumber by snarks.
@Jared_Carrabis He would still hit Gerrit Cole’s best pitch to Beijing
@Jared_Carrabis You just mad he put a curse on the Red Sox for 85 years
With Ruth, the Yankees basically switched places with the Red Sox in the American League, moving from the outhouse to the penthouse. Conversely, Boston plunged from a perennial contender for much of the 1910s to a basement dweller throughout most of the 1920s and 30s.
But yes, you should listen to a Red Sox fan's unbiased opinion on how Ruth would fare in today's game.
@Jared_Carrabis If Babe Ruth were alive today, with today's competition, training, and nutrition, then he would be at least one of the best today.
@Jared_Carrabis Winner of the Worst Take of the Day Award.
@Jared_Carrabis It was 1920, yet @Jared_Carrabis is over the moronic decision the @RedSox made in selling Ruth to the @Yankees .
And don't forget, Ruth did it all naturally. With beef and booze.
@Jared_Carrabis This guy hit over 700 HRs on beer and hot dogs https://t.co/QZLufo9Xgd
Babe Ruth had staggering statistics in his career
Babe Ruth logged 714 home runs, 2,214 RBI, and a .342 batting average over 22 years. He also pitched to the tune of a 163-147 record, with a 2.28 ERA and 488 strikeouts, the bulk of which came over four seasons of full-time hurling between 1915 and 1918.