Baseball again. Who are the 10 best hitters of all time.
Jul 26, 2020 16:05:29 #
LWW wrote:
I've also been bothered by Davey Concepcion being left out of the hall of fame.
Besides Dave Concepcion, Detroit Tigers 2nd baseman Lou Whitaker should be in the HOF, also.
Neither should have to wait for the "old timers" vote.
Jul 26, 2020 16:10:45 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
pendennis wrote:
Besides Dave Concepcion, Detroit Tigers 2nd baseman Lou Whitaker should be in the HOF, also.
Neither should have to wait for the "old timers" vote.
Neither should have to wait for the "old timers" vote.
I concur.
Jul 27, 2020 05:43:48 #
Jul 27, 2020 06:24:42 #
LWW wrote:
That's a good one, and my list today and tomorrow ... (show quote)
Henry Aaron took 3 times as long to beat Babe Ruth.
Look at number of at bats and no one comes close to Babe Ruth.
If anyone tried long enough they could beat Babe and that is why Henry really does not come even close.
Jul 27, 2020 06:28:13 #
SteveR wrote:
An interesting paragraph from an SI article just a... (show quote)
Yogi's numbers are most interesting. His World Series' stats are as a right fielder. Tony Perez (another dangerous man at bat) once said "I see the ball, I hit the ball." That can be applied to Berra, also. Dave Winfield and Tony Gwynn had significant hitting stats.
One of baseball's most interesting kinds of hitters was George Foster. Cincinnati needed a left fielder to complete the BRM. They got unheralded Foster from the Giants for two guys shinning shoes. Foster took over in left field and started terrorizing NL pitchers. However, Foster was inserted in a line-up of very good hitters all. In August of '75 the Red's starting eight were all hitting over .300 and they led the Dodgers by an embarrassing large number. Foster then went on to hit a NL leading 52 hrs. and took his circus to the Mets. His numbers soon returned to before-BRM era and now George in more widely known for his role as an "Activist".
Jul 27, 2020 06:32:03 #
LWW wrote:
That's a good one, and my list today and tomorrow ... (show quote)
I agree with 90% of your picks and order!!...good job!
Jul 27, 2020 06:40:43 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Henry Aaron took 3 times as long to beat Babe Ruth.
Look at number of at bats and no one comes close to Babe Ruth.
If anyone tried long enough they could beat Babe and that is why Henry really does not come even close.
Look at number of at bats and no one comes close to Babe Ruth.
If anyone tried long enough they could beat Babe and that is why Henry really does not come even close.
I believe I read where there were years where Babe Ruth hit more home runs than the rest of the league put together!
Jul 27, 2020 07:12:08 #
rlaugh wrote:
I believe I read where there were years where Babe Ruth hit more home runs than the rest of the league put together!
That is possible.
I just remember when his record was broken and thought ok.
Then years later I was thinking about it and looked at the time frame for the record vs Henry.
I realized that if one keeps hitting home runs long enough they could break any record.
That is why I say to break the real record one will need to do it in the same length of time.
Jul 27, 2020 07:17:10 #
No thoughts on Tony Gwynn? Not a home run hitter (though he could when needed), but higher average than Stan Musial, Rod Carew, Wade Boggs or Joe DiMaggio.
Jul 27, 2020 07:26:42 #
This should be split between those whose hits were powered by performance enhancing drugs and players like The Babe, whose homers were powered by hotdogs and beer!
Jul 27, 2020 07:35:38 #
SteveR wrote:
I'm going to start off the list with Ted Williams and Babe Ruth.
Don't forget Bucky Dent.
Jul 27, 2020 08:07:14 #
Architect1776 wrote:
That is possible.
I just remember when his record was broken and thought ok.
Then years later I was thinking about it and looked at the time frame for the record vs Henry.
I realized that if one keeps hitting home runs long enough they could break any record.
That is why I say to break the real record one will need to do it in the same length of time.
I just remember when his record was broken and thought ok.
Then years later I was thinking about it and looked at the time frame for the record vs Henry.
I realized that if one keeps hitting home runs long enough they could break any record.
That is why I say to break the real record one will need to do it in the same length of time.
Jul 27, 2020 08:22:48 #
Jul 27, 2020 08:28:19 #
When it comes to hitting, the use of performance-enhancing drugs has largely been blown out of proportion. When it comes to hitting home runs, hand-eye coordination is much more important than pure strength. If strength was all that mattered, then Charles Atlas body builders should be major league stars.
Jul 27, 2020 08:28:29 #
Architect1776 wrote:
That is possible.
I just remember when his record was broken and thought ok.
Then years later I was thinking about it and looked at the time frame for the record vs Henry.
I realized that if one keeps hitting home runs long enough they could break any record.
That is why I say to break the real record one will need to do it in the same length of time.
I just remember when his record was broken and thought ok.
Then years later I was thinking about it and looked at the time frame for the record vs Henry.
I realized that if one keeps hitting home runs long enough they could break any record.
That is why I say to break the real record one will need to do it in the same length of time.
Didn't research the number of games - I imagine Aaron played more - but as for seasons, Aaron played 21. Babe Ruth played 22. But another consideration - more recent players face a lot more relievers and closers as well as playing night games.
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